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Back to SearchHester Barron, "The Social World of the School: Education and Community in Interwar London" (Manchester UP, 2022)
Episode 73
The Social World of the School: Education and Community in Interwar London (Manchester UP, 2022) shows why the study of schooling matters to the hist…
3 years, 6 months ago
Sonya Y. Ramsey, "Bertha Maxwell-Roddey: A Modern-Day Race Woman and the Power of Black Leadership" (UP of Florida, 2022)
Episode 227
Bertha Maxwell-Roddey: A Modern-Day Race Woman and the Power of Black Leadership (UP of Florida, 2022) examines a life of remarkable achievements and…
3 years, 6 months ago
Mergers in Higher Education: A Discussion with Beth Hillman
Episode 55
Beth Hillman discusses the recent merger between Mills College and Northeastern University. Hillman, who served as President of Mills from 2016-22, d…
3 years, 6 months ago
Misrepresentation on Campus: A Conversation with Michelle Cyca
Episode 133
When a professor is not who they say they are, what does it take to get them to resign? This episode explores:
How an anonymous twitter account and a…3 years, 6 months ago
Barbara E. Mattick, "Teaching in Black and White: The Sisters of St. Joseph in the American South" (Catholic U of America Press
Episode 24
Teaching in Black and White: The Sisters of St. Joseph in the American South (Catholic University of America Press, 2022) discusses the work of the S…
3 years, 6 months ago
Robert Houghton, "Teaching the Middle Ages through Modern Games: Using, Modding and Creating Games for Education and Impact" (de Gruyter, 2022)
Episode 185
Games can act as invaluable tools for the teaching of the Middle Ages. The learning potential of physical and digital games is increasingly undeniabl…
3 years, 6 months ago
Elizabeth Tandy Shermer, "Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College Debt" (Harvard UP, 2021)
Episode 184
It didn't always take thirty years to pay off the cost of a bachelor's degree.
In Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generatio…
3 years, 6 months ago
When Your Professor Asks You to Cheat: A Conversation with Dr. Joel Heng Hartse
Episode 139
We all know that academic integrity matters. But do we all agree on what academic integrity really is? Somewhere beyond the nuances and gray areas is…
3 years, 7 months ago
Ourboox: A Conversation with Mel Rosenberg
Episode 18
In this interview, Mel Rosenberg discusses his love for children's literature, what makes for a memorable picture book, and the company he created, O…
3 years, 7 months ago
Gregory Nobles, "The Education of Betsey Stockton: An Odyssey of Slavery and Freedom" (U Chicago Press, 2022)
Episode 338
The life of Betsey Stockton (ca. 1798–1865) is a remarkable story of a Black woman’s journey from slavery to emancipation, from antebellum New Jersey…
3 years, 7 months ago