An Educated Guest
By Todd Zipper
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Episodes: 76
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An Educated Guest is a podcast that dives deep into the innovations and trends shaping the future of education. The host is Todd Zipper who has over two decades as an entrepreneur, executive, and investor across K-12, Higher Education, and Workforce Development. He brings together visionaries, innovators, and operators from the education industry to explore the solutions that are transforming learning and work.
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Ep. 76 | The Diplomatic Chancellor: Leading Flagship Universities Through Turbulent Times with Nick Dirks, President of the New York Academy of Sciences
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May 13, 2026 |
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S3E36 | The Apprenticeship Renaissance: How Achieve Partners is Reengineering Workforce Entry with Daniel Pianko
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May 06, 2026 |
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S3E35 | The Forest is the Classroom: How Terris King II is Revolutionizing Early Education
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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S3E34 | The 10 Pillars of AI Enablement: Norm Allgood on Rebuilding Saint Leo University
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Apr 15, 2026 |
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Closing the First-Gen Underemployment Gap with the Founder of Basta, Sheila Sarem
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Apr 08, 2026 |
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S3E32 | The Blue-Collar Renaissance: Solving the Skilled Trades Shortage with Rob Holmes, Founder of ForgeNow
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Apr 01, 2026 |
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S3 E31 | Mark Milliron on Designing Value-Rich Education for the "ANDer" Student at National University
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Mar 18, 2026 |
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S3E30 | Solving the Student Disengagement Crisis with Rebecca Winthrop of the Brookings Institution
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Mar 11, 2026 |
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S3E29 | Dartmouth College’s Joe Catrino on Life Design and the $30 Million Internship Revolution
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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S3E28 | Hollywood Meets the Classroom: Josh Reibel on Scaling Immersive Learning from K-12 to Higher Ed
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Feb 18, 2026 |
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S3E27 | From IBM to Colby College: Why David Watts is Leading the AI Revolution in the Liberal Arts
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Feb 11, 2026 |
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S3E26 | Breaking the 120-Credit Barrier: Madeleine Green on the College-in-3 Movement and the Future of the American Degree
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Feb 04, 2026 |
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S3E25 | Architecting the Public Enterprise: Chris Howard on the ASU Model and the Future of Innovation
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Jan 21, 2026 |
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S3|E24 The AI Sputnik Moment: Why AI Literacy is the New "Fourth R" with Jeff Riley of the Day of AI
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Jan 14, 2026 |
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S3E23 | Redesigning the High School Experience: Jeremy Lugbill on Career Academy Network and the Power of Community Collaboration
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Jan 07, 2026 |
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S3E22 | Scaling Experiential Learning with Dana Stephenson: Solving the "No Experience, No Job" Paradox
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Dec 17, 2025 |
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S3E21 | The Entrepreneurial Investor: Sabari Raja on Venture Capital for the Frontline Workforce & the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Boom
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Dec 10, 2025 |
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S3E20 | The Parent Power Tipping Point: Jeanne Allen on School Choice and the Future of K-12 Education
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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S3E19 | From Stanford to Skilled Trades: Shaun McAlmont's Vision for Career Pathways in Education
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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S3E18 | Scaling Learning with Agentic AI: Mark Naufel on Building the New OS for Education
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Nov 20, 2025 |
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S3E17 | Elevating Life Skills: Advocacy, Innovation, and the Future of Family & Consumer Sciences with AAFCS Karin Athanas
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Nov 12, 2025 |
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S3E16 | The Co-Creation Engine: Katie Boody Adorno on Why Teachers and Community Must Lead EdTech Design
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Nov 05, 2025 |
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S3E15 | The Innovator's Mindset: D2L’s John Baker on Why EdTech Should Stop Solving Yesterday's Problems
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Oct 15, 2025 |
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S3E14 | Education Freedom: Shaka Mitchell on School Choice, Opportunity, and the American Dream
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Oct 08, 2025 |
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S3E13 | Chaos and Opportunity: Michael Moe on AI, The Seven C's, and the Future of Education Investment
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Oct 01, 2025 |
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S3E12 | A Founder's Journey: Matthew Pittinsky on Blackboard, Parchment, and the Future of Ed-Tech
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Sep 17, 2025 |
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S3E11 | K-12's Moment of Truth: Sari Factor on the Evolution of Education and the Future of Learning
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Sep 10, 2025 |
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S3E10 | Outcomes at Scale: Carl Madi on Stepful's Mission to Close the Healthcare Skills Gap
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Sep 03, 2025 |
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S3E9 | The Expertise Upheaval: Matt Sigelman on AI, The Experience Paradox, and Reshaping the Workforce
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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S3E8 | The Age of AI: Raoul-Gabriel Urma on Education, Entrepreneurship, and a Future of Creative Work
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Aug 13, 2025 |
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S3 E7 | Minds Matter: Erika Halstead on Mentorship, Equity, and the Power of People to End Poverty Through Education
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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S3E6 | The Kaplan Way: Andy Rosen on Reinvention, Global Scale, and the Future of Outcomes-Driven Education
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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S3 E5 | From Princeton Review to Noodle: John Katzman on Reinventing Higher Ed and Fixing K-12
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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S3E4 | The Job-First Degree: Reach University's Apprenticeship Revolution - with Joe Ross
