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Culture wars come for French universities (Part 2)

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This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Listen to Part I here.

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Culture wars come for French universities

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This is Part I of a conversation with Michael Stambolis-Ruhstorfer, Eléana Sanchez, and Jonathan Hauser. Stay tuned for Part II ne…

4 days, 13 hours ago

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Higher ed in the 21st century economy with What Works podcast

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I know, I know, it’s Frankenstein’s monster…

Thanks to Tara McMullin for inviting me to talk about 21st century higher education on…

1 week ago

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Young Americans for Freedom with Daniel Ruggles

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On YAF, the male loneliness epidemic, evangelicals v. trad Caths, and much more.

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Pentagon's Prote…

1 week, 4 days ago

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Blame the Intern with Alexandre Frenette

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Colleges really come out on top in the education-industrial complex.

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Alexandre Frenette. 2026. Bl…

2 weeks ago

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Made up college rankings with Jonathan Beecher Field

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Create your own college ranking list! The parameters are totally up to you. Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. JBF will pick the win…

2 weeks, 4 days ago

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Sex testing and the path to transvestigating college athletes with Johanna Mellis

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The International Olympic Committee’s decision to sex test professional athletes, and what that means for college sports. 

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3 weeks ago

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The history of college learning disability accommodations with Scott Gelber

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Scott M. Gelber. 2024. From Compensation to Accommodation: The History of Learning Disabilities …

3 weeks, 5 days ago

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India's pipeline to Silicon Valley with Dwaipayan Banerjee

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It only flows one way.

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Dwaipayan Banerjee. 2026. Computing in the Age of Decolonization: India’s …

4 weeks ago

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Publishing your academic book after leaving academia with Danielle Casarez Lemi

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Danielle Casarez Lemi. 2026. Doing Identity Labor: How Mixed-Race Politicians Disrupt Descriptiv…

1 month ago

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