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10:00Student Loans and the Credit Crunch

The credit crunch is moving into the student loan market, and some private loans are drying up. We take a look what kind of impact to expect on students attending a range of colleges, universities, and professional schools.

Guests

Michael Dannenberg, senior fellow at the New America Foundation, where he founded the Education Policy Program and its blog: HigherEdWatch.org

Doug Lederman, editor and founder, Inside Higher Ed

Harris Miller, CEO and president, Career College Association

Gail Holt, senior associate director of student financial services at Mt. Holyoke College; president elect of the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators

Henry Urrick, interim associate director,the Office of Student Financial Services at the University of Texas at Austin

11:00Marie Brenner: "Apples and Oranges" (Sarah Crichton Books/FSG)

A sister tells the story of how she tried to reconnect with her dying brother before it was too late and describes what sibling relationships can reveal about our inner lives.

Guests

Marie Brenner, a writer-at-large for "Vanity Fair" and the author of "Great Dames" and "House of Dreams."

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