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The Key with Inside Higher Ed
Hear candid conversations with higher-ed newsmakers. Hosted by Inside Higher Ed. Inside Higher Ed is the leading source for the latest news, analysis, and services for the entire US higher education community.
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- The Key with Inside Higher Ed
Ep. 218: Google, Brought to You by the Bayh-Dole Act
Universities and colleges own the discoveries they make with federal research funding thanks to the Bayh-Dole Act. Since it passed in 1980, commercialized…
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Ep 217: Voices of Student Success: Is College Preparing Students for Work?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed's podcast series exploring what really shapes students' experiences, Félix Matos Rodríguez…
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Ep. 216: Voices of Student Success: What Are We Missing About Student Mental Health?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed's podcast series exploring what really shapes students' experiences, Alexis Redding, a…
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Ep. 215: How Faculty Can Be Agents of Change With Cathy Davidson and Jody Greene
In their new book, Faculties: A Dialogue on Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times (Duke University Press) Cathy Davidson, founder of the Futures…
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Ep. 214: Voices of Student Success: When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed's podcast series exploring what really shapes students' experiences, Bryan Ashton, chief…
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Ep. 213: WASC's Maria Toyoda on Accreditation's Uncertain Future
The Department of Education in August released its accreditation reform for public comment. If finalized, the new rules could expand accreditors’…
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Ep: 212: Voices of Student Success: The Hidden Curriculum First-Gen Students Face
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed's podcast series exploring what really shapes students' experiences, Hope Pacheco, associate…
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Ep. 211: Paul LeBlanc’s Optimistic Vision for Higher Ed in an AI World
Paul LeBlanc is an innovative change maker in higher ed who led Southern New Hampshire University’s transformation from a small regional institution with a…
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Ep. 210: Voices of Student Success: Transfer Isn't Supposed to Be This Hard
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed's podcast series exploring what really shapes students' experiences, Josh Wyner, executive…
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Ep. 209: McMahon’s Call to Action, Student Visa Limits, Harvard’s Big Win
Inside Higher Ed’s news editor Katherine Knott is back on The Key with editor in chief Sara Custer to analyze the latest developments from the White House. On…
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Ep 208: Voices of Student Success: College Wasn’t Built for Student Parents
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Nicole Lynn Lewis, founder…
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Ep. 207: AI for the Public Good with Venu Govindaraju
Venu Govindaraju is the senior vice president for research, innovation and economic development and a distinguished professor at the University at Buffalo…
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Ep 206: Voices of Student Success: It’s Never Too Late to Go Back to College
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Terah Crews, chief…
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Ep. 205: The American Apprenticeship
This episode features an Inside Higher Ed newsroom discussion about a five-part series on registered apprenticeships. Underwritten by Ascendium, the six-month…
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Ep. 204: Voices of Student Success: The Rise of the Nontraditional College Student
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Sara Weissman, senior…
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Ep. 203: UNC Student Body President Devin Duncan on What Students Want
IHE editor in chief Sara Custer speaks with Devin Duncan, the student body president at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an incoming junior…
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Ep. 202: How to Think About our Shared History When the Facts are Contested with the AHA’s Sarah Weicksel
As we approach the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, an old historical narrative of American exceptionalism is taking hold…
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Ep. 201: New Rules for Accreditors, a Plan to Fund Pell and Grant Funding Shuffle
An update on the higher ed headlines from Inside Higher Ed's newsroom. Inside Higher Ed’s editor in chief Sara Custer and news editor Katherine Knott discuss…
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Ep 200: Voices of Student Success: Can Colleges Actually Build Student Wellbeing?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Zoe Ragouzeos, vice…
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Ep 199: Voices of Student Success: Why Are Students Opening Up to AI Instead of People?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Alison Lee, chief research…
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Ep. 198: The Hidden Challenges Rural Students Face with Mara Tieken
Policy makers and higher ed institutions have worked to provide better opportunities and resources for underserved communities, but access to affordable…
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Ep. 197: Voices of Student Success: Is College Supposed to Feel This Lonely?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Carson Domey, a fourth-year…
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Ep. 196: College Presidents on Finances, M&A and AI
In this episode of The Key, we’re digging into the minds of college presidents and how they’re dealing with the chaos of the current moment. Colleen Flaherty…
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Ep. 195: Voices of Student Success: What’s Driving the Student Mental Health Crisis?
