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dotEDU: Higher Education Policy Explained
Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major public policy issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts Mushtaq Gunja, Jon Fansmith, and Sarah Spreitzer lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as Department of Education policy, college costs and affordability, and more.
Episodes
- dotEDU: Higher Education Policy Explained
Episode 45: What COVID-19 Has Taught Higher Education Leaders
Since spring 2020, ACE has surveyed higher education leaders across the country about their experiences and most pressing concerns dealing with COVID-19 on…
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Episode 44: Where Is Congress on Student Voter Access and Public Service Loan Forgiveness?
Hosts Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja talk with Rep. John Sarbanes (D-MD), chief author of H.R. 1, the comprehensive election reform bill that could have an…
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Episode 43: COVID-19 Relief Dollars at Work: East Carolina University and the Greenville Community
The Department of Education recently released the latest round of emergency funds provided by what will likely be the final COVID-19 relief bill, the American…
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Episode 42: A Safe Campus for All This Fall? What College Leaders Need to Know
Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer provide insight into what President Biden's American Families Plan means for higher ed as well as how international students…
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Episode 41: Is College a Risky Investment? An Economist Weighs In
Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq are joined by Beth Akers, an economist and resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, to discuss the debate over the cost…
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Episode 40: (College) Credit Where Credit is Due
An ACE Task Force of college and university presidents and chancellors released a report last month offering recommendations on reimagining policies on…
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Episode 39: A Conversation with NASPA's SA: Voices from the Field Podcast
Jon and Sarah are joined for a special crossover episode by Jill Creighton, host of the NASPA: Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education flagship…
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Episode 38: What's Next for Federal Student Aid?
Julie Peller, executive director of Higher Learning Advocates, visits the podcast to talk about the financial aid policies and programs that might be proposed…
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Episode 37: A Conversation With Congressman Bobby Scott
Hosts Jon Fansmith, Sarah Spreitzer, and Mushtaq Gunja talk with House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Bobby Scott (D-VA) about the recent past…
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Episode 36: What Colleges Can Expect From Miguel Cardona's Education Department
ACE President Ted Mitchell joins Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq to talk about his impressions of incoming Secretary of Education Miguel A. Cardona and about his own…
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Episode 35: A New Era for Higher Ed Under Biden Administration
The hosts take the full episode to discuss how President Biden's actions in his first week in office will impact higher ed as well as how a slim majority for…
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Episode 34: Responding to Last Week's Attack on the Capitol; International Student Policy in the Biden Administration
The hosts talk about the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, both what it meant to them as residents of Washington DC and the implications for American…
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Episode 33: Mental Health on Campus as 2020 Winds Down
With an epic year winding down and colleges transitioning to a much-needed holiday break, hosts Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer discuss the…
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Episode 32: What Higher Education Can Expect From the Biden Administration
The Biden-Harris platform unveiled during the 2020 presidential campaign suggests that higher education will be a primary focus of the new administration. ACE…
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Episode 31: Debates, Flies, and Political Engagement at the University of Utah
Co-hosts Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer talk about higher education policy developments in the week before the election, including how work…
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Episode 30: What Higher Ed Needs to Know About the New Supreme Court
Just three weeks before the presidential election, hosts Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja, and Sarah Spreitzer discuss the surprising early voter turnout, higher…
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Episode 29: Preparing for the 2020 Election on Campus
Co-hosts Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja discuss the new COVID-19 relief bill from House Democrats, keeping the government funded through the end of the year…
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Episode 28: Dreamers and Immigration Policy: Past, Present, Future
dotEDU returns for a second season with Jon Fansmith, Sarah Spreitzer, and ACE's newest co-host, Mushtaq Gunja. They discuss the state of higher ed…
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Episode 27: dotEDU Turns One!
As colleges settle into their reopening plans and Congress takes a break from negotiating a relief bill, dotEDU hosts Jon Fansmith, Sarah Spreitzer, and Jon…
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Episode 26: More COVID Funding From Congress; Supporting Students' Return to Campus
Hosts Jon Turk and Sarah Spreitzer discuss the next round of COVID funding coming out of Congress and what that might mean for higher ed and its students…
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Episode 25: "Horrifying" Guidance on International Students; All About the Title IX Final Rule
Hosts Jon Fansmith and Sarah Spreitzer have a lively discussion about the recently issued ICE directive that bans international students from remaining in the…
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Episode 24: Supreme Court Protects DACA, LGBTQ Workers; Prioritizing DEI During COVID-19
Hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa discuss two recent Supreme Court decisions: one that protects individuals with Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals…
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Episode 23: How Campuses Can Encourage Racial Healing; The Future of Blockchain in Education
Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Fansmith discuss the response to the murder of George Floyd while exploring how colleges and universities can encourage racial…
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Episode 22: Thinking Through an Uncertain Fall
As we enter the unofficial start of summer, all eyes are on if and when colleges and universities will welcome students back to campus this fall. President…
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Episode 21: Making Scientific Research More Nimble
What lessons can scientists and the public learn from the response to the COVID-19 pandemic? Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Turk discuss that and…
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Episode 20: Can We Promise College for All?
