Educating a Nation: Higher Ed in Peril (with Will Bunch)

Now & Then

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History, Society & Culture, News Commentary, News

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🗓️ 19 October 2022

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

How did college become so expensive? Why is higher education the subject of so much political and cultural division? And how can we restore a sense of equality to learning? This week on Now & Then, Philadelphia Inquirer national columnist Will Bunch joins Heather and Joanne to discuss the history of higher education and his new book, After the Ivory Tower Falls: How College Broke the American Dream and Blew Up Our Politics―and How to Fix It. Join CAFE Insider to listen to “Backstage,” where Heather and Joanne chat each week about the anecdotes and ideas that formed the episode. Head to: cafe.com/history For more historical analysis of current events, sign up for the free weekly CAFE Brief newsletter, featuring Time Machine, a weekly article that dives into an historical event inspired by each episode of Now & Then: cafe.com/brief For references & supplemental materials, head to: cafe.com/now-and-then/educating-a-nation-higher-ed-in-peril-with-will-bunch/ Now & Then is presented by CAFE and the Vox Media Podcast Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:47.5	From Cafe and the Vox Media Podcast Network, this is now and then.
0:54.5	I'm Heather Cox Richardson and I'm Joanne Freeman.
0:57.8	And we are so excited today to be joined by our friend Will Bunch.
1:02.3	Will is the national opinion columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer and honestly I
1:07.0	subscribed to the Philadelphia Inquirer just to read his columns and I am not exaggerating.
1:12.9	So we're thrilled to have you here, Will.
1:15.4	Well, as a long time listener of the show, I can tell you what it's real it is to be actually
1:20.0	on it.
1:21.0	So thank you.
1:22.0	I'm happy that you are here too, Will and I'm really looking forward to this conversation.
1:26.0	Will has written a number of really incisive books about American politics and culture,
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