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March 8, 2005

Economist Richard Vedder To Speak About 'Why College Costs Too Much' At Boise State March 17

Richard Vedder, a distinguished professor of economics at Ohio University, will present a lecture about the rising cost of tuition at 7:30 p.m. on March 17, in the Boise State University Student Union Bishop Barnwell Room. His lecture will explore the question of why tuition costs are rising at universities across the country. The event is free and open to the public.

Author of �Going Broke by Degree: Why College Costs Too Much,� Vedder has done extensive research on the reasons for rising tuition and fees in America. �College tuition fees have risen faster than any major component of the consumer price index, including healthcare. Even as the real cost of food, clothing and transportation have fallen, the burden of financing college has tripled,� he said. Vedder has been an economist with the Joint Economic Committee of Congress and served as the John  M. Olin visiting professor of labor economics and public policy at the Center for the Study of American Business at Washington University in St. Louis.

Vedder�s work has been published in numerous academic journals, books and newspapers, including the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Investor�s Business Daily, Christian Science Monitor and USA Today. The lecture is sponsored by Student Programs Board, Economics Association and the Arbiter. For more information, call 426-4636.

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005