College Matters from The Chronicle

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  • Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. Political unrest, the future of AI, the dizzying cost of everything — all of it is playing out on college campuses. On College Matters, a podcast from The Chronicle of Higher Education, we explore the world through the prism of the nation’s colleges and universities.
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Episodes
  • Student Visa War ‘Should Shock and Terrify’

    Student Visa War ‘Should Shock and Terrify’
    Apr 22 2025
    On the campaign trail, Donald Trump promised to deport student protesters. In recent weeks, the president has delivered on that pledge. The Trump administration has revoked hundreds of international students' visas across the country, spreading fear on college campuses and inviting constitutional challenges from lawyers and activists. Eric Lee, an immigration lawyer, says the administration’s actions are unconstitutional. One of his clients, Momodou Taal, a Cornell University graduate student and pro-Palestinian activist, recently decided to leave the United States rather than face detention and deportation. What’s happening, Lee says, is a threat to the free speech rights of citizens and noncitizens alike. Related Reading: Tracking Trump’s Actions on Student Visas Pro-Palestinian Activists Shut Down a Job Fair. One Student’s Punishment Could Get Him Deported. Trump has Revoked Student Visas at Dozens of Colleges. Here’s What That Means. Guest: Eric Lee, immigration lawyer For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
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    46 mins
  • The GOP Loves Western Civ

    The GOP Loves Western Civ
    Apr 15 2025
    Over the past decade, centers and institutes devoted to the study of Western civilization and American civics have popped up on numerous public university campuses. Typically backed by conservative lawmakers, versions of this concept have taken root at universities in Arizona, Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Tennessee. In Texas, an entirely new private university, the University of Austin, now offers students a curriculum steeped in the study of Western thought. At a recent live taping at SXSW EDU, Jack Stripling, host of College Matters, talked with Jacob Howland, the University of Austin’s provost, and Pauline Strong, a professor at the University of Texas at Austin, about what this growing trend says about the politics of higher education. Related Reading: How a Center for Civic Education Became a Political Provocation (The Chronicle) We Can’t Wait for Universities to Fix Themselves. So We’re Starting a New One. (Free Press) Billionaires Back New ‘Anti-Woke’ University (The Wall Street Journal) A New Birth of Freedom in Higher Education: Civics Institutes at Public Universities (AEI) Guests: Jacob Howland, provost and dean of intellectual foundations at the University of Austin Pauline Strong, director of the Program in Native American and Indigenous Studies and a professor of anthropology at the University of Texas at Austin. Strong is president of the American Association of University Professors' chapter at UT Austin. For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
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    58 mins
  • Why Parking Drives Us Mad

    Why Parking Drives Us Mad
    Apr 8 2025
    Buckle up, and get ready to lay on your horn. We’re taking a drive through the enraging, labyrinthine, and often misunderstood world of college-campus parking. Along the way, we’ll meet a college instructor who complained about parking fees, only to pay more than he’d ever imagined; a parking administrator who promises she’s not evil; and a writer who may have unmasked the real villain in higher ed’s tortured parking story. Related Reading: A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job. He lost His Job After Complaining About Parking. Now He’s Been Reinstated. Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World Guests: Nell Gluckman, senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education Adrienne Tucker, director of parking and transportation at Kansas State University Henry Grabar, staff writer at Slate and author For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters. We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
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    46 mins
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