Why Have College Completion Rates Increased

Why Have College Completion Rates Increased

What is driving an increase in college completion rates? It's not student characteristics or higher student enrollments, says Jeff Denning, an associate professor at Brigham Young University. Denning, an economist noticed the increasing trend started in the 1990s, and upon looking deeper discovered grade inflation is driving numbers up. In this episode, Denning explains this change and what it might mean for higher education.

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The Troublemakers at School

The Troublemakers at School

Researcher and Author Carla Shalaby shares what she discovered from following four "troublemakers" as they made their way at school.

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Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Developing Critical Thinking Skills

Georgetown University Professor William T. Gormley, Jr., discusses the importance of teaching critical thinking skills, especially in these times of “fake news.”

10 Jan 201814min

What “the Talk” Black Parents Have with Their Sons Tells Us About Racism

What “the Talk” Black Parents Have with Their Sons Tells Us About Racism

Columbia University Assistant Professor Raygine DiAquoi shares what she discovered about how black parents talk to their sons today about race and discrimination.

3 Jan 201814min

Lifelong Kindergarten

Lifelong Kindergarten

MIT Professor Mitch Resnick, author of “Lifelong Kindergarten: Cultivating Creativity through Projects, Passion, Peers, and Play”, talks about creativity in learning and explains why kindergarten is the greatest invention of the last millennium.

14 Dec 201719min

Urban Preparation

Urban Preparation

Chezare A. Warren, Assistant Professor at Michigan State University, reflects on urban teacher preparation, culturally responsive teaching, and critical race theory in education.

6 Dec 201717min

A Culture of Anxiety? The Culture is Us

A Culture of Anxiety? The Culture is Us

Psychotherapist Lynn Lyons talks about her work training educators to respond to student anxiety, and provides insight on what schools get right or wrong about anxiety in children.

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The Importance of Refugee Education

The Importance of Refugee Education

John Palmer, Associate Professor and Chair of Educational Studies at Colgate University, reflects on refugee education in the Korean peninsula and beyond.

8 Nov 201714min

Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus

Blurred Lines: Rethinking Sex, Power, and Consent on Campus

Vanessa Grigoriadis, author, explores what’s really happening behind closed doors on America’s college campuses.

1 Nov 201716min

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