Curriculum Vitae

Listen in as Peter is joined by the investor, political philosopher, and playwright, Tom Klingenstein to discuss Abraham Lincoln, a "Golf Shot Heard Round the World," and naturally, the hardships of dating on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.

In this episode, Peter is joined by Linda Yang to discuss the implications of Initiative 1000, which re-instates racial preferences in Washington State, and the referendum to bring reverse that law.

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In this episode, Peter is joined by Craig Klafter, a legal historian, Rector Emeritus of the American University of Myanmar, international scholar, and fellow alumnus of John Silber’s administration at Boston University.

When academic freedom isn't enough courage becomes necessary. In this episode, Peter W. Wood is joined by Penn Law Professor Amy Wax.

Magnet joins Peter W. Wood on Curriculum Vitae to discuss Thomas’s biography and the history of the US Constitution. Along the way, we talk about higher education’s role in forming citizens who are capable of keeping the American republic.

What’s the chief threat to American leadership today? Larry Mead, Professor of Politics and Public Policy at New York University, argues that it is the decline of individualism.

We’re not quite ready to leave summer, because in this episode, Peter Wood and David Randall sit down to discuss “beach books,” the books colleges assign students to read over the summer.

David Blankenhorn is the founder and president of the Institute for American Values, and the president and co-founder of Better Angels, a nonprofit that brings together Americans of all political leanings to understand one another and get beyond stereotypes. In this episode, we talk about what polarization is, when it is bad, and how to promote tolerance.

Professor George LaNoue describes his career teaching First Amendment law and the importance of student debate to intellectual growth. However, colleges are increasingly seeking to avoid controversy, and students often have no tolerance for engaging the other side of any argument.

It may be summer, but there’s much ado in higher education. Three members of the NAS staff join me on this episode to discuss Oberlin, the Department of Education's investigation of foreign gifts, and the Democratic candidate's education policies.