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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.
American Council of Trustees and Alumni hosts Higher Ed Now, a education show with 100 episodes published.
ACTA's Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant is joined by Dr. Mark T. Mitchell , Dean of Academic Affairs at Patrick Henry College as well as the author of numerous books on political theory. A small Christian school i
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 "
On this episode of Higher Ed Now, ACTA's Michael Poliakoff hosts Washington & Lee University's John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics, Lucas Morel . Professor Morel currently serves on the U.S. Semiquincentennial Co
ACTA's Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant welcomes Glenn Corn , who spent 35 years working in the national security and international affairs community. Mr. Corn served as CIA chief of station for four different Eur
ACTA's Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant is joined by Dr. Marie Kawthar Daouda , stipendiary lecturer in French at the University of Oxford's Oriel College. Dr. Daouda teaches both literature and language, and her
ACTA's Kyle Beltramini welcomes David Eubanks , assistant vice president of the Office of Institutional Assessment and Research at Furman University. Professor Eubanks is an expert on the philosophy and practice of leade
ACTA's Nick Down interviews Thad Westbrook , chairman of the University of South Carolina 's (USC) Board of Trustees . Mr. Westbrook earned his bachelor's degree in political science from USC and his J.D. from the USC Sc
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Lee Strang , the inaugural director of the new Salmon P. Chase Center for Civics, Culture and Society at the Ohio State University. He is also a professor at OSU's Moritz Coll
Description: In this episode of Higher Ed Now, ACTA Policy Research Fellow Kyle Beltramini and Third Way Education Policy Advisor Emily Rounds discuss how accreditation became a mainstream political issue overnight. They
In this episode, ACTA President Michael Poliakoff discusses solutions to our nation's civic education crisis with distinguished jurist Douglas Ginsburg and his wife, Dorothy "Deecy" Gray . Judge Ginsburg previously serve
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks with Richard Haass, distinguished diplomat and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations. Dr. Haass has served four U.S. Presidents over 25 years, including two years
Dubbed "Washington's School for Civil Discourse," George Mason University's (GMU) Antonin Scalia Law School exposes students to all legal and political viewpoints and leads them in civil, respectful debate. In this episo
MIT Concourse is a program for first-year students at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology that "brings science into conversation with the humanities." It also hosts the Civil Discourse Project , which seeks to "rei
ACTA's Program Coordinator for the College Debates and Discourse Alliance, Kayla Johnston , returns to her alma mater, the University of North Carolina (UNC)–Greensboro , for a conversation with two student leaders: Laur
ACTA President Michael Poliakoff welcomes The Honorable John Hillen , distinguished resident fellow at the Center for Politics in Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and an executive-in-residence of the Pol
This episode features Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi , professor of economics at Winston-Salem State University. Dr. Madjd-Sadjadi has more than 30 years of teaching and economic consulting experience and was formerly the chief ec
In this episode, ACTA Vice President of Policy Bradley Jackson talks with Jane Calvert, director of the John Dickinson Writings Project and a member of ACTA's National Commission on American History and Civic Education.
In this episode, Sadie Webb , ACTA's Associate Director of the College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance , discusses the Alliance's extensive work with faculty and student leaders at Juniata College. Dean of Students
ACTA's chief of staff and SVP, Armand Alacbay , sits down with Jon Hardister , who once chaired North Carolina's House Education Committee, and now serves as a trustee at Western Carolina University. Hear his insider ins
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff speaks to Ohio Senator Jerry Cirino , vice chair of the Senate's Higher Education Committee, on his promise to enact legislation to enhance the quality of higher education in the Buckeye
Lucas Morel
John K. Boardman, Jr. Professor of Politics at Washington & Lee University
1 appearance on this show
Glenn Corn
Retired CIA Chief of Station and Senior Case Officer
2 appearances on this show
Douglas Ginsburg
professor at Antonin Scalia Law School · George Mason University
1 appearance on this show
Richard Haass
distinguished diplomat and president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations · Council on Foreign Relations
1 appearance on this show
John Hillen
distinguished resident fellow at the Center for Politics in Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy
1 appearance on this show
Mitch Daniels
Former Purdue President · Purdue University
1 appearance on this show
Aaron Sibarium
1 appearance on this show
Glenn Loury
Professor · Brown University
2 appearances on this show
Jonathan Turley
law professor, columnist, television analyst, litigator
1 appearance on this show
William B. Allen
Emeritus Dean of James Madison College, Professor Emeritus of Political Philosophy · Michigan State University
1 appearance on this show
Jeffrey Rosen
constitutional scholar, CEO Emeritus of the National Constitution Center, professor of law at George Washington University Law School, contributing editor at The Atlantic · National Constitution Center
1 appearance on this show
George Will
best-selling author & columnist
1 appearance on this show
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