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Wednesday May 2, 2007
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Guest host: Susan Page
Susan Page leads a discussion on the conflict-of-interest scandals and other problems cropping up in the student loan industry, including the role of the Department of Education and what it all means for student borrowers.
Luke Swarthout, higher education advocate for U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG)
John Dean, special counsel to the Consumer Bankers Association
Doug Lederman, editor of InsideHigherEd.com
Guest host: Susan Page
Human rights activist John Pendergrast and actor Don Cheadle write about their work to alert the world about the genocide in Darfur. They share what they've learned from visiting the region and offer advice on how to help end the mass atrocities.
John Prendergast, senior advisor to the International Crisis Group
Don Cheadle, Academy Award-nominated actor whose films include "Hotel Rwanda," "Traffic," and "Crash."