Super invincible and good-looking! want to see it again

Inarguably, the most uneven society in the world. That Dean of Copper Union is a right horrible cunt who really needs drop kicking in the balls. You could gain a BA and end up worse than somebody working minimum wage for the rest of your life. No wonder for the first time in a generation the parents are more educated than their kids.

Importante para futuros e atuais acadêmicos. A crise das universidades nos States e certamente aqui e no mundo.

Great documentary, makes great points

I have spent my life in the education industry. Oh well, at least I did not spend it in the tobacco industry.

Very well done! Packs together statistics on how higher-ed tuition has sky-rocketed and the corporate greedheads behind the scam.

A Frightening and exciting look at what college is moving towards. College I feel was a great place to get integrated into society, and lets face it IU was a pretty good party school too! Its something I think everyone should get the chance to experience if they want to but my education really came much later in life. Learning online is the way of the future but what about the social part when will people get to interface and learn there are more than one way to think. I am conflicted. I think online to enhance your knowledge is fantastic. Not everyonelearns the same but the essential social skills are needed by everyone.

While "Ivory Tower" is not primarily student-focused, it contains perhaps no more stirring or eloquent moment than the one in which Bob Estrin, one of the many students who occupied Bharucha's office in 2013, stares down the president and declares that Cooper Union is on the verge of an "historic moment" - an opportunity for the school to reaffirm, rather than abandon, its commitment to the highest ideal of a free education. Realistic or not, it's one of the few moments here that leave us feeling not just concerned for the state of America's future leaders, but hopeful and even inspired.

Very significant subject matter.

And I thought I had it pricey when I was in college. Kids today are doomed!

Highlights the real issues most people face with the higher education system currently in place. Recommend to anyone who is going to college or intends to pay for somebody going to college. Must see.

Interesting and thought provoking look at the capitalistic, consumer focused transformation of higher education

Thought provoking and interesting throughout it's entire 90-minute length. It brings up a very relevant and current conversation that everyone should be having.

Though a general theme/focus is scattered, it does tackle the American student loan crisis extremely well in a way that is engaging and delves the audience in this increasingly overwhelming issue. Doesn't really leave the individual any message so it seems cut short, but in a way the spreading of the info allows for awareness which in itself is a message. Again, the filmmaking, cinematography, the bullet points and the research and elements of this crisis are well covered and executed but it stops right there with no specific prompt for action.

An interesting, if not depressing look, at America's broken education system, which not only outlines the problem, but delivers a number of potential solutions.

Very Good. If you have a child under 21. Must See

I'm glad to see that CNN decided to show this eye opener on 11-20-14. Student Loans are absurd, and for profit college including post secondary education is overpriced and overrated.

Despite stirring up lots of emotions and ideas, a central thesis is as absent as the post-college careers some of its talking heads lament. We may not yet know how to pinpoint the return on investment of a higher education, but a documentary filmmaker ought to be able to pin himself to a point.

For years there has been talk that the post secondary education system was in trouble and director Andrew Rossi lays it out: the problem with the system, the issues being faced by students and how some are trying to mitigate and make things better. Among all of this negativity, it's nice to see that Rossi and many of the individuals he speaks to are optimistic that the system can be fixed and though no one has the answers, it's nice to see that some are willing to try and even fail until they figure it out.

very important film, very eye opening and down right shocking stats through out the film about the debt created through higher education.