Higher Ed Now is a production of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. It is a podcast concerning issues and policy in America's higher education system.
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A long-held tradition at Wabash College, Chapel Talks are convened throughout the school year, inviting a member of our community to speak their thoughts on current matters within and outside these classic halls. Join us every Thursday for current or archived talks, as we cherish and advance the honored name of our college
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Each week we bring you the best stories from around the Wabash community. From professors and alumni, to coaches, administrators, and current students, the podcast format allows for longer, more in-depth, open discussion about the issues surrounding Wabash College. Verging on inspirational, it’s our job to find, and sometimes uncover, the amazing stories that surface from individuals whose lives have been positively enriched from being at Wabash.
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A show about science, research, and the humans involved in making it happen.
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We discuss the great books, the great ideas and the process of liberal education.
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Podcast by The American University of Rome
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This episode features a preview of Little Giants Cross Country and Soccer teams ahead of the 2024 Fall sports season. Student athletes Will Neubauer ’25, Brayden Curnutt ’25, and Justin Santiago ’25 discuss what they wished casual fans knew about the pre-season grind for the Redpack, and midfielder Bryce Kinnaman ’27 discusses the lack of restricti…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Student Body President Anthony Donahue ’25 and Vice-President Jonah Billups ’25, with their talk titled: “Embracing Opportunity” Episode 227 – Original Speech Date: August 29, 2024Di Wabash College
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ACTA’s Academic Affairs Fellow Veronica Bryant is joined by two distinguished educators and advocates for core texts in liberal education: Dr. Charlotte Thomas, Executive Director of the Association for Core Texts and Courses, or ACTC, and Dr. José María Torralba, board member of ACTC. Dr. Thomas is a Professor of Philosophy at Mercer University, w…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is BKT Assistant Professor of Economics, Dr. Eric Dunaway, with his talk titled: “The Tradition We Bequeath” Episode 226 – Original Speech Date: August 22, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features two long-serving medical physicians now entering retirement from their careers at Wabash and beyond, Dr. Scott Douglas ’84 and Dr. John Roberts ’83, as they discuss the entire community’s COVID response, favorite Wabash men and memories, and the fading away of the multi-generational hometown doctor (Episode 365).…
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Those who listen to "The Glenn Show" will know that Professor Glenn Loury has published an extraordinary autobiography. Late Admissions: Confessions of a Black Conservative breathes the spirit of candor, intellectual openness, and personal humility that has characterized his life and work. Professor Loury is a Paulson Fellow at the Manhattan Instit…
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Renowned legal scholar, professor, columnist, and commentator Jonathan Turley joins ACTA's Dr. Steven McGuire on Higher Ed Now to discuss why free speech has always been America’s most revolutionary and indispensable right; how academia spawned the latest, and perhaps most dangerous, campaign against free speech; and why an enriching college experi…
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This episode features Dr. Jennifer Abbott, Professor of Rhetoric and this year’s recipient of the McLain-McTurnan-Arnold Excellence in Teaching Award. Dr. Abbott discusses navigating a digital revision to her textbook, teaching on hard topics and the news, and shifting from hating to loving teaching as a career (Episode 364).…
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ACTA’s College Debates and Discourse (CD&D) Alliance has launched more than 300 Braver Angels debates and workshops, engaging 11,000 students at colleges and universities across the nation. CD&D employs a highly collaborative approach that engages students and faculty to lead civil debates on controversial topics. In this episode of Higher Ed Now, …
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ACTA's president, Michael B. Poliakoff, and vice president of policy, Bradley Jackson, engage scholar, author and Professor Emeritus of Michigan State University, William B. Allen in candid conversation about his lifelong love of books and learning, the Founders, the philosophical thought leaders whose seminal works cut a path for the emergence of …
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ACTA President Michael Poliakoff interviews Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center and professor of law at George Washington University Law School. In this vibrant conversation, they explore Dr. Rosen’s new book, The Pursuit of Happiness: How Classical Writers on Virtue Inspired the Lives of the Founders and Defined Am…
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On today’s episode, Higher Ed Now producer Doug Sprei interviews Jennifer Keohane, associate professor in the Klein Family School of Communications Design at the University of Baltimore, and Justin Eckstein, associate professor of communication at Pacific Lutheran University. Both of these remarkable professors advise and support the College Debate…
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Professor Valerie Higgins discusses the summer professional development program, Advanced Certificate in Cultural & Heritage Venue Protection, delivered in partnership with Trdient Manor (security, risk, and crisis management specialists). Program Overview The Advanced Certificate in Cultural & Heritage Venue Protection is an immersive five-day pro…
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Our final episode of the season features attendees at the 2023 Big Bash Alumni Reunion weekend last June, in advance of the 2024 event scheduled from May 31st through June 2nd this summer (Episode 363).Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Senior Class of 2024: Will Trapp ’24 Turner Royal ’24 Austin Stockton ’24 Cody Bevelhimer ’24 Episode 225 – Original Speech Date: April 25, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features this year’s Commencement speakers from the class of 2024, Liam Grennon and Benjamin Sampsell, as they discuss their anticipation ahead of the speeches, belonging at Wabash, and reminiscing on their most important lessons learned at Wabash (Episode 362).Di Wabash College
