Higher Ed Now
Higher Ed Now is a production of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. It is a podcast concerning issues and policy in America's higher education system.Podcasts
Aayan Hirsi Ali: The Fight For Our Classrooms
Published: Dec. 14, 2023, 8:44 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 9 seconds
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Scott Walker: A Governor's Perspective on College Spending
Published: Nov. 30, 2023, 9:10 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 10 seconds
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A Higher Ed Reformation: Changing Campus Policy and Culture
Published: Sept. 29, 2023, 11:18 p.m.Duration: 40 minutes 45 seconds
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Free Speech Barriers and Legal Remedies
Published: Sept. 18, 2023, 7:06 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 7 seconds
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Carole Hooven: Cancelled for Scientific Accuracy
Published: Sept. 12, 2023, 7:48 p.m.Duration: 56 minutes 49 seconds
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Jonathan Marks: "Liberal Education Corrects Our Narrowness"
Published: Sept. 1, 2023, 8:41 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 47 seconds
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Student Voices: United By Our Differences
Published: Aug. 12, 2023, 3:48 p.m.Duration: 50 minutes
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Richard Haass: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens
Published: July 29, 2023, 1:30 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 47 seconds
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Eric Kaufmann: Academic Freedom Under Pressure
Published: July 13, 2023, 3:37 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 36 seconds
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John Agresto: "The Death of Learning"
Published: June 28, 2023, 6:41 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 18 seconds
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Chuck Davis: Alumni Rising
Published: June 21, 2023, 8:16 p.m.Duration: 51 minutes 15 seconds
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Jered Cooper: "A Unique Self-Censorer"
Published: June 13, 2023, 3:43 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 21 seconds
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Discourse and Democracy: Lindsay Hoffman and Timothy Shaffer
Published: May 18, 2023, 1:28 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 31 seconds
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Diversity Done Wrong: The Unjust Firing of Dr. Tabia Lee
Published: May 8, 2023, 2:07 a.m.Duration: 57 minutes 47 seconds
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Transforming Campus Culture With Civil Discourse
Published: April 27, 2023, 5:56 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 13 minutes 4 seconds
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Diversity Done Right
Published: March 26, 2023, 4:22 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 19 minutes 55 seconds
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Jennifer Frey: Fundamental Questions in Liberal Education
Published: March 8, 2023, 7:01 p.m.Duration: 58 minutes 23 seconds
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Jenna Robinson: Pushing Higher Ed Reform In North Carolina
Published: March 2, 2023, 4:44 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 6 seconds
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Amna Khalid: "DEI Inc." and the False Framework of Harm
Published: Feb. 6, 2023, 5:10 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 29 seconds
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Matthew Hendricks: Tracking Dollars, Data, and Educational Outcomes
Published: Jan. 30, 2023, 1:51 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 36 seconds
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Lauren Noble: Strengthening Genuine Intellectual Diversity
Published: Jan. 18, 2023, 2:52 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 35 seconds
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Kenny Xu: An Inconvenient Minority
Published: Jan. 3, 2023, 4:19 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 57 seconds
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Edwin Meese: Education for Engaged Citizenship
Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 4:12 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 17 seconds
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Ilya Shapiro: The Perils of "Wrongthink"
Published: Dec. 8, 2022, 2:57 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 6 seconds
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Jonathan Zimmerman: The Case for Contention in Higher Ed
Published: Nov. 16, 2022, 2:02 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 24 seconds
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Adam Weinberg and Adam Davis: Igniting Civil Discourse on Campus
Published: Oct. 31, 2022, 11 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 2 minutes 35 seconds
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Emma Camp: "Speech Activists Can Certainly Make Waves"
Published: Sept. 30, 2022, 2:29 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 26 seconds
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Pano Kanelos: Reinventing the University
Published: Sept. 22, 2022, 1:53 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 48 seconds
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Justin Dyer: The Value of "Questions We Can't Answer"
Published: Sept. 13, 2022, 5:22 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 17 seconds
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Lindsey Burke: "If I Could Wave a Magic Wand"
Published: Sept. 1, 2022, 8:57 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 3 seconds
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Greg Jackson: "History That Doesn't Suck"
Published: Aug. 15, 2022, 3:26 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 57 seconds
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Erec Smith: Anti-Racism and Free Black Thought
Published: Aug. 2, 2022, 6:57 p.m.Duration: 53 minutes 31 seconds
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Roosevelt Montas: How the Great Books Speak to Everyone
Published: July 12, 2022, 5:35 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 51 seconds
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Colin Diver: Breaking Ranks With the College Ranking System
