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What the Headlines Miss About Higher Ed: A Conversation with Kirk Carapezza
The national conversation about higher education shifted dramatically in 2025. In this episode recorded in Boston in December, Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja talk with GBH News correspondent Kirk Carapezza about the reporting landscape and the pressures facing colleges beyond the headlines.
Here are some of the links and references from this week's show:
Brandeis bets big on rebuilding the liberal arts around real-world skills
GBH | Dec. 2, 2025
Colleges hope to 'AI-proof' their offerings as new tech changes job expectations
GBH | Oct. 29, 2025
Local colleges targeted amid growing campus…
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