Higher Ed Now
Higher Ed Now
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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.
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The podcast focuses on critical issues surrounding the American higher education system, including civics education, free speech, and civil discourse. Episodes feature discussions on recent trends in education like the importance of teaching civics as highlighted by guests like Richard Haass, and initiatives aimed at fostering civil discourse on campuses like those at George Mason University and MIT.
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.
On this episode of Higher Ed Now Civics Edition, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff speaks with Vincent Phillip Muñoz, the Tocqueville Professor of Political Science and Concurrent Professor of Law at the University of Notre Dame as well as the Founding Director of Notre Dame’s Center for Citizenship & Constitutional Government. Professor Muñoz is also the author of the 2022 book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion. The lively conversation covers the conflicts over religion that shook the Founders, separation of church and state, and the perils of student self-censorship in today’s academy.
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