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Episode 44: Ron Lieber on the Price of College May 03, 2021

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Ron Lieber recently completed writing a book called “The Price You Pay for College,” and if you’re interested enough in this stuff such that you’re listening to this, then you should read this book. He was kind enough to check out this show and he says it was actually pretty helpful to him in terms of podcasts that taught him a thing or two.

You can buy Ron’s book from his local bookstore here and even choose a message for him to include! www.communitybookstore.net/lieber

Here’s some data on the pitiful value of a Pell Grant over time, and President Biden has committed to change it, albeit not by much. His budget proposal is clear about the kinds of good things it would do for higher ed, including the Pell increase, and a boost in funding for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions.

MUSIC
The Prune, Arnie and His Soul Brothers (Ron’s dad’s band!)
I Can’t Go For That – 2 Chainz
Is It Always Binary – Soulwax

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Episode 43: Prof. Marlene Daut on “Becoming Full Professor While Black” Jul 13, 2020

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In the United States, just 6% of college faculty members are Black. It’s a really tough career pathway for anyone, but as we’ll learn from my guest today, there are so many additional hurdles to clear if you are Black. Marlene Daut is Professor of African Diaspora Studies at the University of Virginia, is the author of many books and articles about Haiti as well as a piece in the Chronicle of Higher Education where she shares her own tenure-track truth called “Becoming Full Professor While Black.”

FURTHER READING

Becoming Full Professor While Black – Marlene Daut

Teaching Perspective: The Relation Between the Haitian and French Revolutions – Marlene Daut

The First and Last King of Haiti – TED.com – Marlene Daut

www.haitianrevolutionaryfictions.com

An Ivy League Professor on Why College Don’t Hire More Faculty of Color: “We Don’t Want Them” – Marybeth Gasman, Washington Post

US College Faculty and Student Diversity – Pew Research

National Center for Education Statistics – Faculty Diversity

https://diversitydata.virginia.edu/

For a Black Mathematician, What It’s Like to Be the ‘Only One’ – NY Times

We Built a Diverse Academic Department in 5 years. Here’s How – Harvard Business Review

Princeton Faculty Letter to President

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Episode 42: Celeste Suris Rosselli and DJ Meehan on College Access in Puerto Rico May 04, 2020

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Puerto Rico is subject to a number of unique barriers to accessing college whether they leave the island or stay. These barriers simply don’t exist for any other US state or territory and are a direct result of its colonial relationship with the United States. It’s an issue close to my own heart and something that I’m really glad to try to emphasize in our national debate about college access along with my guests today, longtime college access professionals and current college counselors in Puerto Rico, Celeste Suris-Rosselli and DJ Meehan.

Thanks for tuning in, folks! Please rate the show! Follow me on Twitter @Crushpod!

If you want to join our brand-spankin’ new NACAC SIG dedicated to college access in Puerto Rico, here’s an interest form you can fill out. You don’t have to be a NACAC member to join the SIG.

Below are some articles and things mentioned in the episode that are worth reviewing to build a little context for this conversation.

In Puerto Rico, the odds are against high school grads who want to go to college (Hechinger Report)

Foreign in a Domestic Sense: Puerto Rico’s College Admissions Process (Roberto Jimenez)

Puerto Rico governor Ricardo Rosselló scandal timeline (CNN)

Bad Bunny on Jimmy Fallon

Julia Kelleher arrested for fraud (CBS News)

Julia Kelleher defends her tenure in Puerto Rico (Chalkbeat)

More on Julia Kelleher (Remezcla)

Only $4m of $80m allocated to UPR has been disbursed (Tweet by David Begnaud)

And of course, all of this and more can be found at www.crushpodcast.com/puerto-rico

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**Episode 41: Mindy Rose and Mark Moody of Shanghai American School** Mar 12, 2020
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The coronavirus has forced some wildly unprecedented anxieties into an already extremely anxious space. Mindy Rose and Mark Moody of Shanghai American School have had to roll with the punches in a very unique college counseling community.

