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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.

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Phil Magness and Jason Brennan: Cracks in Higher Ed's Ivory Tower

Phil Magness and Jason Brennan: Cracks in Higher Ed's Ivory Tower

ACTA's Erik Gross serves up a conversation with Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness, the authors of "Cracks In the Ivory T... Read more

3 Sep 2019

42mins

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Demystifying Accreditation with Third Way

Demystifying Accreditation with Third Way

Many people have expressed dissatisfaction with American higher education. But students and taxpayers don’t know about t... Read more

30 Jan 2018

46mins

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Robert Kelchen: Exploring Higher Ed Accountability

Robert Kelchen: Exploring Higher Ed Accountability

Seton Hall University Professor Robert Kelchen explores higher ed accountability, and explains how accreditation practic... Read more

11 Feb 2019

22mins

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STEM-ming the Criticism of the Liberal Arts

STEM-ming the Criticism of the Liberal Arts

Theoretical physicist and international authority on nuclear fusion, Dr. Steven Cowley joins Higher Ed Now to discuss th... Read more

13 Dec 2017

34mins

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Jonathan Zimmerman: Liberating the Liberal Arts

Jonathan Zimmerman: Liberating the Liberal Arts

Jonathan Zimmerman, professor of History of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and author of The Case for Conte... Read more

16 Jan 2019

30mins

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Culture, Confidence, and Consumerism in Higher Ed

Culture, Confidence, and Consumerism in Higher Ed

Financial pressures and technological innovations all contribute to an unpredictable higher education landscape, but the... Read more

1 Nov 2017

39mins

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Kyler Gray: A Student's Impact on Higher Ed Governance

Kyler Gray: A Student's Impact on Higher Ed Governance

Kyler Gray, a rising senior at the University of Central Florida, is an emerging higher education leader. On top of full... Read more

22 Aug 2019

38mins

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Sean Decatur, Kenyon College President

Sean Decatur, Kenyon College President

Sean Decatur, President of Kenyon College, sat down for a skype interview with ACTA's Erik Gross (a Kenyon alumnus) to t... Read more

21 Feb 2019

22mins

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Finance and Affordability: The Economic Drivers in Higher Ed

Finance and Affordability: The Economic Drivers in Higher Ed

Why is college so expensive? This deceptively simple question troubles students, parents, and policymakers alike. Barrin... Read more

29 Nov 2017

37mins

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What Will They Learn? Preparing Students for the 21st Century Marketplace

What Will They Learn? Preparing Students for the 21st Century Marketplace

Now in its 10th year, What Will They Learn is one of ACTA’s most courageous and groundbreaking initiatives. It takes a p... Read more

4 Dec 2018

31mins

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Rick Hess: The National Challenge of Civic Education

Rick Hess: The National Challenge of Civic Education

"What can educators, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and activists do to create a higher ed ecosystem that's as rich and... Read more

14 Nov 2019

45mins

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Wallace Hall: College Admissions Scandal Whistleblower

Wallace Hall: College Admissions Scandal Whistleblower

Back in 2011, Wallace Hall was sounding alarms about admissions wrongdoings at the University of Texas System, where he ... Read more

26 Jul 2019

40mins

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Getting Philanthropic Returns

Getting Philanthropic Returns

What do philanthropists and investors have in common? A lot more than you’d think. A new generation of “venture philanth... Read more

5 Jun 2018

39mins

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Alt-truth: New and Old Threats to Intellectual Freedom

Alt-truth: New and Old Threats to Intellectual Freedom

It isn't a question of if intellectual freedom is under threat, but how it is under threat. Long-time free speech advoca... Read more

6 Mar 2018

38mins

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John Hillen & Ryan Pemberton: Engaged Citizenship and the Liberal Arts Tradition

John Hillen & Ryan Pemberton: Engaged Citizenship and the Liberal Arts Tradition

In this conversation recorded on Veteran's Day, Michael Poliakoff explores the modern influence of the liberal arts trad... Read more

13 Dec 2019

54mins

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Kai Fox: Igniting Change on Campus With Students for Free Expression

Kai Fox: Igniting Change on Campus With Students for Free Expression

Kai Fox, a rising junior at American University who serves as CEO for Students for Free Expression, outlines his group's... Read more

9 May 2019

28mins

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Meaningful Professions, Meaningful Lives: Dr. Fred Beuttler and the Liberal Arts

Meaningful Professions, Meaningful Lives: Dr. Fred Beuttler and the Liberal Arts

Is there really a disjunct between the world of the practical and the world of the liberal arts? Dr. Fred Beuttler, guid... Read more

2 Aug 2019

38mins

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CollegePoint: A Launchpad for Student Success

CollegePoint: A Launchpad for Student Success

Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the innovative CollegePoint program is giving thousands of high-achieving, low- and ... Read more

22 Sep 2019

30mins

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Abigail & John: American History Profoundly Portrayed in a Children's Book

Abigail & John: American History Profoundly Portrayed in a Children's Book

The loving partnership of Abigail and John Adams played a remarkable role in shaping America's founding and history. ACT... Read more

8 Oct 2019

27mins

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Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bruce Cole

Celebrating the Life and Legacy of Bruce Cole

Bruce Cole, who passed away in January 2018, is most often remembered for his outstanding leadership of the National En... Read more

18 Dec 2018

39mins

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