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- Episode 24: Stanley Nelson on HBCUs and His New Film “Tell Them We Are Rising”Stanley Nelson has been making movies for a long time, and his latest film – airing Monday, February 19th on PBS – called “Tell Them We Are Rising” is the first of its kind... The post Episode 24: Stanley Nelson on HBCUs and His New Film “Tell Them We Are Rising” appeared first on The Crush.44 min
- Episode 23: Prof. Nathan Grawe on the Changing Demographics of America’s College BoundProfessor Nathan Grawe of Carleton College developed a demographic model which says that ’round about 2030 this country is going to lose a giant share of its population of college-going age. How will this... The post Episode 23: Prof. Nathan Grawe on the Changing Demographics of America’s College Bound appeared first on The Crush.1 hr 5 min
- Episode 22: Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez on the University of Puerto RicoChronicle of Higher Education reporter Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez visited the island of Puerto Rico to see how people were recovering at its most important institution of higher education, the University of Puerto Rico. Her story –... The post Episode 22: Fernanda Zamudio-Suarez on the University of Puerto Rico appeared first on The Crush.51 min
- Episode 21: Scott Looney on the Mastery TranscriptThe Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC) is a group of over 150 private schools that have coalesced around an idea that our current model of grading students is not only outdated, but harmful to their development.... The post Episode 21: Scott Looney on the Mastery Transcript appeared first on The Crush.1 hr 3 min
- Episode 20: Akil Bello Helps me Register for the SATAkil Bello is a friend of mine who is also one of these odd sorts who concerns himself in life with all things Standardized Test. Following up from Episode 4 where I pledge to... The post Episode 20: Akil Bello Helps me Register for the SAT appeared first on The Crush.1 hr 23 min
- Episode 19: Dr. Andrew Ho on the Reach of MOOCsSo we have literally all of humanity’s knowledge at our fingertips thanks to the Internet, and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) are making it easier to get more education to more people for free. Dr.... The post Episode 19: Dr. Andrew Ho on the Reach of MOOCs appeared first on The Crush.54 min
- Episode 18: Prof. Doug Webber on NY’s “Excelsior” ScholarshipNew York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo recently championed and passed the nation’s first plan to offer free college tuition to state residents attending state public colleges called “The Excelsior Scholarship.” Free always sounds good, but does it... The post Episode 18: Prof. Doug Webber on NY’s “Excelsior” Scholarship appeared first on The Crush.1 hr 8 min
- Episode 17: Dr. Michael Bastedo on the Bias of Admissions CounselorsRight now, college applicants are anxiously waiting to hear back from the colleges they applied to, while legions of admissions counselors read their applications and those of anywhere from hundreds to thousands of their fellow applicants. That’s... The post Episode 17: Dr. Michael Bastedo on the Bias of Admissions Counselors appeared first on The Crush.46 min
- Episode 16: Rep. Lew Frederick on Race, Politics, and EducationAs a candidate running unopposed for the State Senate of Oregon from a Portland district, Lew Frederick stands to be one of the most if not the most influential black politicians in the state of... The post Episode 16: Rep. Lew Frederick on Race, Politics, and Education appeared first on The Crush.1 hr 9 min
- Episode 16.2: Lew Frederick on the Question “Is Donald Trump Racist?”I needed to go back to something that I think Oregon State Representative Lew Frederick is uniquely qualified to talk about and something that’s been on my mind almost every day since about the 2nd... The post Episode 16.2: Lew Frederick on the Question “Is Donald Trump Racist?” appeared first on The Crush.36 min
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Whitney and Christina work with wine, love wine, drink (copious amounts of) wine, and now talk wine (and sometimes cocktails and beer). Follow them on their virtual adventures around the wine world…
via their imaginary friend Carmen Grape-iago. The ladies chat about everything from their travels, tastings, gripes and loves, to more informative stuff like demystifying wine terminology, essential wine and food pairings, and ‘quickfire’ interviews with winemakers, sommeliers, and other major players in the wine trade. Prepare to learn a lot, laugh a lot, and end up loving wine as much as they do.