Dec 14, 2023
In the final episode of the year, hosts Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer discuss the top higher education issues of 2023. The overarching theme is working through the chaos in Washington, and the lineup includes student loan forgiveness, the Supreme Court’s decision on race in admissions, institutional accountability, the uptick in international students, and more.
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Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show:
Former Speaker Kevin McCarthy to
Exit Congress, Along With a Flock of Other Lawmakers
Nevada Current | Dec. 6, 2023
After House Hearing on Campus
Antisemitism, College Presidents Are Under Fire
NPR | Dec. 8, 2023
A New Legal Blitz on Affirmative
Action
Inside Higher Ed | Sept. 20, 2023
Reforming Higher Education, One Bill
at a Time
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 9, 2023
House Committee to Mark Up
Short-Term Pell Grant Bill
ACE | Dec. 11, 2023
Summary: The DETERRENT Act
ACE | Nov. 9, 2023
Letter to the State Department on
Visa Interview Waivers
ACE | Dec. 8, 2023
A ‘Near-Record’ International
Student Surge
Inside Higher Ed | Nov. 13, 2023