Academia

Episode 5 June 23, 2021 00:48:32
Academia
The Far Middle
Academia

Jun 23 2021 | 00:48:32

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Show Notes

“Academia is both a big issue as well as a personal one for me,” Nick explains in episode five of The Far Middle. Nick explores a number of issues facing academia today; the cost of college tuition, the culture of academia, how the college campus is no longer a marketplace of ideas, the impact of administrative bureaucracy on students/families/taxpayers, Title IX, and much more.

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