Monthly Documentaries
College, inc.
The business of higher education is booming. It's a $400 billion industry fueled by taxpayer money. But what are students getting out of the deal? Critics say a worthless degree and a mountain of debt. Investors insist they're innovators, widening access to education. FRONTLINE follows the money to uncover how Wall Street and a new breed of for-profit universities are transforming the way we think about college in America.
What's Race Got To Do With It?
Despite 15 years of diversity programs and initiatives, many of our discussions about race remain mired in confusion. Even a casual observer can't help but notice how structural racism is ignored, how multiculturalism is confused with equality, and how many campuses remain hamstrung in their efforts to become more inclusive and welcoming of everyone. Ironically, in responding to surveys, many students claim they already know all they need to know about diversity and they shy away from opportunities to engage in interracial dialogue and understanding.
Seniors: Four Years in Retrospect
For most students, college is a time of dizzying personal change, both confusing and exhilarating. Now a new film, Seniors: Four Years in Retrospect prepares undergraduates to take full advantage of these invaluable years of questioning and growth. The filmmakers of Frosh, the widely acclaimed chronicle of one year in a racially diverse, freshman residence hall, returned to Stanford three years later to see how college life had changed five of these students.
Ultra Violet Live 2013
Ultra Violet Live 2013 is the final round of NYU's annual talent competition.