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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The wealth divide at USC

    The University of Southern California is sometimes called the University of Spoiled Children. The college admissions cheating scandal hasn’t helped USC shed that reputation. Some of its coaches and students are named in that scandal.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Apr 4, 2019 • 1 min read

    The University of Southern California is sometimes called the University of Spoiled Children. The college admissions cheating scandal hasn’t helped USC shed that reputation. Some of its coaches and students are named in that scandal. But the university has been trying to recruit students from less privileged backgrounds, and that has created a wealth divide on campus, one that mirrors the larger divide in our country right now.

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    The full episode

    2 of 4
    How USC mirrors the wealth divide in America
    1. 0:00Should Joe Biden run for president after women say he was inappropriate toward them?
    2. 13:23The wealth divide at USCYou’re reading this
    3. 24:30Why ADHD can go undiagnosed in girls and women
    4. 34:04The legacy of Alvin Ailey comes to Los Angeles
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