Degree or Not Degree

How to Address the Hidden Failure of Community Colleges

December 31, 2018

According to one study, 81% of students entering community college hope to attain a four-year degree. Most of them will not.

Sir Ken Robinson Explains Why “The Problem is School”

November 18, 2018

“To conflate the complex process of human development to a series of grades for a college entrance exam seems to me to be the most absurd reduction of the enterprise that you can imagine.”

News 11/11/18

November 10, 2018

“Over 100,000 of them died in service. May their memory offer perspective to those who are fortunate enough to have worries about employment, student loans, and home-buying.”

Dr. John Hill Gives Us a Lesson in Economics

October 22, 2018

One of the most popular professors at Hardin-Simmons University joins us in a provocative and far-reaching interview about the applications of an education in economics. Dr. Hill discusses the “callousness” of the economist’s mindset, his lucrative side-hustle in real estate, and how he used John Kenneth Galbraith’s Theory of Conventional Wisdom to evict a drug-dealing tenant.

News 10/1/18

September 30, 2018

Covering some of our favorite higher ed themes: mergers, rankings, budgets, and bots!

News 9/10/18

September 9, 2018

Sure, they’re teaching courses on cryptocurrency, but are any of these universities accepting tuition payments in Litecoin yet? Also: Great economic news for job and school shoppers.

Dr. Keith Whittington Encourages Us to “Speak Freely”

September 4, 2018

“If we were to sacrifice free speech on college campuses, we would be subverting the core values and very purpose of a modern university.” Princeton’s Dr. Keith Whittington joins us for an interview to discuss his important new book, “Speak Freely: Why Universities Must Defend Free Speech.”