Higher Education

Forgiving student loans

February 11, 2021 Esther Eaton Higher Education, Money, Policy
MARY REICHARD, HOST: It’s Thursday, the 11th of February, 2021. You’re listening to The World and Everything in It and we’re so glad you are!  Good morning, I’m Mary Reichard. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. First up: student debt.

Christian colleges brace for accreditation attack

December 15, 2020 Leigh Jones Christian schools, Education, Higher Education
NICK EICHER, HOST: It’s Tuesday the 15th of December, 2020. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m  Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD, HOST: And I’m Mary Reichard. First up: a warning for Christian colleges.

Listening In preview – Robert Myers

November 12, 2020 Warren Smith Education, Higher Education
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Next up on The World and Everything in It: a preview of Listening In.

Campus Christian groups get government backing

September 15, 2020 Mary Reichard Higher Education, Religious Liberty
MARY REICHARD, HOST: Next up: religious liberty on campus.

Culture Friday – Academia’s new McCarthyism

September 4, 2020 Nick Eicher Culture & Arts, Culture Friday, Higher Education
MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Friday the 4th of September, 2020. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. First up: Culture Friday.

Culture Friday – Proof for the value of accountability

August 28, 2020 Nick Eicher Christian schools, Culture & Arts, Higher Education
MYRNA BROWN, HOST: It’s Friday the 28th of August, 2020. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Myrna Brown. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I’m Nick Eicher. FALWELL: Thank you… First up: Culture Friday.

Colleges cut ties with standardized tests

June 23, 2020 Anna Johansen Higher Education
NICK EICHER, HOST: Our response to the coronavirus made a lot of temporary changes to our lives. But some things in some cases may become permanent features.

Civil liberties groups cheer Title IX changes

May 19, 2020 Laura Edghill Education, Higher Education
NICK EICHER, HOST: In 1972, Congress updated the Civil Rights Act with an amendment that became known as Title IX. That provision outlaws sex discrimination at colleges and K-12 schools. It also spells out policies governing campus sexual harassment and violence. BRIAN BASHAM, HOST: The Department of Education provides guidance to schools to help implement...

Learning dissatisfaction lawsuits

May 14, 2020 Laura Edghill Education, Higher Education
NICK EICHER, HOST: It’s Thursday the 14th of May, 2020. Glad to have you along for today’s edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I’m Nick Eicher. MEGAN BASHAM, HOST: And I’m Megan Basham. First up, a big case of buyer’s remorse.