#1505: Cracks In The Ivory Tower

July 26, 2019 00:30:00
#1505: Cracks In The Ivory Tower
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#1505: Cracks In The Ivory Tower

Jul 26 2019 | 00:30:00

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Show Notes

American colleges and universities are sometimes called ivory towers, self-contained communities with high minded ideals. But they are still run by people, and people can be pretty awful sometimes. Today on the Best of Our Knowledge, we’ll talk to a pair of researchers who say there are growing cracks in higher ed’s ivory tower. We’ll […]

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