In this episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed’s podcast series exploring what really shapes students’ experiences, Dr. Katie Hurley, vice…
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Ep. 194: In Defense of a Core Education With Andrew Delbanco
Sara Custer, editor in chief at Inside Higher Ed, speaks with Andrew Delbanco, the Alexander Hamilton Professor of American Studies at Columbia University and…
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Ep. 193: Three Big Trends in Student Success
In this episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, IHE’s student success reporter Joshua Bay joins editor in chief Sara Custer. They…
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Ep. 192: ED’s Plan to Send Student Aid to Treasury, Graduate Loan Caps and Accreditation
Inside Higher Ed’s editor in chief Sara Custer is in the studio with news editor Katherine Knott and federal policy reporter Jessica Blake to hear the latest…
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Ep. 191: Sonya Christian on the Big Budget and Big Dreams of California Community Colleges
Sonya Christian is chancellor of California Community Colleges, the largest higher ed system in the country with 116 institutions and 2.2 million students. The…
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Ep. 190: What to do About the Pell Grant Running out of Money with Kristin Hultquist
Last month the Congressional Budget Office projected an $11.5 billion shortfall in Pell funding by fiscal year 2027. The program provides need-based federal…
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Ep. 189: How the Three-Year Degree Could Save Higher Ed With Robert Zemsky
Robert Zemsky is a pioneer in market analysis of higher education and served as the founding director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Institute for…
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Ep. 188: Accreditation, the Budget Bill and Rumors of a Second Compact
News editor Katherine Knott joins editor in chief Sara Custer for an IHE newsroom updated on federal policy. Katherine shares what she expects will be on the…
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Ep. 187: AI, Writing and Student Agency with John Warner
Best-selling author, Inside Higher Ed columnist and educator John Warner joins IHE’s editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss how institutions can continue to…
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Ep. 186: What Does a Student-Centered Data Strategy Look Like?
Collecting and analyzing student data and then acting on any findings to support student success is a struggle for many institutions. Often data is in the…
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Ep.: 185: Three Stories that Defined Higher Ed Policy in 2025
In the final Key episode of 2025, IHE’s news editor Katherine Knott and federal policy reporter Jessica Blake join editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss the…
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Ep. 184: Voices of Student Success: 2025 Trends and 2026 Predictions
In her final episode of Voices of Student Success, Inside Higher Ed reporter Ashley Mowreader walks through some of the latest trends in student success in…
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Ep. 183: Voices of Student Success: AI Tool Provides Predictive Analytics Data
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 182: Voices of Student Success: A Liberal Arts College Embraces AI
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 181: TRIO Cuts, Compact Responses and Looking for Signs of Life at ED
In this episode, Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed’s news editor, is back to help us unpack the latest higher ed news out of Washington. She speaks with editor…
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Ep. 180: Voices of Student Success: Integrating AI in the Classroom
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 179: How to Be a Public Scholar and Why it Matters
Public scholarship is about more than just getting published. It’s about joining the public conversation at a time when expertise matters more than ever. In…
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Ep. 178: Voices of Student Success: Providing AI Training for All Students
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 177: Student Loan Negotiations, H1-B Visas, a Compact for Academic Excellence
In this episode of The Key, we're diving deep into what’s happening on Capitol Hill and inside the White House—and how it’s all affecting higher ed. Joining…
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Ep. 176: Voices of Student Success: How AI Can Smooth Transfer Processes
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 175: Leadership in Turbulent Times
Beverly Daniel Tatum—two-time college president, New York Times bestselling author, and one of the country’s most influential voices on race and education –…
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Ep: 174: Voices of Student Success: AI Chatbot Provides Resources, Early Alerts
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on uses of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student…
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Ep. 173: Can StoryCorps Heal the Divide on Campus?
For more than 20 years, StoryCorps has been documenting conversations between Americans and broadcasting them on public radio. In 2017, StoryCorps launched One…
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Ep. 172: Voices of Student Success: Expanding CPL for Military Experience
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face as well as the successful support…
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Ep. 171: When Students' Use of AI Goes from Hush-Hush to All In
In this episode of The Key, Jenny Billings, the program chair of Associate in Arts and division chair of English and study skills at Rowan-Cabarrus Community…
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Ep. 170: Voices of Student Success: Support for Adults of All Life Stages
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face as well as the successful support…
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Ep. 169: College Financial Planners Embrace Flexibility
The ongoing uncertainty in the economy, the government demanding enormous sums from Ivy League institutions, research funding freezes and changes to the…
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Ep. 168: Voices of Student Success: Encouraging Innovation in Credit for Prior Learning
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to…
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Ep. 167: Reimagining Online Learning
In this episode, we’re bringing you a conversation between Inside Higher Ed’s senior editor for special content Colleen Flaherty and Stephanie Moore, an…
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Ep. 166: Voices of Student Success: How Eviction Threats Harm Student Outcomes
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to…
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Ep. 165: The Tricky Timeline of the Big Beautiful Bill, a Mark on UVA, Record FAFSA Figures
The second Trump administration will mark its six-month birthday on Sunday July 20, so in this episode of The Key, we’re checking in on the federal policy…
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Ep. 164: Voices of Student Success: Easing the Transition for Adult Learners
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to…
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Ep. 163: Campus Culture Eats Innovation Strategy for Breakfast
“Innovation” is one of those buzzwords that means everything and nothing. “Culture” is even harder to pin down. But in this episode of The Key, Inside Higher…
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Ep. 162: Voices of Student Success: Recognizing and Encouraging Military-Affiliated Students
This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to…
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Ep. 161: Higher Ed’s Struggling Workforce
Throughout the first half of the year several colleges have announced hiring freezes and budget cuts in response to the Trump administration’s slashing of…
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Ep. 160: Voices of Student Success: Tackling Climate Change in the Classroom
This season of Voices of Student Success, “Preparing Gen Z for Unknown Futures,” addresses challenges in readying young people for the next chapter of their…
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Ep. 159: Uncertainty, Disruption and Campus Mental Health
Anxiety and depression are on the rise among college students driven, in part, by pressures to balance academics with personal, economic and family…