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University of the People offers affordable college education

Season 2025 Episode 147 | 8m 58s

The cost of a college education has been under scrutiny amid crippling levels of student debt. That's also true in some cases for online degrees of dubious quality and outcomes. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on an effort to create an accessible, affordable and global university that's getting attention as an online alternative. It's part of our series, Rethinking College.

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