College Matters from The Chronicle

By The Chronicle of Higher Education

Higher education is at the center of the biggest stories in the country today, and College Matters is here to make sense of it all. This podcast is a production of The Chronicle of High... more

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Number 1: Reading 'Stoner'
More than 60 years after its publication, John Williams’s novel Stoner remains a revelatory portrait of higher education and the professoriate. Spanning much of the first half of the 20th century, the novel follows William Stoner from his undergraduate days at the University of Missouri through his career as an English professor at the same institution. The common tropes of the academic novel are all on display in Stoner, which features an illicit affair and a nasty interdepartmental feud. But it is Stoner’s intense focus on the purpose of college and the ineffable power of education that make it vital reading for anyone in academe. In the inaugural meeting of the College Matters Book Club, we’re diving into what one reviewer has described as “the perfect novel.” Related Reading: The Inner Lives of Men - Morris Dickstein’s review of Stoner (The New York Times) The Greatest American Novel You’ve Never Heard Of (The New Yorker) Dear Committee Members by Julie Schumacher Guests: Nell Gluckman, senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education Julie Schumacher, novelist and English professor at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
August 05, 202652min
Number 2: ‘Grit’ Guru Angela Duckworth: Willpower is Overrated
Angela Duckworth, a psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania, burst onto the scene more than a decade ago with a seemingly simple theory about successful people. They are incredibly determined, Duckworth argued, exhibiting that quintessentially American trait called “grit.” In her new book, Situated, Duckworth says that people have enormous power to change their “situations,” ensuring success by reducing distractions and bolstering connections with mentors. But what about low-income students for whom changing a "situation" is harder than turning off a cell phone? Is Duckworth’s blueprint for success applicable to everyone? Or is it just helpful advice for the already-privileged few? Related Reading Situated: Find the People and Places That Bring Out Your Best (Angela Duckworth) U. of Michigan's Plan to Pass/Fail Freshmen Draws Ire — and Cheers (The Chronicle) Has Harvard Gone Soft? (College Matters) Guest ⁠Angela Duckworth⁠, psychology professor at the University of Pennsylvania For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
September 09, 202643min
Number 3: College Matters Returns
Is the student reading crisis real? Is AI panic justified? What’s next for the partisan battles over higher education? Each week, The Chronicle of Higher Education’s podcast delves into the thorniest issues facing colleges and universities. Through interviews with newsmakers and conversations with Chronicle staff, College Matters delivers sharp insights and deep analysis of the biggest stories in higher ed. Catch up on previous episodes ⁠Are the Kids Alright? We Asked Ian Bogost ⁠ ⁠Higher Ed Is as American as Apple Pie ⁠ ⁠Dan Ariely Emailed With Epstein for Years. He Has (Mostly) No Regrets.⁠ For more on today’s episode, visit ⁠chronicle.com/collegematters⁠. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
September 02, 20262min
Number 4: Higher Ed and America
As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, the nation’s colleges and universities are experiencing some growing pains. Older than the country itself, American higher education is a big, bold, polarizing enterprise that people don’t trust as much as they once did — but still can’t imagine living without. Sound like America? It is. Related Reading ‘Animal House’ at 30: O Bluto, Where Art Thou? (The Chronicle) Diversifying Society’s Leaders? The Determinants and Causal Effects of Admission to Highly Selective Private Colleges (Opportunity Insights) A Faster Degree — Or an Inferior One? (The Chronicle) Tenure’s Endless Numbered Days (College Matters) Guest Andy Thomason, assistant managing editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
July 08, 202630min
Number 5: Scott Galloway Unloads on Higher Ed
Scott Galloway, a prolific podcaster and marketing professor at New York University, has had enough. For anyone who knows Galloway’s schtick, that’s not too surprising. On his popular podcast, Pivot, which he co-hosts with Kara Swisher, variations on the theme of Galloway reaching his limit are practically a recurring segment. But few things set Galloway off quite like highly selective universities, which he says have unscrupulously constrained enrollments to justify unfathomable tuition increases. The catch? Galloway has spent his career at just such a university — and he’d be “crushed” if his son didn’t get admitted to one. Related Reading Higher Ed’s Prickliest Pundit (The Chronicle) Scott Galloway’s Ted Talk (YouTube) The Making of Michael Crow, a Higher-Ed Agitator (The Chronicle) Guest Scott Galloway, marketing professor at New York University For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
March 04, 202655min