dr. james linder. potter the c-span bus college tour big ten schools. host: what are your thoughts? we have divided the lines by country. eastern central -- not the pacific. president obama issued a proclamation celebrating the passage of the vawa and the strides the country has made. they have provided hope and a new chance for life for women and children across the nation. our country has changed its culture. the proclamation acknowledges the problem of domestic problems is far from solved. there was a video leaked monday showing rice knocking his then fiancÉe unconscious. guest: do not tolerate it. do not excuse it. don't say, these things happen. stuff andis other that excuses the thing. don't hurt people. host: what about the role of the police? have: the notion of why we built up the society if we have these things in place and to stand up for us? slide or dohings whatever. you have to defend the people who need to be defended. usete to say it but to social >> one arm and one leg. i have virtually no use of one and a product the -- prostheses inside. i don't know why i let it

dr. james linder. thank you, sir for being with us. let us begin with the size of the university of nebraska lincoln and also the cost. >> well, thank you very much greta. it's a pleasure to be with you today and i appreciate the fact that you're doing this service to educate students and the public at large about the importance of higher education. the university of nebraska system as four campuses, one of which is the university of nebraska lincoln, which is a big ten school. it has a little over 25,000 students. there are 51,000 students in the entire system. and that actually represents record enrollment for us. and the cost of an education at the university of nebraska lincoln is around $8,000 a year. which actually that's the lowest in the big ten. >> out of state tuition comes in at $22,000 a year. how much financial aid is there available? >> we made a serious effort to provide financial aid for our students. particularly on the side of grants and scholarship. about three-quarters of students receive some type of grant or schol

dr. james linder is interim president of the university of nebraska. we talked to him about issues affecting higher education including college tuition, admission policies, college athletics and job prospects for graduates. this is 40 minutes. hosted this week on "washington journal" week kicked off her a lot month-long of interviews with the university presidents as part of our c-span buses big 10 college tours. this morning joining us on the c-span bus at the campus of university of nebraska in lincoln is the interim president dr. james lender. thank you for being with us. let me begin with the size of the university of nebraska lincoln and also the cost. >> guest: well thank you very much greta. it's a pleasure to be with you today and i appreciate the fact that you aren't doing this service to educate students in the public about the importance of higher education. university of nebraska system has four campuses one of which is the university of nebraska lincoln which is a big 10 school. it has a little over 25,000 students. there are 51,000 studen

dr. james linder aboard the c-span bus in lincoln, nebraska. charles in sioux city, nebraska, a parent there. go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: good morning. i have a question, i have two grandsons going to your university in the ag department and wondering why is it so difficult to find scholarship or any kind of money to go to school if you don't do the right research, you end up getting no none. >> well at the university of nebraska lincoln, there are a wide variety of need based scholarships and in fact at unl 3,000 students attend the university with no tuition charge. there are also other academic related scholarships depending on what field the student is in. very few student scholarships are actually focused on the potential reresearch that a student might be interested in doing. unless of course, they are a graduate student and we have extensive support for graduate students who are pursuing master's degrees or ph.d. degrees. >> dr. linder, schools get more money for out of state students. do these students get prefere

dr. james linder. thank you, sir, for being with us.egin with the size of the university of nebraska lincoln. and also the cost. thank you, greta. it's a pleasure to be with you today. guest: i appreciate the fact at you're doing this service to educate the students and the public at large about the education.of higher the university of nebraska's system has four campuses, one of university of nebraska lincoln, which is a big 10 school. 15,000 students in the system. that represents record enrollment for us. the cost of an education in lincoln is about $8,000 a year, is lost in the big ten. of state tuition at $22,000 a year. how much financial aid is there available? three quarters of students receive a grant or scholarship depending on what year they're in in education. host: the gallup did a poll in april. young adults cite college costs as their top money problem. wondering, and this is -- this has sparked the debate in our country. college worth it? how do you answer that question, dr. linder? guest: well, i think the university of

dr. james linder the interim of the university of nebraska part of c-span bus's big ten college tour. that off this week as we told you. if you missed monday -- you can to our website c-span.org to watch that or today's interview well.r website as friday we'll talk with the university of iowa president sally mason. linder, we want to thank you for your time. now live coverage of the house. tom: the house will be in order. -- the speaker pro tempore: the house will be in order. the chair lays before the house a communication from the speaker. the clerk: the speaker's room, washington, d.c., september 10, 2014. i to act as speaker pro tempore -- i s day john j. duncan hereby appoint the honorable john j. duncan to act as speaker pro tempore on this day. signed, john boehner, speakers speerk of the house of representatives. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to the order of the house of january 7, 2014, the chair will now recognize members from lists submitted by the majority and minority leaders for morning hour debate. the chair will alternate recognition between the parties with each p

dr. james linder interim person at the university of nebraska lincoln. part of c-span's russ is big 10 college tour. we kicked that off this week a month-long series of interviews on "washington journal" with word -- university presents. on friday the bus will be at the university of iowa and we will talk with the present they are sally mason on friday. this morning though dr. james lender up for the c-span bus in lincoln nebraska. charleston south sioux city nebraska. charles go ahead with your question or comment. >> caller: good morning. i have two grandsons going to your university in the ag department and i was just wondering why is it so difficult to find scholarship or any kind of money to go to school if you don't do the right research you end up getting none. >> guest: well at the university of nebraska lincoln there are a wide variety of need-based scholarships and in fact at unlv thousand students attend the university with no tuition charge. there are also other academic related scholarships depending on what field the student is then. very f

dr. james linder. potter the c-span bus college tour big ten schools.

dr. james linder. thank you, sir, for being with us. begin with the size of the university of nebraska lincoln. and also the cost. thank you, greta. it's a pleasure to be with you today. guest: i appreciate the fact at you're doing this service to educate the students and the public at large about the education.of higher the university of nebraska's system has four campuses, one of university of nebraska lincoln, which is a big 10 school. 15,000 students in the system. that represents record enrollment for us. the cost of an education in lincoln is about $8,000 a year, is lost in the big ten. of state tuition at $22,000 a year. how much financial aid is there available? three quarters of students receive a grant or scholarship depending on what year they're in in education. host: the gallup did a poll in april. young adults cite college costs as their top money problem. wondering, and this is -- this has sparked the debate in our country. college worth it? how do you answer that question, dr. linder? guest: well, i think the university

dr. linder. this one from our viewer who across the w -- nation, there's a movement to privatize parts of state colleges. on the privatize it bandwagon? and james says, have the for-profit businesses affected you in any way? guest: these are two tweets that address an important issue american education. the current number is $1 rillion in student loan debt, 13% of the students who have been in for profit colleges of that or a third debt. and this is driving a lot of the higher education. so i think that privatization activities have carefully scrutinized and atched to make sure they're fulfilling the core information to benefit the students, not the for the company. caller: my question is the students that are accepted and the students that aren't accepted. what do you say to the local that are not accepted like you mentioned thousands of foreign students. new laws we the have for employment, a lot of hem are getting the first chance at jobs and for pay. say, engineering, $65,000 for a foreign national student. mike. okay, dr. linder? qualified student ho is from nebraska is guaranteed acceptance from the university of nebraska. n no situation