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Nearly Half of U.S. College Students Don’t Get Enough To Eat

December 1, 2018

Here’s a shocking statistic: nearly half of all U.S. college students don’t get enough to eat. That includes those studying at elite universities, as students are forced to choose between increasing tuition and food. Sara Goldrick-Rab from Temple University joins Soledad O’Brien to explain why she says the rising cost of higher eduction is robbing many students of the American Dream.

 

 

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