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Generation Debt, and other writing by Anya Kamenetz

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Private College President: Please, Save Us From Our Own Wasteful Ways!

“If we’re going to change our ways, we’re really going to need to be pushed,” Mr. Diver said, referring to colleges generally. “It’s not going to well up from within.”
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    My new book, DIY U:Edupunks, Edupreneurs and the Coming Transformation of Higher Education (buy it here), will be published by Chelsea Green in April 2010. I'm a staff writer for Fast Company Magazine and the author of the book Generation Debt. I've written Generation Debt columns for the Village Voice and as a featured Yahoo! Finance expert. I've also written for publications ranging from the New York Times to ReadyMade magazine and Mental Floss.

    I live in Brooklyn with a phenomenal husband and an amazing cat.

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