Northeastern University assistant professor Benjamin Schmidt joins us to talk about the importance of studying literature, philosophy and related pursuits.
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For-Profit Colleges: Cost More And Worth Less?
Tressie McMillan Cottom joins us to talk about why for-profit colleges often contribute to economic inequality.
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Are Gangs And Frats The Same?
Ibram X. Kendi joins us to talk about the troubling connection between gangs and fraternities.
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The Broken Brotherhood At American Universities
John Hechinger joins us to talk about how Greek organizations on college campuses have strayed from their missions.
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Clandestine On Campus
Journalist Daniel Golden joins us to talk about how some foreign college students are working as spies and how the FBI and CIA are returning the favor abroad.
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Student Loans: The Debt You Can’t Escape
Reporters Daniel Rivero and Laura Juncadella joins us to talk about how predatory lending practices are keeping some graduates from ever crawling out from under student loans.
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Should Hate Speech Be Banned On Campus?
Shetal Vohra-Gupta and Naomi Reed of UT’s Institute of Urban Policy Research and Analysis join us to talk about the need for schools to develop anti-hate speech guidelines.
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Out With The Old School: Revamping Higher Education
Cathy Davidson, founding director of the Futures Initiative at City University New York, talks to us about the ways we can update our college campuses.
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Lessons From Baylor’s Sexual Assault Scandal
ESPN reporters Paula Lavigne and Mark Schlabach join us to talk about their investigation into Baylor University’s string of sexual assaults.
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Go Ahead, Major In Philosophy. You’ll Still Get A Job
George Anders joins us to talk about why seeking a broad education could be more dynamic in the long run.
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How College Works (Or Doesn’t)
Georgetown University professor Jacques Berlinerblau joins us to talk about how universities function – and about how students can get more out of their education dollars.
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The State Of The UT System
This hour, as we broadcast from KUT in Austin, we’ll talk to UT systems chancellor William McRaven about campus carry, rising tuition costs and other issues in higher education.
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