"‘Fail State’ Delves into the Shadowy World of For-Profit Colleges" by Rose Cahalan
Our first official movie review by a non-higher ed wonk and it's glowing!
Fail State Student Jennifer Wilson holding her "worthless" diploma from now-defunct Everest University.
[For-profit colleges are] the subject of Fail State, a briskly paced and emotional new documentary premiering at the Austin Film Festival on Saturday. Written and directed by Alexander Shebanow, a young filmmaker in his feature debut, and executive-produced by Dan Rather, the film details how the for-profit college industry began, what allowed it to rise to power and why legislative attempts to rein it in have had only limited success.
And the finish:
It’s a sad story, but one you won’t soon forget.
Read the full review here: https://www.texasobserver.org/fail-state-delves-shadowy-world-profit-colleges/