Higher Ed Now

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Synopsis

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.

Episodes

  • Lee Bessette: "Pandemic Pedagogy" and Online Learning Amidst the COVID-19 Crisis

    23/03/2020 Duration: 43min

    The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing professors and instructors to move toward delivering courses online -- almost overnight. How are faculty, institutions, and students reckoning with this sudden shift? Lee Skallerup Bessette, Ph.D., Learning Design Specialist at Georgetown University, explores what goes into maintaining great pedagogical values in online instruction, and the sweep of urgent issues confronting students during this crisis.

  • Amelia Arria: A Researcher's Lens on College Drinking and Drug Use

    02/02/2020 Duration: 44min

    One of the nation's leading researchers in the field of drug and alcohol abuse, Dr. Amelia Arria is respected by higher ed leaders and policy makers alike. A key driver of the influential Maryland Collaborative, she helps trustees and administrators forge strategies and intervention policies to help students stay healthy and successful on their academic journey. 

  • Robert DuPont: "Denormalizing" Drug and Alcohol Use on Campus

    14/01/2020 Duration: 55min

    Robert L. DuPont, MD, one of the nation's leading voices on drug and alcohol use, joins our podcast for a passionate discussion on recovery, prevention, and what college leaders need to know to save students' lives and help them succeed. Over the past 51 years, Dr. DuPont has been a major player shaping federal policy, guiding institutions, and helping countless individuals move from addiction into recovery.

  • Evan Gerstmann: Unpacking the President's Executive Order on Campus Anti-Semitism

    02/01/2020 Duration: 19min

    Do colleges treat anti-Semitism differently from sexism and racism? Evan Gerstmann, professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University, phoned in to talk with ACTA president Michael Poliakoff about his recent Forbes articles that explore this topic.

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

    13/12/2019 Duration: 54min

    In this conversation recorded on Veteran's Day, Michael Poliakoff explores the modern influence of the liberal arts tradition with two of its most dedicated proponents, John Hillen and Ryan Pemberton from Hampden-Sydney College -- an institution with roots linked to the founding of our nation.

  • George LaNoue: Silenced Stages on the American Campus

    05/12/2019 Duration: 46min

    Professor George LaNoue brings a lifetime of teaching college students about the First Amendment, educational policy, Constitutional law, civil rights, and more. He visited ACTA to spotlight his new book, Silenced Stages: The Loss of Academic Freedom and Campus Policy Debates, which probes into how often colleges expose their students to civil debate on important, and often controversial, public policy questions. 

  • Rick Hess: The National Challenge of Civic Education

    14/11/2019 Duration: 45min

    "What can educators, philanthropists, entrepreneurs, and activists do to create a higher ed ecosystem that's as rich and diverse and intellectually curious as we want our nation to be?" Frederick M. Hess, resident scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute, takes a deep dive into the state of civic education with ACTA's President Michael Poliakoff.

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

    08/10/2019 Duration: 27min

    The loving partnership of Abigail and John Adams played a remarkable role in shaping America's founding and history. ACTA joins the Grateful American Foundation and the Supreme Court Historical Society to celebrate the release of a new children's book exploring the narrative of our nation's most influential early couple. 

  • CollegePoint: A Launchpad for Student Success

    22/09/2019 Duration: 30min

    Funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the innovative CollegePoint program is giving thousands of high-achieving, low- and moderate-income high school students the individualized support they need to navigate the college application and financial aid process. We sat down with Jenny Sharfstein Kane of Bloomberg Philanthropies to explore how it works.

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

    03/09/2019 Duration: 42min

    ACTA's Erik Gross serves up a conversation with Jason Brennan and Phillip Magness, the authors of "Cracks In the Ivory Tower: The Moral Mess of Higher Education." Their microeconomic approach to analyzing the adversities plaguing today's colleges and universities lays out a gripping narrative that is sure to challenge orthodoxies in the Academy.

