The Dark Side Of College Affordability Analysis

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Megan Giddens
Professor Kristen Marangoni
English 1113
21 September 2017
The Dark Side of College (Un)affordability
In “The Dark Side of College (Un)affordability,” authors Katharine Broton and Sara Goldrick-Rab take a formal approach to enlighten those who may be unaware of the financial challenges that many college students face as well as persuade those who may be in a position to help improve the lives of those struggling with food and housing insecurity in higher education. Financial burden hinders a student’s learning and creates a negative impact on their education as well as their health. Students who lack the means to essential self-care have a harder time focusing and applying learned material (Goldrick-Rab et al.). Several colleges

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