Podcast Episodes

Fabio Lanza, “The End of Concern: Maoist China, Activism, and Asian Studies” (Duke UP, 2017)

If you work in Asian studies as a scholarly field, you should read Fabio Lanza’s new book.

The End of Concern: Maoist China, Activism, and Asian Stud…

7 years, 7 months ago

Matthew T. Hora, “Beyond the Skills Gap: Preparing College Students for Life and Work” (Harvard Education Press, 2016)

How can educators ensure that young people who attain a postsecondary credential are adequately prepared for the future? Matthew T. Hora and his co-a…

7 years, 8 months ago

Steven Alvarez, “Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies” (SUNY Press, 2018)

In this episode, I speak with Steven Alvarez about his book, Brokering Tareas: Mexican Immigrant Families Translanguaging Homework Literacies (SUNY P…

7 years, 8 months ago

Robert N. Gross, “Public vs. Private: The Early History of School Choice in America” (Oxford UP, 2018)

There are numerous political debates about education policy today, but some of the most heated surround vouchers, charter schools, and other questio…

7 years, 8 months ago

Wendy Laybourn and Devon Goss, “Diversity in Black Greek-Letter Organizations: Breaking the Line” (Routledge, 2018)

Black Greek-Letter organizations (BGLOs) appeared as an initiative from black college students to provide support, opportunities and service, as well…

7 years, 8 months ago

Hilary Green, “Educational Reconstruction: African American Schools In The Urban South, 1865-1890” (Fordham UP, 2016)

In cities ravaged by years of bloodshed and warfare, how did black populations, many formerly enslaved, help shape the new world that the Civil War l…

7 years, 9 months ago

Warren Treadgold, “The University We Need: Reforming American Higher Education” (Encounter Books, 2018)

Though many Americans, Republicans especially, regard universities as heavily disposed to the political left, few people understand how much this mat…

7 years, 9 months ago

Steven Alvarez, “Community Literacies en Confianza: Learning From Bilingual After-School Programs” (NCTE, 2017)

In this episode, I speak with Steven Alvarez about his book, Community Literacies en Confianza: Learning From Bilingual After-School Programs (Nation…

7 years, 10 months ago

Aaron Kuntz, “The Responsible Methodologist: Inquiry, Truth-Telling, and Social Justice” (Left Coast Press, 2015)

In this episode, I speak with Aaron M. Kuntz about his book, The Responsible Methodologist: Inquiry, Truth-Telling, and Social Justice (Left Coast Pr…

7 years, 10 months ago

Larry Cuban, “The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet? Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning” (Harvard Education Press, 2018)

In The Flight of a Butterfly or the Path of a Bullet? Using Technology to Transform Teaching and Learning (Harvard Education Press, 2018), Larry Cuba…

7 years, 10 months ago