Ivory Tower

Ivory Tower

2014 · 97 min · EN · 7.2 (31 votes)
Dir. Andrew Rossi · Starring Elizabeth Armstrong, Richard Arum, Jamshed Bharucha, Elizabeth Armstrong, Richard Arum, David Boone · Music Ian Hultquist
Documentary

As tuition spirals upward and student debt passes a trillion dollars, students and parents ask, "Is college worth it?" From the halls of Harvard to public and private colleges in financial crisis to education startups in Silicon Valley, an urgent portrait emerges of a great American institution at the breaking point.

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This documentary feels like a stark, urgent examination of a broken system. It's a critical look at the escalating costs of higher education and the anxieties surrounding its value, leaving you with a sense of unease and a lot to ponder.

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