John Hechinger joins us to talk about how Greek organizations on college campuses have strayed from their missions.
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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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The Success And Sacrifice Of Education In China
Lenora Chu joins us to talk about the crushing pressure put on Chinese students to succeed.
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Affirmative Action: It’s Complicated
We’ll talk with Texas A&M’s Michael S. Collins about the current thinking around affirmative action.
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The Power Of Pre-K
Writer Erick Trickey joins us to talk about how then-mayor Julián Castro pushed the Pre-K 4 SA program through San Antonio’s bureaucracy.
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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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Filtering Out The Pain: College Students, Mental Health And Social Media
ESPN commentator Kate Fagan joins us to tell the story of Madison Holleran and how a toxic mix of depression and the pressure to perform ended her life.
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Deaf Education: Navigating A Hearing World
A pair of students and the president of Gallaudet University, one of the nation’s leading educators of deaf students, join us to discuss how these students are excelling in a hearing world.
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Still Separate, Still Unequal
Alvin Chang joins us to talk about the subtle ways that schools manage to remain segregated.
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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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Broken Promises: Education And Native Americans
Rebecca Clarren joins us to talk about how cultural insensitivity, declining federal funding and other factors have led to an educational crisis among American Indians.
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Abstinence Ed In Texas
Cynthia Osborne and Jessica Chester join us to talk about the many factors at play when it comes to teaching the state’s young people about sex.
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