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Immediately after she delivered an electrifying keynote speech at Pacific Lutheran University's Wang Symposium on March 7, 2024, ACTA's Doug Sprei interviewed Monica Guzman, the best-selling author of I Never Thought of It That Way: How to Have Fearlessly Curious Conversations in Dangerously Divided Times. Ms. Guzman's influential work in the civil…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Freshmen Class of 2027: Jordan Olarewaju ’27 Zach Geleott ’27 Kyle Foster ’27 Episode 224 – Original Speech Date: April 18, 2024Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Dr. Bill Cook ’66, with his talk titled: “Four Is Not Enough: Two Additions to the Wabash Mission Statement” Episode 223 – Original Speech Date: April 11, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features the unique perspective of two freshmen students in their second semester, Hutcheson Norris ’27 and Bawibawi Thang ’27, as they discuss adjusting to the academic rigor, social realities, and particular traditions of Wabash College (Episode 361).Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Intelligence Officer of the Marine Corps, Captain Carter Adams ’15, with his talk titled: “Leading Effectively” Episode 222 – Original Speech Date: April 4, 2024Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is 17th President of Wabash College, Dr. Scott Feller, with his talk titled: “Rivals” Episode 221 – Original Speech Date: March 28, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features the head coach and three students of the Little Giants Soccer squad following their international competition and immersion learning in Nice, France, recalling the cultural surprises of public transit, multiple languages, and the prevalence of smoking abroad (Episode 360).Di Wabash College
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John Bolton served as the 25th United States Ambassador to the United Nations from 2005 to 2006, and as the 26th United States National Security Advisor from 2018 to 2019 during the Trump Administration. He is the author of The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, as well as Surrender Is Not An Option. Always an erudite figure in politics,…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Director of the Counseling Center at Wabash, Jamie Douglas, with her talk titled: “Men’s Mental Health Matters” Episode 220 – Original Speech Date: March 21, 2024Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Director of Strategic Communications and President’s Chief of Staff, Jim Amidon, Wabash class of 1987, with his talk titled: “Oh, the Places You’ll Go” Episode 219 – Original Speech Date: March 14, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features senior forward for Little Giants Basketball Ahmoni Jones, Wabash class of 2024, discussing his struggle in the first year, the impact of the Malcolm X Institute on his sense of belonging, and overcoming the fear in leadership (Episode 359).Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Associate Professor of History and Department Chair, Dr. Rick Warner, honorary Wabash alumnus class of 2013, with his talk titled: “Wabash in War and Peace” Episode 218 – Original Speech Date: February 29, 2024Di Wabash College
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Dr Anika T. Prather is a nationally-recognized speaker and advocate for the relevancy of classical education for the Black community. She has served as a lecturer at Howard University’s Classics and English departments and, most recently, as a Director of High-Quality Curriculum and Instruction at the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy. S…
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This episode features two founding professors and two student participants in a course featuring Spring Break travel ahead of the journey to the European Union, anticipating language barriers, primary source research, and other hidden benefits to immersion learning (Episode 358).Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is Professor of German and division chair, Dr. Brian Tucker, Wabash class of 1998, with his talk titled: “Of Boys’ Schools and Men’s Colleges: Some Thoughts on Wabash’s Mission in the 21st Century” Episode 217 – Original Speech Date: February 22, 2024Di Wabash College
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Tony Banout, Executive Director, and Tom Ginsburg, Faculty Director of the University of Chicago's New Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression join Steve McGuire, ACTA's Paul and Karen Levy Fellow in Campus Freedom, to discuss institutional neutrality -- the idea that universities should not take official positions on social and political controversi…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is First Amendment lawyer Josh Bleisch, Wabash class of 2016, with his talk titled: “Honoring the Gentleman’s Rule in Today’s Dialogue” Episode 216 – Original Speech Date: February 15, 2024Di Wabash College
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This episode features student presenters on-location at this year’s Celebration of Student Research, broaching a broad range of disciplines from financial remittance patterns, food insecurity, Ghostbusters, and custom rocketry (Episode 357).Di Wabash College
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel are members of the Malcolm X Institute of Black Studies Bradley Harrington ’24, Declan Chhay-Vickers ’26, Vaughn Dieter Taylor ’25, and Jordan Thomas ’24, with their talk titled: “What Does the MXI Mean to You?” Episode 215 – Original Speech Date: February 8, 2024Di Wabash College
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ACTA's President Michael Poliakoff joins Paul Levy, a member of ACTA's board of directors and the creator of the Levy Forum for Open Discourse at the Palm Beach Synagogue. Together they interview Dr. Glenn Loury, the Merton P. Stoltz Professor of the Social Sciences in the Department of Economics at Brown University. Dr. Loury is one of the nation'…
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Speaking in Pioneer Chapel is former captain of the Little Giant Football Team, Artie Equihua, Wabash class of 2020, with his talk titled: “Creating Your Ideal Self” Episode 214 – Original Speech Date: February 1, 2024Di Wabash College
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