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The power of college: David Rosen at TEDxMacatawa

572 views · Published 16 October 2013 · 14:57 · Indexed 29 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2013 · Nonprofits & Activism

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David Rosen, the President of Kendall College of Art & Design, talks about the true power of a college education.  He examines the idea that a college education is a form of capital with worth and buying power, that it has value.  He expands on this idea by looking at how we can invest in ways to allow more people, especially those who are traditionally not able to go to college, to gain this power.  and, he looks at how this idea has inspired a group of people, including him, in West Michigan to create a public school with exactly this goal in mind.

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