Higher Ed Spotlight
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Hosted by Ben Wildavsky, a leading thinker in higher education policy, this series delves into the big questions facing the future of higher education. Sponsored by Chegg's Center for Digital Learning.
Ben talks to leaders, academics, and innovators on the frontlines, working to solve the most pressing issues affecting students, from cost-effective and career-relevant education to how we can equip students for the future of work.
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52. WGU President Scott Pulsipher on Bridging the Credentials Gap Through Competency-Based Education
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Nov 20, 2024 |
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51. College Dreams on Hold: Harvard Professor Susan Dynarski on FAFSA’s Troubled Relaunch
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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50. The Rise, Decline, and Return of Standardized Testing with Nicholas Lemann
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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49. Shaping Equity: John B. King, Jr. on Higher Education’s Role in Student Success
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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48. Can a Growth Mindset Transform the College Experience for Students?
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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47. AI, Power Skills, and Degrees - Redefining the Future of Work
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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46. Will Civil Discourse Be on the Back to School Syllabus?
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Sep 03, 2024 |
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45. Class Dismissed: How Covid-19 Exposed the Class Divide in Higher Education
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Jul 09, 2024 |
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44. Connections Are Everything: The Secret to Relationship-Rich Education
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Jun 25, 2024 |
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43. Revolutionizing Student Success: Insights from Georgia State
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Jun 11, 2024 |
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42. Co-Intelligence: Navigating the AI-Human Partnership
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May 28, 2024 |
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41. On the Australian Outback, AI, and Becoming ANU’s Vice Chancellor
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May 14, 2024 |
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40. Can California Still Lead the Way in Higher Ed?
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May 07, 2024 |
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39. He Said What? The International Student Debate in Canada
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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38. Access is Good, But Completion is Better
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Higher Ed Spotlight Returns for Season Three
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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37. Is A Degree Still Worth It?
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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36. Free Speech, Civility and College Campuses
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Nov 14, 2023 |
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35. Why Technical Skills Aren't Enough
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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34. Why an Economist Believes HBCUs Are Owed a Debt
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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33. How AI Forces Us to Rethink Higher Ed’s Role
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Sep 12, 2023 |
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32. Does Higher Ed Need to Be More Techy And Less Risk Averse?
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Aug 29, 2023 |
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31. How to Survive the Enrollment Cliff
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Aug 15, 2023 |
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30. A Case Against the SAT
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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29. Some Community Colleges Are Getting It Right
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Jul 18, 2023 |
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28. The Move for More College in Prison
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Jul 04, 2023 |
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27. A Futurist On Why Universities Can't Ignore Climate Change
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Jun 20, 2023 |
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26. Delivering on the Promise of Inclusive Excellence
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Jun 06, 2023 |
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25. Why Grades Hurt Learning
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May 23, 2023 |
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24. Education Struggles of Men
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May 09, 2023 |
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23. In Defense of Tests
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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22. It's Not Who You Know. It's Who Knows You
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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21. Can Apprenticeships Make America Fairer?
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Higher Ed Spotlight Returns
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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20. Students are Struggling. The Solution Isn’t Just More Counselors.
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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19. Why the Gender Wage Gap Hasn’t Gone Away
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Jan 17, 2023 |
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18. Navigating the ‘Wild West’ of Alternative Credentials
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Jan 03, 2023 |
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17. What America’s Biggest Academic Labor Strike Ever Means for Higher Ed
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Dec 20, 2022 |
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16. Why the U.S. Needs International Students – And How to Keep Them Coming
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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15. Can College Admissions Achieve Diversity in a Post-Affirmative Action World?
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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14. Affirmative Action May Be on the Way Out. Could That Actually be a Good Thing for Campus Diversity?
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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13. The College Rankings Controversy and Why This U.S. News Alternative Thinks It Has a Better Approach
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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12. Anant Agarwal on MOOCs, Microcredentials, and the Democratization of Higher Ed
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Oct 11, 2022 |
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11. Can College Really Be ‘The Great Equalizer?’
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Sep 27, 2022 |
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10. Can a Free Speech University Fix Higher Ed?
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Sep 13, 2022 |
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9. Remote Learning Has Been a Struggle. This School Has Been Doing it Right for 50 Years.
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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8. Can We Reverse Falling College Enrollment?
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Aug 16, 2022 |
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7. How to Fix the College to Career Pipeline
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Aug 02, 2022 |
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6. How Universities are Failing Student Parents
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Jul 20, 2022 |
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5. An Innovator’s Take on a Change Averse Industry
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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4. Why Everyone Needs to Think Like a Computer Scientist
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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3. Is our Obsession with the Ivies Harming US Education?
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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2. How the US Government Plans to Make College More Affordable
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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1. A Blueprint for a Students-First University
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Introducing Higher Ed Spotlight
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Apr 20, 2022 |