Cuban: Donor-funded university buildings drive up tuition costs
Mark Cuban · Sharks Never Stop Swimming: A Conversation with Mark Cuban · Mar 5, 2024 · at 20:39
Billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban discusses the drivers of rising college tuition costs with a16z GP David Ulevitch.
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“You're why Tuition is going up. Because that's what colleges do, and those buildings have to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat every year, and then have to get replaced, and you have a, why do you need a sociology building, and a business school building, and a psychology school building? It's just ridiculous shit, right?”
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