All Episodes
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Surveilling the Classroom
Milan and Mike confront the implications of classroom surveillance in North Carolina and Texas.
Against Collegiality?
Milan and Mike debate collegiality and its limits in the current moment.
Administrative Absurdity
Milan and Mike assess the shambolic UVA presidential search and Plato's standing in Aggieland.
Hope for Higher Ed
In a dark year for higher education, Milan and Mike end on an optimistic note by drawing on students' idealism and faculty solidarity.
Who Wants to Be a University President?
Milan and Mike analyze the changing role of university presidents and events at Northwestern and Texas Tech.
The NY Times Versus Higher Ed
Milan and Mike take on the NY Times' slanted and increasingly anti-intellectual coverage of higher education, with a particular focus on David Brooks and Jeremy W. Pet...
Higher Ed Fights Back
Milan and Mike cheer universities' rejections of the higher education compact and compare UVA's settlement to Columbia's.
Soul for Sale?
Milan and Mike analyze the Trump administration's proposed compact with nine universities and the influence of private equity moguls.
Free Speech on Campus?
Milan and Mike lament recent political attacks on professors' speech and the influence of Twitter / X.
Hiring in Higher Ed
Milan and Mike assess the state of academic hiring and defend it from claims of liberal bias.
Columbia Caves: Who's Next?
Milan and Mike survey the carnage from Columbia's capitulation and speculate on the next domino to fall.
Higher Ed and the Big Bad Beautiful Bill
The new federal budget - dubbed the one big beautiful bill - is now law. Milan and Mike analyze its implications for higher education and scientific research.
AI Dilemmas in the Classroom
Artificial intelligence is seemingly everywhere. What role should it have in the classroom? Milan and Mike assess.
Down in Texas
Curious about academic life in Texas? Milan and Mike break down the pros and cons and debate Austin versus DFW.
Columbia at the Crossroads
Milan and Mike introduce the podcast and discuss the troubles of their alma mater, Columbia University.