Published: July 5, 2022, 5:18 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 51 seconds
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Jacob Mchangama: "A global free speech recession"
Published: June 23, 2022, 4:11 p.m.Duration: 48 minutes 28 seconds
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John Chisholm: Exploring Holistic Diversity
Published: June 10, 2022, 8:45 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 23 seconds
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Deondra Rose: Galvanizing Political Education and Discourse for Democracy
Published: May 23, 2022, 1:43 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 55 seconds
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Mark Bauerlein: "The Dumbest Generation Grows Up"
Published: May 10, 2022, 7 p.m.Duration: 1 hour 3 minutes 54 seconds
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Dorian Abbot: Merit, Fairness, and Equality
Published: April 27, 2022, 3:06 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 34 seconds
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Nadine Strossen: Free Speech in the Crosshairs
Published: April 14, 2022, 9:45 p.m.Duration: 59 minutes 13 seconds
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Paul Carrese: Shaping Students into Citizens and Leaders
Published: March 6, 2022, 3:36 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 14 seconds
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Gordon Wood: 1776: Out of Many, One
Published: Feb. 6, 2022, 10:03 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 5 seconds
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Ed Yingling - Pioneering the Alumni Free Speech Alliance
Published: Nov. 17, 2021, 7:53 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 44 seconds
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Robert McCrum: Shakespeare, Ever Present
Published: Oct. 26, 2021, 5:04 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 49 seconds
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George Harne: Liberal Education and "The Symphony of Knowing"
Published: Sept. 24, 2021, 12:22 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 8 seconds
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Jonathan Rauch: Unpacking "The Constitution of Knowledge"
Published: Aug. 9, 2021, 9:28 p.m.Duration: 52 minutes 46 seconds
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Abraham Unger: A Conservatory Model for Liberal Arts
Published: July 12, 2021, 3:31 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 22 seconds
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John Altman: Keys to a Consequential Governing Board
Published: June 22, 2021, 6:01 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 34 seconds
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Pano Kanelos: "Liberal Education Is Conversation"
Published: May 26, 2021, 4:55 p.m.Duration: 49 minutes 56 seconds
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The Pandemic and Student Substance Abuse
Published: May 15, 2021, 11:17 a.m.Duration: 1 hour 6 minutes 43 seconds
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Jodi Shaw: Standing Against Regressive Orthodoxy at Smith College
Published: April 19, 2021, 4:35 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 16 seconds
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Wade Eyerly: Insurance for Your College Degree
Published: March 26, 2021, 2:29 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 39 seconds
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Wade Eyerly: Ensuring That Students Get What They Paid For
Published: March 26, 2021, 2:29 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 39 seconds
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Margarita Mooney: The Enduring Value of Liberal Arts Education
Published: Feb. 16, 2021, 10:36 p.m.Duration: 47 minutes 36 seconds
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The Transformative Power of Braver Angels College Debates
Published: Jan. 15, 2021, 3:22 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 2 seconds
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Michael Moritz and OSU: A Cautionary Tale for College Donors
Published: Dec. 8, 2020, 9:44 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 53 seconds
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Baylor Panel Highlights "Civic Engagement for All"
Published: Nov. 3, 2020, 6:47 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 29 seconds
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Jeremy Wayne Tate: Unpacking the Classical Learning Test
Published: Sept. 18, 2020, 6:30 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 9 seconds
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Abigail Thompson: The University's New "Loyalty Oath"
Published: Sept. 1, 2020, 2:55 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 27 seconds
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Sally Jenkins: College Sports Pushed to the Brink
Published: Aug. 17, 2020, 5:57 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 31 seconds
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Joanne Florino: Honoring Donor Intent in Higher Ed
Published: Aug. 7, 2020, 9:52 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 23 seconds
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John Katzman: Innovative Learning in the Age of COVID-19
Published: July 30, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 28 seconds
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Christopher Loss: A Deep Dive into In Loco Parentis
Published: July 20, 2020, 3:39 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 17 seconds
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Peter Alcock: Rewriting the Future for Pine Manor College
Published: July 8, 2020, 3:26 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 31 seconds
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Stephen Trachtenberg on Policing and Race, and What College Leaders Can Do
Published: July 2, 2020, 3:51 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 33 seconds
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Hank Brown: College Leadership at a Turning Point
Published: June 25, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 22 seconds
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Stephen Trachtenberg: Institutional Shifts After the Pandemic
Published: June 18, 2020, 7:42 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 58 seconds
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Students Persevering Through the Pandemic: Part Two
