College Matters from The Chronicle

Higher Ed Controversy Draft

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If you follow higher education like we do, you know that the sector is ripe for controversy. From misused money, to smoking-gun emails, to the occasional sex scandal, colleges and universities routinely make news for all the wrong reasons. But what makes for a delicious higher-ed controversy? And what can be learned from the embarrassing failures of otherwise respectable institutions? To dig into those questions, Chronicle staffers gathered recently for a first-of-its-kind higher-education controversy draft. Who built the best roster? That’s for you to decide.


Related Reading: 

  • Uproar at Mount St. Mary’s (Chronicle) 
  • Is That Our Chancellor in the Porno (College Matters podcast) 
  • Discredited: The UNC Scandal and College Athletics’ Amatuer Ideal (Andy Thomason) 
  • Auburn President’s Permanent No Comment (Inside Higher Ed) 


    Guests:

    • Sarah Brown, senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education 
    • 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.

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