FURTHER READING

Open Doors Asia report
https://p.widencdn.net/aumflg/Asia

Open Doors China fact sheet
https://www.iie.org/-/media/Files/Corporate/Open-Doors/Fact-Sheets-2019/Country/China.ashx

Shanghai American School College Counseling
https://www.saschina.org/academics/school-and-college-counseling/college-counseling

SAS Pudong Campus Profile
https://www.saschina.org/uploaded/2018-academics/SAS_College_Profile_2019-2020_Pudong_Campus.pdf

SAS Puxi Campus Profile
https://www.saschina.org/uploaded/2018-academics/SAS_College_Profile_2019-2020_Puxi_Campus.pdf

How Coronavirus is Affecting Admissions
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2020/03/09/how-coronavirus-changing-admissions

IBO Online Learning, Teaching and Education Continuity Planning

Click to access online-learning-continuity-planning-en.pdf

What’s Worked for Us in Distance Learning (Moody and Rose)

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**Episode 40! Oregon State University’s Jon Boeckenstedt** Jan 22, 2020
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Jon Boeckenstedt is as fearless as he is smart as he is dedicated to Doing The Right Thing as a leader in the realm of college enrollment management. He’s one of these people that everyone in our field looks to first with questions that require evidence-based answers, and over the better part of the last decade, his voice has emerged as one of the strongest and clearest on the biggest questions related to the use of standardized tests in admissions.

**FURTHER READING**

Some Final Thoughts on the SAT and ACT – Jen Blankenstork’s blog

My grandma talking about being in Iran during the revolution

The Power of Privilege: Yale and America’s Elite Colleges – Joe Soares

Who is Really Adrift? Robert Sternberg, IHE

Measuring Noncognitive Variables: Improving Admissions, Success, and Retention for Underrepresented Students – Bill Sedlacek

The Years That Matter Most – Paul Tough

What College Admissions Offices Really Want – Paul Tough, NY Times

Will UC Schools Drop Their SAT Requirement? – LA Times

US News Methodology

Jon’s Argument for Test-Optional at OSU

‘Welcome to the Wild West’ – Changes to NACAC’s Standards of Principles and Good Practice (SPGP) – Hoover, Chronicle of Higher Education

The latest on the DOJ-related changes to admissions practices from NACAC President Joyce Smith

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**Episode 39: Dr. Philip Walsh on the Value of Philosophy** Jan 16, 2020
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The humanities are in a tough spot these days, and the discipline of philosophy often ends up in the crosshairs as an exemplar of Undergrad Majors That Will Waste Your Time and Money. Good news though: it isn’t!

Dr. Phil Walsh is a lecturer at Fordham University in the Department of Philosophy and he has been hard at work to promote philosophy as a critical area of study, and used it as a means of explaining to his undergrads what the point of college is.

Here are a few of the people and resources mentioned in the episode:

The Humanities are in a Crisis (Atlantic)

Surfing With Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry into a Life of Meaning – Aaron James

Assholes: A Theory – Aaron James

Infinite Baseball: Notes From a Philosopher at the Ballpark – Alva Noë

Hi Phi Nation podcast – Barry Lam

Weapons of Math Destruction – Cathy O’Neill

Humanities Indicators

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Episode 37: Dr. Andrew Moe on College Access for Rural Students Sep 10, 2019

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Dr. Andrew Moe is the Director of Admission at Swarthmore College and has been leading a national effort to focus the eyes of his colleagues more on students coming from rural communities.

Andrew has been organizing his efforts mainly via the National Association of College Admissions Counseling’s Special Interest Group designation as the co-leader (along with Peggy Jenkins of Palouse Pathways) of the Rural and Small Town SIG.

As you’ll hear, in the few short years they’ve been at it, there have been a ton of folks join up and dial into the resources the membership has been able to generate and provide.

There’s more information below for those who want to check it out for themselves, and don’t forget to follow Andrew on Twitter @andrewsmoe

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FURTHER READING

NACAC Rural and Small Town SIG Interest Form

Rural College Access Readings (via NACAC Rural and Small Town SIG)

Shrinking Rural Population

The Status of Rural Education (National Center for Education Statistics)

Recruiting in Rural America (Inside Higher Ed)

Place Matters: A Closer Look at Education Deserts (Hillman, thirdway.org