Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed

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Credentials vs. Degrees: How Much Clout Does Each Have? Apr 23, 2019

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Katie Lynch-Holmes, Principal Strategic Consultant at Ellucian sat down with Michael and Jeff to unpack the results of a recent study Ellucian conducted that explored how much value college students and hiring managers place on degrees relative to credentials.

https://archive.org/download/EllucianFullEp/Ellucian%20full%20ep.mp3

The Financial Aid Letters Mess Apr 16, 2019

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Rachel Fishman, a financial aid policy expert at New America, sat down with Michael and Jeff to discuss her research into the transparency problems and inconsistencies with financial aid letters.

https://archive.org/download/FishmanFullEp/Fishman%20full%20ep.mp3

Live from ASU-GSV, Day 2 Apr 10, 2019

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In a round of lightning interviews in front of a studio audience at the annual ASU-GSV summit, Michael and guest co-host Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle for Higher Education dig in with two of the hottest young companies in education and training, the president who helped turn a struggling university around, and the longest-tenured member of the Gates Foundation’s postsecondary success team.

Show note: Here’s a link to the story in the Chronicle that was referenced in this episode.

https://archive.org/download/ASUGSVEp2/ASU-GSV%20Ep2.mp3

Live from ASU-GSV, Day 1 Apr 09, 2019

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In a round of lightning interviews in front of a studio audience at the annual ASU-GSV summit, Michael and Jeff talk with the architects of the biggest deal announced at the conference as well as with leading CEOs and entrepreneurs about the future of traditional colleges and workplace learning.

https://archive.org/download/ASUGSVEp1/ASU-GSV%20Ep1.mp3

In the Wake of the Admissions Scandal, How Much Does the SAT Matter? Apr 02, 2019

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Harvard University associate professor of public policy Joshua Goodman sat down with Michael and Jeff to talk about his research into how taking the SAT more than once factors into college admissions and what inequities exist in standardized testing patterns.

https://archive.org/download/GoodmanFullEp/Goodman%20full%20ep.mp3

The College Admissions Scandal, a Week Later Mar 19, 2019

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After a college admissions scandal rocked the world of higher education, Michael interviews Jeff to learn how it happened and what it means for the future of athletics, standardized tests, and admissions.

https://archive.org/download/ScandalFullEp/Scandal%20full%20ep.mp3

Can a 100-year-old Organization Shape the Next Generation of Higher Ed? Mar 05, 2019

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The president of American Council on Education Ted Mitchell joins Michael and Jeff to discuss his organization’s role in a future where colleges and universities may not have a monopoly on producing content but can lead on quality assurance. Mitchell, a former college president and undersecretary of education in the Obama administration, also talked about the differences in being an advocate for the government vs. higher ed and how to restore public trust in colleges and universities.

https://archive.org/download/TedMitchellFullEp/Ted%20Mitchell%20full%20ep.mp3

High-quality Education Doesn’t Have to Mean Small and Selective Feb 19, 2019

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Michael and Jeff talk with Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University, who discusses how high-quality education can be achieved at scale.

https://archive.org/download/PulsipherFullEp/Pulsipher%20full%20ep.mp3

The Survival of Small Private Colleges Feb 05, 2019

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Simmons University President Helen Drinan talked to Michael and Jeff about where small private colleges fit in the higher ed landscape and explained how her university bucked the trend of small schools that have failed.

https://archive.org/download/DrinanFullEp/Drinan%20full%20ep.mp3

The Eroding Partnership Between Higher Education and the Public Jan 22, 2019

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Holden Thorp and Buck Goldstein, authors of the book “Our Higher Calling: Rebuilding the Partnership Between America and Its Colleges and Universities,” talk to Michael and Jeff about the tenuous relationship between higher education and the public, especially the lack of clarity of what roles students, faculty, administrators and government officials should have in that relationship.

https://archive.org/download/BuckGoldsteinAndHoldenThorpFullEp/Buck%20Goldstein%20and%20Holden%20Thorp%20full%20ep.mp3