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.
ACTA’s Veronica Bryant welcomes David Rohrbacher, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor of Classics at the New College of Florida. NCF made headlines after they skyrocketed from an “F” grade to a “B+” rating in ACTA’s What Will They Learn? Project (WWTL), becoming this year’s “most improved school.” WWTL assigns letter grades based on the rigor of the core curriculum at over 1,100 American colleges and universities. This improvement was thanks to a total overhaul of their general education program in 2024. Professor Rohrbacher discusses how that change came about and the innovative academic reforms that engage NCF students in substantive, serious coursework.
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