Beth Akers: Podcast Interviews

Beth Akers, PhD

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Social Scientist, Non-profit executive

3 Interviews

Beth Akers's Interviews

James Pethokoukis & Beth Akers • 24 May 2023 • EN

Beth Akers: Why College Is So Expensive

We hear a lot about student debt in the news these days, but why has college gotten so expensive to begin with? My colleague Beth Akers joins Political Economy to discuss that question and to weigh in on the Biden administration's moratorium on student loan repayment. Beth is a senior fellow here at the American Enterp

Annika Nordquist & Beth Akers • 02 Feb 2023 • EN

Truth, Fiction, and Student Loan Forgiveness: A Conversation with Beth Akers

With the Biden Administration's student loan relief coming down the pike, Annika sits down with Dr. Beth Akers, a Senior Fellow at the American Enterprise Institute who specializes in higher education finance. Beth discusses the issue of student debt, and what the Biden relief plan will and will not achieve. You can fi

Dan Crenshaw & Beth Akers • 12 Mar 2020 • EN

Why Is College So Expensive? Myths and Facts about Tuition, Student Loan Debt, and the New Alternatives - with Beth Akers

We dive into the depths of the student loan debate with higher education expert Beth Akers, co-author of Game of Loans: The Rhetoric and Reality of Student Debt. Progressive politicians have made student loan forgiveness one of their major talking points this election cycle, citing astronomical numbers on student debt.