Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMatthew Hendricks: Tracking Dollars, Data, and Educational Outcomes
Higher Ed Now welcomes Matthew Hendricks, the founder of Perspective Data Science, a small data consulting firm that specializes in education finance…
3 years, 8 months ago
Lauren Noble: Strengthening Genuine Intellectual Diversity
In this episode, Bryan Paul, ACTA's director of alumni advocacy, hosts a conversation with Lauren Noble, founder and executive director of the Willia…
3 years, 8 months ago
Kenny Xu: An Inconvenient Minority
Higher Ed Now kicks off 2023 with a conversation between Steve McGuire, ACTA's Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, and KENNY XU, president of…
3 years, 9 months ago
Edwin Meese: Education for Engaged Citizenship
Former U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese served on ACTA's Board of Directors for many years. At age 90, he is as insightful and thoughtful as ever. I…
3 years, 9 months ago
Ilya Shapiro: The Perils of "Wrongthink"
ACTA president Michael Poliakoff interviews Ilya Shapiro, senior fellow and director of Constitutional Studies at the Manhattan Institute. Previously…
3 years, 9 months ago
Jonathan Zimmerman: The Case for Contention in Higher Ed
Higher Ed Now welcomes a return visit with Jonathan Zimmerman, Professor of History of Education at the graduate school of the University of Pennsylv…
3 years, 10 months ago
Adam Weinberg and Adam Davis: Igniting Civil Discourse on Campus
Higher Ed Now producer Doug Sprei engages two academic leaders at Denison University: Adam Weinberg, the university's President, and Adam Davis, Prof…
3 years, 11 months ago
Emma Camp: "Speech Activists Can Certainly Make Waves"
In March 2022, the New York Times published a piece by Emma Camp, titled "I Came to College Eager to Debate. I Found Self-Censorship Instead." The st…
4 years ago
Pano Kanelos: Reinventing the University
Pano Kanelos, president of the University of Austin, returns to Higher Ed Now to explore the genesis of his institution with ACTA president Michael P…
4 years ago
Justin Dyer: The Value of "Questions We Can't Answer"
In this episode, Steve McGuire, ACTA's Paul & Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, interviews Justin Dyer, executive director of the Civitas Institut…
4 years ago