Interviews

The player doesn't work on Safari Tara shares the various roles she has had in higher education Tara shares what she believes distinguishes Arizona State University Tara explains the difference between an Honors College and an Honors Program Tara shares what are the benefits of being in an Honors College Tara talks about what differentiates [...]

Michelle gives her background Lisa introduces the topic, What to do to maximize the college tour Michelle gives some tips for what to look for at Information Sessions Michelle shares some tips to get the most out of the college tour Michelle talks about what she does on a tour when students start sounding very [...]

John shares his background John shares the reasons why a Jewish man from NY wants to work with Black, Brown, and Asian kids John talks about how the college process is radically different now than it was 50 years ago John tells a story about a course he took at Columbia that had a profound [...]

Holly, Michele, and Liam all introduce themselves. Liam, Michele, and Holly share the reasons why students choose homeschooling Holly shares some of the fascinating statistics on homeschooling We return to the subject of why students consider homeschooling Holly explains why she feels homeschooling is a humane way to educate Holly explains how the racial unrest [...]

Jeff Selingo shares the space he occupies in this Higher Ed Space We talk about a recent tweet from Jeff about how Moody’s downgraded Muhlenberg and how small colleges are struggling Jeff answers the question, how do you figure out if a college is going in the wrong direction financially Jeff explains why he feels [...]

Michael gives an overview of Ursinus Michael talks about the Presidents vision for Ursinus and he says that is one reason he chose to come to Ursinus Michael talks about the departments and programs that students are the most enthusiastic about Michael talks about the Summer Fellows Program Michael talks about merit scholarships Michael talks [...]

Elizabeth shares her backstory from special ed teacher to author and success advocate for students with learning disabilities. Elizabeth talks about the range of disability accommodations that colleges provide, and she talks about how those accommodations differ from high school accommodations. Elizabeth talks about what colleges are legally bound to provide versus what is [...]

How they utilize Nashville Chris explains what Belmont East and Belmont West and Belmont Atlanta is? Chris talks about where students stay for Belmont East, Belmont West and Belmont Atlanta Chris explains what “Be well/Be You means” Chris talks about Music Row, the Music Business program and he talks about the Nursing program Chris talks [...]

Jeremy shares what he feels separates American University from other schools Jeremy talks about how AU students benefit from AU’s education Jeremy highlights what he regards as AU’s strongest programs and you may be surprised by some of the ones he shares Jeremy shares some of the statistics about AU Jeremy talks about internships Jeremy [...]

Jed gives his background, and he tells us a little bit about Applerouth Jed talks about the work Applerouth does for students with executive functioning. Jed and I talk about public flagship colleges and their insane out-of-state selectivity. Jed gives us the history of the ACT and tells us what is happening with it. Jed [...]

Jeremy shares his background and how it impacts him to this day Jeremy explains what Direct Admissions Is Jeremy talks about how Direct Admissions helps the Institutions that offer it Jeremy talks about how Direct Admissions helps students Jeremy talks about the scalability of Direct Admissions Jeremy talks about Common App’s pilot program for Direct [...]

Chris gives his backstory Chris shares the value proposition for why college is a good investment Chris goes a level deeper and explains what it is that makes the magic work Chris talks about the role of faculty and administrators Chris talks about the role of the student body Chris talks about the role of [...]