Season 11 · Episode 8
The Education Gospel, Enshittify.edu, & The Expansion of Lower Ed
An episode built around an interview with Tressie McMillan Cottom covers what lessons the rest of Higher Ed can learn from HBCUs [3:00], the vectors of financialization in the New Gilded Age [19:00...
The American Vandal · Matt Seybold, Center For Mark Twain Studies
November 25, 20241h 34m
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Show Notes
An episode built around an interview with Tressie McMillan Cottom covers what lessons the rest of Higher Ed can learn from HBCUs [3:00], the vectors of financialization in the New Gilded Age [19:00], the migration of the for-profit model into not-for-profit institutions [60:00], and how Modern Monetary Theory might invigorate the Black University Concept [84:00].
Cast (in order of appearance): Jared Loggins, Matt Seybold, Tressie McMillan Cottom, Kelly Grotke, Andrew Douglas
Soundtrack: DownRiver Collective
Narration: Nathan Osgood & SNR Audio
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