Whoever wants to learn has to pay

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Movie
German title Whoever wants to learn has to pay
Original title Ivory Tower
Country of production United States
original language English
Publishing year 2014
length 90 minutes
Rod
Director Andrew Rossi
script Andrew Rossi
production Andrew Rossi
Kate Novack
music Ian Hultquist
camera Andrew Coffman
Andrew Rossi
Bryan Sarkinen
cut Chad Beck
Christopher Branca
Andrew Coffman
Andrew Rossi

If you want to learn, you have to pay (Original title: Ivory Tower ) is an American documentary from 2014 directed by Andrew Rossi . The film premiered on January 18, 2014 at the Sundance Film Festival in the US Documentary category.

content

The film is about the price-performance ratio of colleges. He provides an overview of the American state of education at universities .

Quotes and information graphics

Various information was visualized in the documentation. These include:

  • "Harvard is among the 1.25% of colleges that provide" full-need "financial aid, allowing David to attend for free." (Minute 8)
  • "The DNA of American Higher Education: 4-year course of study; Liberal arts & Graduate schools; Tenured faculty; Groundbreaking Research; Residential facilities; Intercollegiate athletics; Selective admissions; Need-based scholarships; Professional credentials; Endowment to sustain expansion." (Minute 10)
  • "Price of College since 1978: In 2010 it is 1.120% of price in 1978." (Minute 13)
  • "Since 1980: State Funding -40%; Tuition + 230%" (minute 13)
  • "College Staff Growth 1975-2005: Administration 240%, Faculty 51%." (Minute 14)
  • "John Sexton ( New York University ) - Compensation: $ 1.5 million" (minute 15)
  • "E. Gordon Gee ( Ohio State University ) - Compensation: $ 1.9 million" (minute 15)
  • "Robert Zimmer ( University of Chicago ) - Compensation: $ 3.3 Million" (minute 15)
  • "Over 76,000 students are enrolled at ASU." (Minute 16)
  • "Over the last 20 years, out-of-state student enrollment at public universities has doubled. On average, out-of-state students pay over double the in-state tuition." (Minute 19)
  • "68% of students at public universities fail to graduate in 4 years, as of 2012. 44% fail to graduate in 6 years." (Minute 21)
  • "Located on a ranch in California's Death Valley, Deep Springs is a free all-male college." (Minute 23)
  • "Peter Cooper provided an endowment to ensure Cooper Union would always remain free. This endowment includes the land under the Chrysler Building and it has sustained the school's mission for over 150 years." (Minute 34)
  • "The Higher Education Act of 1965 established the Federal student loan program and Pell Grant scholarships." (Minute 40)
  • "In-State Tuition covered by a Pell Grant in 1977: 116% and in 2012: 42%." (Minute 42)
  • "Sallie Mae is the largest servicer of student loans in the US" (minute 45)
  • "San Francisco is home to a growing" UnCollege "movement supported by the Thiel Fellowship. The Uncollege program encourages young people to skip college and" hack "their education." (Minute 57)
  • "The Education Hackerhouse is a communal living space where college drop-outs work on education-related startups." (Minute 60)
  • "In 2011, a group of Stanford professors took higher education by storm with the promise of free online learning." (Minute 67)
  • "Between 2008 and 2013, California reduced higher education funding by over a quarter." (Minute 72)

Filming locations

The documentary shows various US campuses and events taking place there from more than 15 universities. These are u. a .:

translation

The film was not dubbed in German. Explanations in the film (e.g. introducing people) have been translated into German.

Film music

The soundtrack for the film includes the following titles.

  1. Cathy Carr - Ivory Tower
  2. Radiohead - I might be wrong
  3. EMEFE - Free to scream
  4. LCD sound system - Freak out / Starry Eyes
  5. Tame Impala - Nothing that has happened so far has been anything we could control
  6. Beach House - Myth
  7. EMEFE - 40 watts

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.indiewire.com/article/sundance-2014-us-documentary-competition