Retirement or Kids College, Academics are Losing Society

Retirement or Kids College (11:27) Marty Allenbaugh is a financial senior marketer and a certified financial planner for T-Rowe Price Group. The total outstanding student loan debt in the U.S. is $1.2 trillion, which is the second-highest level of consumer debt behind only mortgages. Most of that is loans held by the federal government. About 40 million Americans hold student loans and about 70% of bachelor's degree recipient’s graduate with debt. With these numbers only seeming to increase and tuition rates continuing to rise, it seems there are very few ways left to pay for a college degree. Marty Allenbaugh explains how parents and kids can make choices now to pay for future college plans. Academics are Losing Society (1:03:56) Andy Hoffman, Ph.D., is a Professor of Sustainable Enterprise at the University of Michigan. Professor Hoffman's research uses a sociological perspective to understand the cultural and institutional aspects of environmental issues for organizations. Parts of our society has deveolped what seems to be a deep dislike for anyone in academia.  Denying science has become part of politcs as government try and plan for the future. Is academia still relevant in our society today?  Is academics worth our time and investment?  Dr. Andy Hoffman shares his thoughts on this volitial subject.