Campus Files: Scandals, Secrets & Crimes at American Universities

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College holds a mythic place in American culture, hailed as the best four years of your life and revered as a beacon of integrity and excellence. But behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochu... more

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Number 1: No Medical Miracle | The Rise and Fall of Paolo Macchiarini
The Karolinska Institute is one of the world’s leading medical universities. When it hired Paolo Macchiarini, it saw a surgeon with a groundbreaking new procedure. But the university ignored warning signs, and patients paid the price. For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts
August 26, 202636min
Number 2: ELIZA | The Worlds First "AI" Chatbot
At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, one researcher is credited with creating the very first chatbot, a technology that, almost exactly 60 years in the future, would explode into the mainstream, alter the global economy, and raise significant questions about the future. It turns out, that man, Joseph Weizenbaum, would also become one of its earliest critics, seeing it as deceptive, playing upon our natural vulnerabilities. Read Jeff's book, Inventing ELIZA: https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262052481/inventing-eliza/ Try ELIZA online: https://anthay.github.io/eliza.html For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts
September 02, 202629min
Number 3: The Gophers Beat: The University of Minnesota Cheating Scandal
In 1997, a young out of town reporter moves from Los Angeles to Minnesota to cover the University of Minnesota Gophers. That year, the Gophers basketball team had made it to the NCAA Final Four in a stunning show of force. Two years later, the reporter broke a story that would throw the state into an uproad, and wipe that Final Four appearance from the history books. For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts
July 08, 202631min
Number 4: Above the Rules: Baylor's Sexual Assault Crisis
Baylor is the largest Baptist university in the country. The rules there revolve around scripture. For most of its history, the school banned premarital sex. That meant no policy on sexual assault. No recourse for survivors. For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts
July 15, 202633min
Number 5: AI Apocalypse: What’s the Point of College?
AI has arrived on college campuses, and professors and administrators are racing to respond. But there’s no clear rulebook, and the stakes are high. At Ohio State, one professor believes many universities are getting the response all wrong. Read here: https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/11/colleges-ai-education-students/685039/ https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/magazine/ai-higher-education-students-teachers.html And here: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/students-ai-cheating-solutions_n_6a173aa3e4b062ca52d7e393?hp_auth_done=1#comments For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts
July 01, 202626min