In a special reunion episode, Libby and Kevin return for an in-depth discussion of the series finale of The Americans while ignoring higher education altogether.

Reunion and Summer Roundup

Aug 9th, 2017 1h 6m

Libby and Kevin return from a three-month hiatus to discuss DeVos, Trump, gainful employment, adjunct professorship, and Game of Thrones.

Campus Free Speech and the continuing adventures of Betsy DeVos

Apr 21st, 2017 1h 29m

Kevin, Libby, and special guest Steve Teles dig into if, when, or how it's okay to stop someone from speaking on a college campus. Plus: Is The Americans getting stale?!

Tressie McMillan Cottom's "Lower Ed"

Mar 7th, 2017 1h 7m

Special guest Tressie McMillan Cottom joins the podcast to discuss her new book: "Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy." Also, Libby has already seen "The Americans" Season 5 and Northwestern basketball is good

The DeVos confirmation and the biggest dataset of all time

Jan 30th, 2017 52m 53s

Kevin and Libby talk through the contentious Betsy DeVos confirmation hearings and geek out on the new research from Raj Chetty and colleagues.

The Next Secretary of Education, Happy Holidays

Dec 22nd, 2016 49m 22s

Kevin and Libby talk about what Betsy DeVos means for higher education, more IBR controversy, holiday-season cocktails, and Rogue One.

Trumpocalypse, Week One

Nov 17th, 2016 1h 3m

Kevin and Libby talk about the election, what it means for higher education, and what the heck is wrong with the Big Ten.

Final pre-election podcast and Income-Based Repayment deep dive

Oct 20th, 2016 1h 14m

Kevin, Libby, and special guest Jason Delisle from AEI find that Trump is unavoidable before diving fathoms deep into the intricacies of income-based loan repayment and public service loan forgiveness.

Back from Summer Break: The election, FAFSA reform, college football

Sep 22nd, 2016 1h 3m

Kevin and Libby welcome Jesse O'Connell as our first guest host / drinks-master to dive deep into FAFSA reform and prior-prior year. Also, presidential election developments and pretending Northeastern's football season didn't start until last

Gone to Carolina in His Mind and Also in Real Life Soon, plus ACICS v NACIQI

Jun 20th, 2016 1h 2m

Andrew says goodbye to the podcast, we drown our sorrows in wine, then debate defense to repayment and the upcoming NACIQI vote to de-certify ACICS.

Trump's Higher Education Plan Because Good God I Guess We Have to Do This Now

May 26th, 2016 1h 9m

Kevin, Libby, and Andrew pray for sunshine and drink beer while they break down the good, bad, and ugly of the Trump higher education agenda.

Special All College Sports Edition

Apr 25th, 2016 1h

Are intercollegiate athletics a moral garbage fire headed for anapocalypse of greed, money, and shame? Or not quite that bad?Kevin, Libby, and Andrew debate.

The Rise and Fall of PoliSci plus This Changes Everything, Pt. II

Mar 22nd, 2016 53m 22s

Kevin and Libby dissect the Season 4 of The Americans, we continue debating how or if to blow up the federal financial aid system, and Andrew and Libby discuss Trump and the brief ascendency of Political Science.

This Changes Everything

Feb 22nd, 2016 48m 6s

Kevin and Andrew debate New America's radical proposal to upend federal higher education policy as we know it, with Libby as mixologist / referee.

Tenure Troubles

Feb 4th, 2016 59m 12s

Kevin, Libby, and Andrew debate the spate of recent campus tenure controversies, plus Jeb Bush's innovative little-discussed higher education agenda.

2015 Year In Review

Dec 18th, 2015 53m 36s

Description: Kevin, Libby, and Andrew debate the best and worst of 2015, including affirmative action, free speech, ratings, and Love, Actually

Special "The Kids These Days" Edition

Nov 23rd, 2015 1h 1m

Kevin, Libby, and Andrew devote the podcast to ongoing controversies over campus racism, free speech, and alleged political correctness, with a side conversation on why "Love, Actually" is terrible.

Sanders v. Clinton and the Obama Scorecard

Oct 26th, 2015 1h 5m

Andrew and Kevin debate the merits of the Democratic higher education platforms as well as the Obama Administration's trove of new "College Scorecard" data.

What Trump and the new No Child Left Behind mean for higher education

Jul 28th, 2015 55m 46s

Libby, Andrew, and Kevin debate what a potential K12 bargain in Congress augers for the Higher Education Act, Kevin and Andrew foolishly debate the meaning of Trump.

Federal ratings: Dead. Sweetbriar: Alive. Affirmative action: Dying?

Jul 6th, 2015 46m 40s

Kevin, Andrew, and Libby autopsy the Obama administration's doomed college ratings plan.

Academic Fraud and Title IX Eating Its Own Tail

Jun 11th, 2015 51m 6s

Andrew, Libby, and Kevin debate the larger meaning of the LaCour academic fraud case and discuss the Laura Kipnis imbroglio at Libby'a alma mater.

The Sudden Yet Long-Expected Death of Corinthian College, Plus Polling

May 11th, 2015 1h 8m

Andrew, Libby and Kevin pick apart the Corinthian College bankruptcy, new polls about what people who didn't graduate from college think about higher education, and continued disagreement about MOOCs.

Bankrupt Colleges, Terrible Fraternities, and Early April Madness

Apr 7th, 2015 45m 59s

Kevin, Libby and Andrew unpack the Department of Education's long-delayed list of financially troubled institutions and debate whether college administrators are finally taking a hard line with perpetually awful Greek organizations. Plus, remin

The End of College(s)

Mar 11th, 2015 1h 5m

Libby and Andrew ask Kevin tough questions about his new book, The End of College. Also: the demise of Sweet Briar College and what the Academy Awards say about higher education.

Campus Sexual Assault and Obama's 529 Capitulation

Feb 13th, 2015 1h 3m

In the third Higher Ed Happy Hour, Libby, Andrew and Kevin drink high-class bourbon and debate why President Obama bungled 529 reform as well as the thorny question of what colleges should do about sexual assault.