Marketing debt to college students

[Donica]

We talked about this issue briefly in media ethics this past semester -- about the ethics of marketing products in ways that may confuse target groups about what they are actually buying. In this article, the ethical question is about universities who make financial agreements with credit card companies to market to students. Should universities profit from students who buy credit cards and use them, in some cases getting into serious debt? Or should universities make these agreements transparent, so students can make responsible choices? Or eliminate them altogether?

The New York Times
Jan 1 2009
Colleges Profit as Banks Market Credit Cards to Students