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Sara Goldrick-Rab shares about Paying the Price on episode 258 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.
Quotes from the episode
Once I knew, this was a problem I couldn’t unsee.
—Sara Goldrick-Rab
We’re supposed to be doing education for democracy.
—Sara Goldrick-Rab
I’ve had to ask myself, “Is this what I’m uniquely adding value to?”
—Sara Goldrick-Rab
I want to see growth in each of the students over the term — what else do I care about?
—Sara Goldrick-Rab
Resources Mentioned
- Paying the Price: College Costs, Financial Aid, and the Betrayal of the American Dream (2016), by Sara Goldrick-Rab*
- The Hope Center
- Sara Goldrick-Rab’s Website
- Sara’s Books
- Campus Matters: Paying the Price for The New York Times Conference
- It’s Hard to Study if You’re Hungry, by Sara Goldrick-Rab
- #RealCollege Hashtag on Twitter
- College and University Basic Needs Insecurity: A National #realcollege Survey Report
- Universal Design for Learning
- Ungrading
- Basic Needs Security and the Syllabus, by Sara Goldrick-Rab
- The Hope Center Facebook
- Sara Goldrick-Rab on Facebook
- The Hope Center Instagram
- Poverty: The biggest obstacle to higher education

Paying the Price
teachinginhighered.comThe Hope Center
hope4college.comSara Goldrick-Rab’s Website
saragoldrickrab.comSara’s Books
saragoldrickrab.com#RealCollege Hashtag on Twitter
twitter.comUniversal Design for Learning
cast.orgUngrading
insidehighered.comThe Hope Center Facebook
facebook.comSara Goldrick-Rab on Facebook
facebook.comThe Hope Center Instagram
instagram.comPoverty: The biggest obstacle to higher education
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