More states are considering broad-based college aid programs, an idea that was sparked some 75 years ago with the GI Bill. Hosts Jon Turk and Sarah Spreitzer…
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Episode 19: A College at the Crossroads of COVID-19 and DACA
COVID-19 has effected colleges and universities in myriad ways, and we're just beginning to understand the changes for students and institutions coming down…
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Episode 18: Higher Education in the Time of COVID-19
Recording from various remote workplaces around the DC area, the dotEDU team comes together to discuss the implications of the coronavirus pandemic on higher…
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Episode 17: Access, Affordability, and the Future of Independent Colleges
The common narrative surrounding independent colleges and universities is that they are either elite ivy institutions or small colleges on the brink of…
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Episode 16: Preventing Sexual Harassment in Academia
Recent research into the prevalence of sexual and gender harassment in STEM fields has proven to be a much needed wake-up call to many in higher education…
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Episode 15: College Admissions Under the Microscope
Joyce Smith, CEO of the National Association of College Admissions Counseling (NACAC), talks about the many changes the field has undergone in the past three…
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Episode 14: Community Colleges Bring Dreams Within Reach
Now more than ever, community colleges are playing a vital role in the postsecondary space. Helping students earn credentials, degrees, and beyond, community…
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Episode 13: Organizing a Campus Based on Equity and Social Justice
More and more universities are starting programs and other initiatives designed to enhance diversity and inclusion. But can the daily work of running a campus…
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Episode 12: Giving All Learners a Chance
Former Secretary of Education John B. King, now president and CEO of The Education Trust, talks about his passion for giving all learners, particularly those…
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Episode 11: Meeting Students Where They Are on Mental Health
Nance Roy, chief clinical officer at the Jed Foundation, and Jan Collins-Eaglin, associate dean of students for wellness and personal success at Pomona College…
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Episode 10: Talking Free Speech on Campus
Tensions on campus around free speech issues mean college and university leaders are often caught in the crosshairs. Hosts Lorelle Espinosa and Jon Fansmith…
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Episode 09: Student Success is Institutional Success
Co-hosts Jon Fansmith and Lorelle Espinosa talk with ACE President Ted Mitchell about how higher education is re-imagining student success and the need for…
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Episode 08: Setting Up Student Veterans for Success
Seventy-five years since the GI Bill changed the face of higher education, college leaders are striving to learn more about how to serve the latest generation…
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Episode 07: Asian American Students in Higher Ed… It's Complicated
Just a week after a district court judge rejected claims that Harvard University intentionally discriminates against Asian American applicants, Julie J. Park…
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Episode 06: Big Data Goes to College
Lindsay Wayt, director of analytics for the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), discusses how colleges and universities…
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Episode 05: Beyond the Admissions Letter: Helping Disadvantaged Students Succeed in College
Anthony "Tony" Jack, Harvard professor and author of "The Privileged Poor: How Elite Colleges are Failing Disadvantaged Students" talks with ACE hosts Jon…
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Episode 04: The Current Climate for International Students in the United States
Brad Farnsworth, ACE's vice president for global engagement, talks with our podcast hosts about recent trends in international student enrollment, delays in…
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Episode 03: HSIs Are Narrowing Racial Gaps for Latinx Students
Hispanic student enrollment in higher education has doubled in the last decade. Where are these students going, what do they need, how do Hispanic-serving…
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Episode 02: Lifting Up Men of Color in Higher Ed
Multiple barriers stand between African American and Latino men and college completion. It's a complex problem that secondary and postsecondary institutions…
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Episode 01: Closing the College Success Gap for Low-income Students
In recent decades, low-income students have applied to and started attending college in greater numbers than ever before. But even as the college-attendance…
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Episode 00: Introducing dotEDU
Jon Fansmith, director of government relations at the American Council on Education (ACE) introduces ACE's new podcast, dotEDU. Each episode of dotEDU presents…