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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S3E3 | Paul LeBlanc: AI in Education - From Systemic Traps to Intelligent Human Solutions
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Jun 26, 2025 |
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Decoding Human Behavior: Dr. Robert Rohm on the Transformative Power of DISC in Work, Life, and Education
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Jun 19, 2025 |
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S3 E1 | How Employer Brands are Redefining Education's Role in the Workforce with Brandon Busteed
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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S2 E12 | Closing the Opportunity Divide - with Gerald Chertavian
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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S2 E11 | Serving Equitable Learning for Life - with Michelle Marks
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May 09, 2023 |
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S2 E10 | Student Centricity from CBE to ChatGPT - with Dr. Gregory Fowler
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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S2 E9 | Skill-Building for a New Economy — with Josh Bersin
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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S2 E8 | Disrupting the Elite Degree — with Greg Shove
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Feb 14, 2023 |
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S2 E7 | Funding Equitable Student Success — with Patrick Methvin
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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S2 E6 | Empowering Career Choice – with Tammy Thieman
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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S2 E5 | Innovating Through Failure – with Dr. Bridget Burns
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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S2 E4 | Traversing the Education-Workforce Continuum – with Rick Torres
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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S2 E3 | “Are We the Problem?” – with Dr. Tim Renick
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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S2 E2 | From Search to Certificates – with Steven Butschi
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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S2 E1 | Boosting Employability with Competency-Based Education – with Marni Baker Stein
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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S1 E27 | Now Trending in Higher Ed – with Richard Garrett
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Jun 21, 2022 |
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S1 E26 | The Higher Ed Beat – with Paul Fain
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Jun 07, 2022 |
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S1 E25 | Expanding Accessibility to Career Oriented and Skill Based Learning – with Pierre Dubuc
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May 24, 2022 |
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S1 E24 | Exploring the Economics of Higher Ed – with Richard Vedder
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May 10, 2022 |
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S1 E23 | Developing Solutions that Connect Learning and Earning – with Sean Gallagher
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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S1 E22 | Closing the Racial Gap in Tech with Alternative Education – with Reuben Ogbonna
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Apr 12, 2022 |
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S1 E21 | Integrating Career Services into the College Experience – with Christine Cruzvergara
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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S1 E20 | Embracing Second Chances: How Education Impacts Re-entry – with Ken Oliver & John Koufos
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Mar 15, 2022 |
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S1 E19 | Healthcare Career Paths for the Modern Adult Learner – with Eric Bing
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Mar 01, 2022 |
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S1 E18 | Turning Learners into Explorers with Virtual Reality – with Lisa Flesher
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Feb 15, 2022 |
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S1 E17 | Building Pathways to Better Wages for All – with Dr. Angela Jackson
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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S1 E16 | Taking a "No-Fear of Failure" Approach to Innovation – with Michael Sorrell
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Jan 11, 2022 |
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S1 E15 | Designing Education Toward the Future of Work – with Kathleen deLaski
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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S1 E14 | Improving Mental Health in Higher Ed – with Michael London
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Nov 23, 2021 |
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S1 E13 | Post-Pandemic Online Learning: A New Digital Revolution – with Bob Ubell
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Nov 09, 2021 |
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S1 E12 | Affordable, Flexible, Outcome-based: A New Approach to Student Loans – with Tess Michaels
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Oct 26, 2021 |
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S1 E11 | Redefining the University Experience – with Ben Nelson
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Oct 12, 2021 |
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S1 E10 | Solving for the Top Challenges Facing Higher Ed – with Ted Mitchell
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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S1 E9 | Disrupting the Culinary Model: Taking Vocational Education Online – with Tracy Lorenz
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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S1 E8 | Overcoming the Affordability and Employability Crisis in Higher Ed – with Ryan Craig
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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S1 E7 | High Quality, Low Cost: Impact of a MOOC-based degree program – with Zvi Galil
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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S1 E6 | Community College Bachelor Degrees: Increasing Access & Affordability – with Angela Kersenbrock
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Aug 03, 2021 |
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S1 E5 | Lights! Camera! Engage! – with Dan Avida
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Jul 20, 2021 |
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S1 E4 | Opening Access to Higher Education Through Tuition-Free Degrees – with Shai Reshef
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Jul 06, 2021 |
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S1 E3 | Meeting Workforce Demands Through Apprenticeships – with Scott Ralls
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Jun 22, 2021 |
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S1 E2 | Breaking Down Barriers Through Verified Digital Records – with Manoj Kutty
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Jun 15, 2021 |
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S1 E1 | Re-imagining Affordability & Accessibility in Higher Ed – with Paul LeBlanc
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Jun 08, 2021 |