We’ll talk about getting the best bang for your educational buck with the author of Will College Pay Off?: A Guide to the Most Important Financial Decision You’ll Ever Make.
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You Are Not Your Alma Mater
The culture tells us that to be successful in life, you have to go to a prestigious university. This myth has led to an explosion in test prep classes, stress among young people and an overvaluation of rankings and numbers, says New York Times columnist Frank Bruni. This hour, we’ll talk with Bruni about his new book, “Where You Go Is Not Who You’ll Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania”.
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Dreaming Of The Dream Act
We’ll talk about how the American Dream is out of reach for many young people who grew up here with the author of “Dreamers: An Immigrant Generation’s Fight for Their American Dream.”
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Encouraging Women In Science
This hour, we’ll talk about how gender bias is affecting research – and by extension women’s health – with Marguerite Del Giudice. Her story “Why It’s Crucial to get More Women into Science” appears on nationalgeographic.com.
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The High Cost Of College
As part of KERA’s American Graduate initiative, we’ll talk this hour about the challenges facing colleges, universities and students with Andrew Rossi, director of Ivory Tower, a new documentary on the subject.
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How We Handle Higher Ed
This hour, we’ll talk about how we educate college students with Wesleyan University president Michael S. Roth. His new book is Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters.
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