dotEDU: Higher Education Policy Explained

What the Headlines Miss About Higher Ed: A Conversation with Kirk Carapezza

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The national conversation about higher education shifted dramatically in 2025. In this episode recorded in Boston in December, Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja talk with GBH News correspondent Kirk Carapezza about the reporting landscape and the pressures facing colleges beyond the headlines.

Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:

Brandeis bets big on rebuilding the liberal arts around real-world skills GBH | Dec. 2, 2025

Colleges hope to 'AI-proof' their offerings as new tech changes job expectations GBH | Oct. 29, 2025

Local colleges targeted amid growing campus culture wars GBH | Sept. 24, 2025

College Uncovered Season 4: The Demographic Cliff

College Uncovered Season 4 Bonus: The New College Compact

College Uncovered Season 2, Episode 4: Closing Time

Amherst College: 1,900 Students, 850 Courses. What's Not To Like? On Campus | Aug. 3, 2016

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