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Chronicle of Higher Education

Episode 54: Why College?

  |  September 22, 2019

Increasingly, college campuses have transformed from places of rigorous scholarly pursuits into glorified centers for job training. But is this what college is really for? Host John Fea and producer Drew Dyrli Hermeling sit down and discuss the need for...

What is Going on at The Master’s University and Seminary?

John Fea   |  December 3, 2018

The Chronicle of Higher Education is calling the WASC Senior College and University Commission’s report on The Masters University and Seminary, a conservative evangelical Christian institution in Santa Clarita, California, “one of the most scathing accreditation reports in recent memory.”  As...

What’s the Most Influential Book of the Past 20 Years?

John Fea   |  November 1, 2018

The Chronicle of Higher Education asked scholars to answer this question.  Here are some of the titles they chose: Steven Pinker, The Better Angels of Our Nature: Why Violence Has Declined Robert Putnam: Bowling Alone: The Collapse and Revival of American Community Michelle...

Advice on Asking Good Questions

John Fea   |  September 19, 2017

Karen Kelsky, author of the Chronicle of Higher Education advice column “The Professor Is In,” answers a question from a new professor who wants to impress his/her colleagues by asking good questions in departmental seminars and meetings. Here is the question: Do...

Does Higher Education Have a Negative Effect on the United States?

John Fea   |  July 11, 2017

Most Republicans and “right-leaning independents” believe this, according to a recent study by the Pew Research Center. Clara Turnage unpacks the study in a recent piece at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Here is a taste: A majority of Republicans and...

What Happens When A Businessman Takes Over a Catholic Liberal Arts College?

John Fea   |  February 9, 2016

You get what is happening at Mount St. Mary’s University.  Tenured faculty members get fired, critics of the president are accused of disloyalty, and a provost resigns. Here is a taste of a recent piece at The Chronicle of Higher Education:...

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