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Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. On College Matters, we explore the world through the prism of the nation’s colleges and universities. Listen to College Matters wherever you get your podcasts.

Host Jack Stripling

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An emboldened GOP is reaching deeper into what colleges teach, banning “identity politics” and theories of “systemic racism” from core courses in Florida.
 

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Season 2: Previous Episodes

White student enrollment has dropped more than that of any other racial group. What’s happening?
As more states move toward legalized sports betting, colleges are weighing the risks to their students against the potential for significant financial rewards.
Our collective obsession with college students’ grades might say more about us than them.
It’s easier than ever for invasive parents to smother college students, but not everyone thinks it’s a national crisis.
Part 2 of 2: Nicholas Confessore’s New York Times Magazine article on a $250-million diversity program galvanized debate and fueled criticism. How does he feel about that?

Season 1: Previous Episodes

Part 1 of 2: Long before Trump’s recent flurry of anti-DEI actions, state lawmakers were busy tearing it out from the roots on college campuses.
James Kvaal, who served as undersecretary of education, reflects on the biggest swings and misses of the past four years.
With ChatGPT and other AI tools, cheating in college feels easier than ever — and students are telling professors that it’s no big deal.
Released in theaters 30 years ago, PCU is a college comedy that skewered political correctness, lampooned student activists, and foresaw the debates now riling higher education.
In his final months as chancellor of the University of Wisconsin at La Crosse, Joe Gow posted on the internet pornographic films of himself and his wife. What was he thinking?
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