In this week’s episode you will hear

This week’s question (2:08):
Hilary and Mark answer a question from a student from mom from suburban Philly and she wants to know how colleges read athletes that won’t play at their college. Hilary and Mark also discuss our thoughts on passion projects. (Length 34 minutes)

This week’s interview (36:07): Brand new interview with Daniel Chambliss, author of the book, “How College Works” Part 1 of 4

• Dan gives his backstory
• Dan tells us why he decided to study how college works
• Dan shares the funding he got to do this 10-year project
• Dan shares the methods he used to do the study
• Dan shares the challenges involved in doing this study
• Dan shares the most surprising takeaways from the study
• Dan unpacks the one sentence that really explains the essence of the book’s findings
• Dan talks about how colleges should deploy teachers
• Dan talks about the misunderstandings about introductory classes
• Dan talks about the importance of physical space
• Dan tells us what he regards as the worst idea in higher ed in the last 25 years
• Daniel talks about the disconnect between how professors think and how students think (Length 26 minutes)

Mark’s recommended resource of the week : Guide to help first year students complete the Common Application- Application guide for first-year students

College Spotlight (1:02:04): College Spotlight Interview, Grant Gosselin, Chief Enrollment officer at Boston College-Part 3 of 4

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