Feb 8, 2024
Nicholas Dirks joins Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq to discuss his new book City of Intellect and his time as chancellor of University of California, Berkeley. Dirks offers insights on critical campus issues like working with state governments and balancing free speech with safety. The hosts kick off the episode with an update on the problems with the Education Department’s new FAFSA form.
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Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
Fixing Error in FAFSA Application
Adds Another Delay, Education Dept. Says
The Washington Post | Jan. 30, 2024
Colleges Should EXTENDMAY1 Decision
Deadline Amid FAFSA Delays, Higher Ed Groups Say
Higher Ed Dive | Feb. 1, 2024
Education Department Announces
‘FAFSA College Support Strategy.’ Here’s What It Involves.
The Chronicle of Higher Education | Feb. 5, 2024
House Education Committee Approves
College Cost Reduction Act
American Council on Education | Feb. 5, 2024
City of Intellect: The Uses and
Abuses of the University
Nicholas Dirks
‘A Roller-Coaster Ride From Start to
Finish’
Inside Higher Ed | Jan. 30, 2024
The Latest on Campus Cuts
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 8, 2023
‘America Is Under Attack’: Inside
the Anti-D.E.I. Crusade
The New York Times | Jan. 20, 2024
Amid
Violence, Yiannopoulos Speech at Berkeley
Canceled
Inside
Higher Ed | Feb. 1, 2017
Amid National Backlash, Colleges
Brace for Fresh Wave of Anti-DEI
Legislation
The
Chronicle of Higher Education | Jan. 16,
2024