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

    22/08/2019 Duration: 38min

    Kyler Gray, a rising senior at the University of Central Florida, is an emerging higher education leader. On top of full time studies, he serves as the president of the UCF student body, CEO of the Student Government Association, *and* as the sole student member of the university's Board of Trustees -- representing 68,000 students in the UCF community. We sat down with Kyler to explore his passion, vision, and experiences in governance on the ground at a major public institution.

  • April Lawson: Leading Better Angels Debates to Depolarize America

    08/08/2019 Duration: 23min

    April Lawson is a guiding light and director of debates at Better Angels, a remarkable national organization that has surged into the spotlight by effectively teaching citizens to combat polarization and restore civil dialogue across America. April's leadership informs Better Angels' partnership with ACTA -- and our shared vision to help students build a culture of respectful dialogue and viewpoint diversity on college campuses.

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

    02/08/2019 Duration: 38min

    Is there really a disjunct between the world of the practical and the world of the liberal arts? Dr. Fred Beuttler, guiding light of the Graham School of Continuing Liberal and Professional Studies of the University of Chicago, certainly doesn't think so. In this episode he returns to ACTA for an illuminating conversation with Michael Poliakoff.

  • Wallace Hall: College Admissions Scandal Whistleblower

    26/07/2019 Duration: 40min

    Back in 2011, Wallace Hall was sounding alarms about admissions wrongdoings at the University of Texas System, where he served as Regent. His activism drew blistering criticism and brought him to the brink of impeachment -- until 2015, when an investigation fully validated his claims. In light of global headlines about the college admissions scandal, Hall's stance is now regarded as heroic. In a conversation at the Texas Public Policy Foundation, he shared an inside view with ACTA's Michael Poliakoff.

  • David Corey: Reinvigorating Liberal Education

    01/07/2019 Duration: 43min

    David Corey, Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, drives a dialogue with ACTA's Michael Poliakoff and Erik Gross about the vital qualities of liberal education, the lessons offered by the classics, and how to teach and model rational discourse for students.

  • Manu Meel: Students Bridging the Political Divide

    20/06/2019 Duration: 28min

    Manu Meel, a rising senior at the University of California Berkeley who serves as the CEO for Bridges USA, discusses how students can reform our political culture by bringing constructive discourse back to our college campuses. 

  • Academic Freedom Under Attack: A Conversation with Amy Wax

    05/06/2019 Duration: 31min

    Even after more than a year of weathering intense criticism and professional censure for airing her controversial views in public, University of Pennsylvania Law School Professor Amy Wax remains as engaging, outspoken, and unapologetic as ever. Whether you agree or disagree with her viewpoints, her wit and sharp intellect fuel a provocative dialogue on academic freedom that will endure for years to come.

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

    09/05/2019 Duration: 28min

    Kai Fox, a rising junior at American University who serves as CEO for Students for Free Expression, outlines his group's mission to build a student-led community to drive a culture of free speech and viewpoint diversity on college campuses across the U.S.

  • Samuel Abrams and Paul Levy: Academic Freedom Under Attack

    15/04/2019 Duration: 58min

    When Professor Samuel Abrams of Sarah Lawrence College wrote an opinion piece for The New York Times in October 2018, he didn't expect a stunning  backlash from students, faculty and administrators. The episode has become one of the hottest touchpoints in the national conversation on academic freedom and viewpoint diversity. In this podcast, Abrams joins former University of Pennsylvania trustee Paul Levy and ACTA president Michael Poliakoff for a penetrating discussion on the threats that campus monocultures pose to freedom of expression, reasonable debate and dialogue in higher education.

  • Sean Decatur, Kenyon College President

    21/02/2019 Duration: 22min

    Sean Decatur, President of Kenyon College, sat down for a skype interview with ACTA's Erik Gross (a Kenyon alumnus) to talk about the virtues and benefits of a liberal arts education, and how his experience as a scientist influences his leadership of a liberal arts institution.

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