As college tuition rises, so do endowments While college tuition continues to rise, a record 76 colleges and universities have achieved endowments of $1 billion or more. Now some members of Congress are putting more scrutiny on those endowments, and asking whether schools should use their endowment money to moderate tuition increases.9:06 a.m.
Guests
Richard Pfutzenreuter: vice president and chief financial officer at the University of Minnesota.
Steven Roy Goodman: education consultant and admissions strategist. He is the author of "College Admissions Together: It Takes a Family."
David Ward: president of the American Council on Education and former chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Shocking stats about STDs A recent national study says one of four adolescent women have an STD. Among Minnesota teens, health officials are most concerned about the troubling rise of chlamydia, a sexually transmitted disease that can lead to infertility.10:06 a.m.
Guests
Michele VanVranken: MD, physician and adolescent health specialist Children's Hospital Minnesota.AND
Peter Carr: director of the STD/ HIV section of the Minnesota Department of Health.
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