The Case For And Against College
August 17, 2015We’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
April 20, 2015The 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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Equality In Education
February 5, 2015We’ll talk about how admissions practices are fueling inequality with Harvard Law professor Lani Guinier, author of The Tyranny of the Meritocracy: Democratizing Higher Education in America.
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The Evolution Of Higher Ed
September 25, 2014We’ll talk this hour with the producers of the American RadioWorks documentary The New Face of College.
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The High Cost Of College
June 25, 2014As 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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Where You’re From Matters
June 3, 2014Universities are considering race less and less as they process applications. And Sheryll Cashin argues that that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
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How We Handle Higher Ed
May 28, 2014This 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.
