Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Corinthian Colleges Shutdown, the Breast Milk Business, and Bruce Jenner
Corinthian Colleges, once one of the country’s largest for-profit college chains, abruptly shut down its remaining two dozen schools today. We hear about Corinthian’s troubled history, and from a former student now refusing to pay back his loans for what he says is a worthless degree.
By Madeleine Brand • • 51m ListenWe start today with the news that Corinthian Colleges has closed its remaining two dozen campuses, effective today. What does this mean for some 16,000 students suddenly stranded? And will loans be forgiven for former students who now say their degrees are worthless? Then, we check in on the devastation in Nepal following a 7.8 earthquake on Saturday. Next, we take a look at the surprising, and growing, business of breast milk. And finally, in our regular television segment, our critics discuss, among other things, Bruce Jenner’s interview with Diane Sawyer Friday, in which he came out as transgender.
Banner Image: Everest College, one of two dozen Corinthian Colleges to close, effective April 27, 2015; Credit: D Coetzee