Published: June 5, 2020, 10:06 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 6 seconds
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Students Persevering Through the Pandemic: Part One
Published: May 28, 2020, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 27 seconds
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John Ellis: The Breakdown of Higher Education
Published: May 7, 2020, 4:43 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 45 seconds
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Jonathan Zimmerman: Historical Perspectives on COVID-19
Published: April 14, 2020, 2 p.m.Duration: 29 minutes 19 seconds
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Brandon Busteed: Crucial Conversations Amidst the Pandemic Crisis
Published: April 7, 2020, 8:54 p.m.Duration: 41 minutes 15 seconds
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Lee Bessette: "Pandemic Pedagogy" and Online Learning Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis
Published: March 23, 2020, 11:47 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 50 seconds
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Amelia Arria: A Researcher's Lens on College Drinking and Drug Use
Published: Feb. 2, 2020, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 2 seconds
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Robert DuPont: "Denormalizing" Drug and Alcohol Use on Campus
Published: Jan. 14, 2020, 5:53 p.m.Duration: 55 minutes 39 seconds
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Evan Gerstmann: Unpacking the President's Executive Order on Campus Anti-Semitism
Published: Jan. 2, 2020, 3:49 p.m.Duration: 19 minutes 35 seconds
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John Hillen & Ryan Pemberton: Engaged Citizenship and the Liberal Arts Tradition
Published: Dec. 13, 2019, 12:41 p.m.Duration: 54 minutes 42 seconds
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George LaNoue: Silenced Stages on the American Campus
Published: Dec. 5, 2019, 3:02 p.m.Duration: 46 minutes 15 seconds
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Rick Hess: The National Challenge of Civic Education
Published: Nov. 14, 2019, 5:04 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 30 seconds
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Abigail & John: American History Profoundly Portrayed in a Children's Book
Published: Oct. 8, 2019, 4:23 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 44 seconds
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CollegePoint: A Launchpad for Student Success
Published: Sept. 22, 2019, 6:54 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 46 seconds
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Phil Magness and Jason Brennan: Cracks in Higher Ed's Ivory Tower
Published: Sept. 3, 2019, 9:20 p.m.Duration: 42 minutes 19 seconds
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Kyler Gray: A Student's Impact on Higher Ed Governance
Published: Aug. 22, 2019, 7:09 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 8 seconds
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April Lawson: Leading Better Angels Debates to Depolarize America
Published: Aug. 8, 2019, 2:36 p.m.Duration: 23 minutes 15 seconds
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Meaningful Professions, Meaningful Lives: Dr. Fred Beuttler and the Liberal Arts
Published: Aug. 2, 2019, 7:12 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 39 seconds
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Wallace Hall: College Admissions Scandal Whistleblower
Published: July 26, 2019, 4:36 a.m.Duration: 40 minutes 43 seconds
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David Corey: Reinvigorating Liberal Education
Published: July 1, 2019, 1:46 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 52 seconds
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Manu Meel: Students Bridging the Political Divide
Published: June 20, 2019, 3:42 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 52 seconds
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Academic Freedom Under Attack: A Conversation with Amy Wax
Published: June 5, 2019, 1:55 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 15 seconds
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Kai Fox: Igniting Change on Campus With Students for Free Expression
Published: May 9, 2019, 1:35 p.m.Duration: 28 minutes 8 seconds
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Samuel Abrams and Paul Levy: Academic Freedom Under Attack
Published: April 15, 2019, 11:15 a.m.Duration: 58 minutes 30 seconds
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Sean Decatur, Kenyon College President
Published: Feb. 21, 2019, 7:23 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 14 seconds
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Robert Kelchen: Exploring Higher Ed Accountability
Published: Feb. 11, 2019, 1:24 p.m.Duration: 22 minutes 53 seconds
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Jonathan Zimmerman: Liberating the Liberal Arts
Published: Jan. 16, 2019, 3:50 p.m.Duration: 30 minutes 34 seconds
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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bruce Cole
Published: Dec. 18, 2018, 9:47 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 43 seconds
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What Will They Learn? Preparing Students for the 21st Century Marketplace
Published: Dec. 4, 2018, 8:19 p.m.Duration: 31 minutes 46 seconds
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Michael Horn: Accreditation on the Edge
Published: Nov. 9, 2018, 8:28 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 11 seconds
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David Blankenhorn: Depolarizing America with Better Angels
Published: Aug. 10, 2018, 9:01 p.m.Duration: 43 minutes 54 seconds
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Dr. Fred Beuttler: Historian and Liberal Arts Champion
Published: June 27, 2018, 3:01 p.m.Duration: 45 minutes 27 seconds
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Getting Philanthropic Returns
Published: June 5, 2018, 8:52 p.m.Duration: 39 minutes 29 seconds
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Hanna Holborn Gray: Architect of UChicago's Liberal Arts Legacy
Published: June 5, 2018, 7:50 p.m.Duration: 44 minutes 29 seconds
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Alt-truth: New and Old Threats to Intellectual Freedom
Published: March 6, 2018, 5:11 p.m.Duration: 38 minutes 41 seconds
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Higher Ed: A Waste of Money and Time?
