The discussion of higher education begins at 15:14.
Ben and Nizar take a look at the Lebanese University, in light of a six week strike from professors over budget cuts bringing the only public higher education institution in the country to a stand-still, before analyzing the context of the strike, the marginalization of the LU, and the political and sectar ... Show More
May 2022
Episode 114 - Election results and unresolved questions
In Lebanon's first election since the Oct. 17 uprising, voters sent a sizable contingent of change candidates to Parliament, while clipping the wings of both Amal and the Free Patriotic Movement. Nizar and Ben take a look at the vote, its translation to seats in Parliament, the n ... Show More
1h 7m
May 2022
Episode 113 - Lebanon's elections: What to expect
Ahead of Sunday's national elections, Nizar and Ben run through what to expect, both in terms of voting and results — and what's in store for Lebanon in the aftermath.
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51m 59s
Dec 2023
Podcast Exclusive: The American University Crisis
On this special Mark Levin podcast, the arrogance of America’s college and university administrations highlight the need for change in education. Mark explores the impact of funding and influence on higher education, discussing the lack of oversight in universities and colleges, ... Show More
44m 50s
May 2024
The Campus Protesters Explain Themselves
<p><i>This episode contains explicit language.</i><br />Over recent months, protests over the war in Gaza have rocked college campuses across the United States.<br /><br />As students graduate and go home for the summer, three joined “The Daily” to discuss why they got involved, ... Show More
50m 12s
May 2024
Arrests on College Campuses as Protests Reach a Breaking Point
Description: Today on the show, in the wake of the continuing Gaza war protests on campuses, Fareed is joined by Bernard Avishai and Ezzedine Fishere, who co-teach a class at Dartmouth College on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. They discuss how universities can foster productiv ... Show More
41 m
Aug 2025
#431 — What Is Happening on College Campuses?
Sam Harris speaks with Michael Roth about the state of higher education in the U.S. They discuss whether concerns about wokeness were overblown, how colleges should handle campus protests, where universities should draw the line on extreme political views, DEI, why Jews should be ... Show More
23m 29s
The CUNY Grad Center's Kate Doyle Griffiths on teachers’ strikes and the crisis in social reproduction. Then, <a href="http://www.theariofrancos.com/" rel="nofollow">Thea Riofrancos</a> and <a href="http://www.danieldenvir.com/" rel="nofollow">Daniel Denvir</a> join to discuss Ya ... Show More
