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By The Chronicle of Higher Education
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The podcast currently has 6 episodes available.
A feud among three professors inspired a debate over woke politics in academe.
Guest: Emma Pettit, senior reporter for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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The lure of decent-paying jobs available without college degrees has some people rethinking whether college is necessary. The trend has big implications for the workforce, society, and the communities where people live and work.
Guest: Eric Kelderman, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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When protests against the Israel-Hamas war swept across college campuses this past spring, student activists were joined in some cases by their professors. That’s what happened at Indiana University, where state police led a particularly aggressive crackdown on demonstrators. The professors’ reasons for participating were varied and complex, but their decisions point toward a thorny and persistent question: Do faculty members have any business joining student protests?
Guest: Kate Hidalgo Bellows, staff reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Where is my financial aid? What is college really going to cost me? These are the kinds of questions lots of students are asking this academic year, and it’s all because of a government screw-up. The disastrous rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid, known as FAFSA, has created uncertainty about students’ financial-aid packages — and many of the most vulnerable are having the hardest time.
Guest: Eric Hoover, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Students are arriving at college woefully unprepared, professors say. Many lack the necessary endurance to read long passages, and some question the point of reading at all. We explore why this is happening, and what can be done about it.
Guest: Beth McMurtrie, senior writer for The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education.
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