And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like group thank you. Students who Start College and increase their debts dont end up finishing, tonight well explore with our special panel why this is the case. Pleased to welcome douglas haines, university of california ir vine, john king jr. , former u. S. Education secretary and current president of the Education Trust and michelle, president of the campaign for College Opportunity and glad to have you all on this program. Let me start with the obvious question which is why there are so many students starting and not finishing and particularly, mr. King, students of color in that category. Why is that . Weve good couple things going on, one is economic challenges, so for many students, they are spending a very large share of their familys income on the cost of college, even with the aid of their receiving from the federal government and often from their state government. We nolo income students can be spending as much as three
And by contributions to your pbs station from viewers like group thank you. Students who Start College and increase their debts dont end up finishing, tonight well explore with our special panel why this is the case. Pleased to welcome douglas haines, university of california ir vine, john king jr. , former u. S. Education secretary and current president of the Education Trust and michelle, president of the campaign for College Opportunity and glad to have you all on this program. Let me start with the obvious question which is why there are so many students starting and not finishing and particularly, mr. King, students of color in that category. Why is that . Weve good couple things going on, one is economic challenges, so for many students, they are spending a very large share of their familys income on the cost of college, even with the aid of their receiving from the federal government and often from their state government. We nolo income students can be spending as much as three
Of religion. The narrator is ted holmes. The four people most responsible for me becoming a jesuit are the father, the son, the holy spirit, and Thomas Merton. Thomas merton is considered one of the greatest american catholics of the 20th century. Author of over 70 books, his influence as a writer, mystic, and social activist continues to be felt by many. If he hadnt entered the monastery and spent months and months writing his books, i wouldnt be a jesuit. I wouldnt be here. Id probably be miserable. Father james martin is a priest and bestselling author. I was very dissatisfied with my life at g. E. Where i was working, and i came home one night and turned on the tv and saw a documentary about Thomas Merton, and just something about his life, the look on his face which seemed so content and peaceful really drew me in and made me want to know, you know what was the secret to this guys happiness . Merton was born in france in 1915. His mother was american and his father was from new ze
Other and we forget that were all created in the image of god, how do you prevent people from treating human life like its cheap . This is a systemic issue that weve just got to confront. Its just too big and too hidden. Cbs presents living in the shadows religions response to Human Trafficking. The narrator is ted holmes. The main factor contributing to Human Trafficking is poverty. People looking to better their lives are recruited by agencies offering promises of lucrative work. Too often, its kind of a bait and switch. You live in indonesia. I describe this incredible job thatll pay maybe 150 bucks a week, which sounds like a great deal, come into the United States those people are then forced into manual labor or Sexual Exploitation, for either low wages or no wages at all. You get there and then youre entrapped. Your papers are taken. Youre in a situation where you probably cant get out. In other words, they are enslaved. Some pretty unscrupulous people have figured out that, you
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