Podcast Episodes

Podcast Episodes2023-02-16T22:04:47-05:00

YCBK 162: Many Colleges Make Big Cuts, A Few Opt for Permanent Transformation

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:48) :In this week’s news segment, an article from The Hechinger Report “While Many Colleges Are Making Big Cuts, A Few Opt for Permanent Transformation” by Jon Marcus. Mark and Dave continue their conversation around Unity College and a handful of other institutions are transforming [...]

March 4, 2021|

YCBK 161: The Mess that is college admissions (Part 3 of 3)

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (4:59) : n this week’s news segment, an article from Vox “The Mess That is Elite College Admissions, Explained by a Former Dean” Jason England. The dean of an elite liberal arts university shares 8 things that he wishes people understood about his old job [...]

February 26, 2021|

YCBK 159: The Mess That Is Elite College Admissions

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (16:07) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Vox “The Mess That is Elite College Admissions, Explained by a Former Dean” by Jason England. The former dean of an elite liberal arts university shares 8 things that he wishes people understood about his [...]

February 11, 2021|

YCBK 158: California’s rejection of affirmative action affects university admissions

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (8:07) : In this week’s news segment, an article from scotscott.com “California’s rejection of affirmative action affects university admissions” by Lindsay Augustine and Andrew Tolu. Proposition 16 would have legalized affirmative action, but California voters rejected the new proposition in favor of 1996’s Proposition 209, [...]

February 4, 2021|

YCBK 157: The College Degree is Dividing America

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (14:40) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “The College Degree is Diving America: What Does that Mean for Higher Education?”, by Eric Kelderman. Higher education is known for its criticism among conservatives and if Trump were to have won [...]

January 28, 2021|

YCBK 156: Common App Will No Longer Ask About Discipline Records

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (9:10) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Forbes “Common App Will No Longer Ask About Discipline Records, by Elana Lyn Gross. The Common App is eliminating a question that asks college applicants to disclose if they have been subject to disciplinary action [...]

January 21, 2021|

YCBK 155: Did Students in College Housing Learn Better?

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (7:43) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “Did Students In College Housing Learn Better?”, by Greta Anderson. A new survey from American Campus Communities, one of the largest student housing developers and providers in the United States, found positive [...]

January 14, 2021|

YCBK 154: COVID is leading to less students applying to college In 2021

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (5:35) : In this week’s news segment, an article from cnbc.com “COVID is making it harder to get into a top college”, by Jessica Dickler. The nation’s top schools saw a record number of early applications for fewer spots; while the rest of the country’s [...]

January 7, 2021|

YCBK 153: Supreme Court Will Hear NCAA Case on College Athlete Pay

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (8:08) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Politico.com “Supreme Court Will Hear NCAA Case on College Athlete Pay”, by Leah Nylen and Juan Perez, Jr. The Supreme Court will hear a landmark antitrust case against the NCAA that could upend the business [...]

December 31, 2020|

YCBK 152: Applications Tank in the only State That Requires the SAT or ACT

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (8:24) : In this week’s news segment, an article from Inside Higher Ed “Applications Tank in State That Require SAT or ACT”, by Scott Jaschik. Florida public schools have resisted the calls to go test optional and now many Florida schools are seeing a major [...]

December 24, 2020|

YCBK 151: The New M.B.A.

In this week's episode you will hear In the News (14:12) : In this week’s news segment, an article from The Wall Street Journal “The New M.B.A.: Flexible, Cheaper and Lifelong”, by Patrick Thomas Harvard’s and Columbia’s business schools are starting to add certificates and ‘lifelong learning’ to their programs, a shift that could transform [...]

December 17, 2020|

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