Film Documents For-Profit Colleges’ Abuse of Veterans, Others
June 8, 2018 | :by Karina Hernandez
BROOKLYN, N.Y. — After serving four years in the military, John Andrews, 42, adjusted to civilian life by working at his local Walmart in Arkansas. Encouraged by co-workers, he also went back to school, hoping to move up in management.
Instead, he ended up $40,000 in debt,* with a diploma so useless he refuses to display it. “I got this degree that I don’t even hang on my wall anymore,” Andrews said at a recent Brooklyn Film Festival screening of “Fail State,” a new documentary by Alex Shebanow highlighting ways for-profit colleges have exploited veterans and vulnerable students.
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