Published: Feb. 26, 2018, 4:50 p.m.Duration: 57 minutes 50 seconds
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Demystifying Accreditation with Third Way
Published: Jan. 30, 2018, 5 a.m.Duration: 46 minutes 26 seconds
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STEM-ming the Criticism of the Liberal Arts
Published: Dec. 13, 2017, 4:57 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 13 seconds
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A Budget Balance for Trustees and Policymakers
Published: Dec. 7, 2017, 6:48 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 37 seconds
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Finance and Affordability: The Economic Drivers in Higher Ed
Published: Nov. 29, 2017, 7:10 p.m.Duration: 37 minutes 49 seconds
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Culture, Confidence, and Consumerism in Higher Ed
Published: Nov. 1, 2017, 4 a.m.Duration: 39 minutes 6 seconds
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Reinvigorating the Humanities in American Life
Published: Sept. 13, 2017, 2:28 p.m.Duration: 34 minutes 3 seconds
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How Innovative Universities are Ditching Competition and Joining Forces
Published: May 12, 2017, 2:29 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 1 second
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The Real March Madness
Published: March 24, 2017, 8:14 p.m.Duration: 33 minutes 52 seconds
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Presidential History and Pop Culture
Published: Feb. 28, 2017, 8:51 p.m.Duration: 27 minutes 45 seconds
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Lessons in University Leadership with Stephen Trachtenberg
Published: Feb. 7, 2017, 9:44 p.m.Duration: 35 minutes 33 seconds
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Reimagining the Cost and Value of College
Published: Jan. 26, 2017, 4:49 p.m.Duration: 25 minutes 45 seconds
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2016: A Year in Higher Education
Published: Dec. 28, 2016, 2 p.m.Duration: 24 minutes 46 seconds
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Philanthropy Whose Time Has Come
Published: Dec. 7, 2016, 5 a.m.Duration: 14 minutes 28 seconds
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What the College Rankings Don't Tell You
Published: Sept. 28, 2016, 7:33 p.m.Duration: 18 minutes 38 seconds
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Higher Ed Data 101
Published: Sept. 14, 2016, 4:23 p.m.Duration: 20 minutes 19 seconds
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Grateful Americans Fight for U.S. History
Published: Aug. 31, 2016, 2:05 p.m.Duration: 26 minutes 23 seconds
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The State of Free Speech: Part II
Published: Aug. 17, 2016, 5 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 36 seconds
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The State of Free Speech on Campus
Published: Aug. 3, 2016, 7:45 p.m.Duration: 21 minutes 14 seconds
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The Antidote to Illiberalism
Published: July 20, 2016, 6 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 24 seconds
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Professor Robert George on Campus Illiberalism
Published: July 6, 2016, 9:28 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 58 seconds
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The Hamilton Story
Published: June 8, 2016, 1 p.m.Duration: 10 minutes 49 seconds
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Higher Education Philanthropy: Issues for Today's Donors
Published: May 25, 2016, 7:16 p.m.Duration: 14 minutes 4 seconds
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The Unkindest Cut
Published: May 12, 2016, 9:33 p.m.Duration: 11 minutes 58 seconds
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A Crisis in Civic Education
Published: April 25, 2016, 7:08 p.m.Duration: 12 minutes 52 seconds
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