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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

As a journalist, @jodikantor.bsky.social has seen the darkest sides of the workplace. But she is urging college students to fight for fulfilling careers despite the daunting odds. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Great to catch up with @adamhsays.com, my former colleague and an astute analyst of higher ed. Adam is doing great work @theatlantic.com, and I was thrilled to join him.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Why were academics drawn to Jeffrey Epstein? Dan Ariely joins the College Matters podcast to discuss his years of communications with the notorious sex offender. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

College Matters listeners: We want to hear from you. Please take a few minutes to complete our new audience survey, which will help us learn more about the topics and issues our listeners care about most. Visit chronicle.com/podcastsurvey.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Mourning his alma mater's closure, Ken Burns sees a deeper crisis facing higher education. Listen to our podcast conversation on College Matters: pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

It's easy to deride political interference in higher ed, but elected officials can't seem to resist throwing their weight around. @andyandy.bsky.social and I examine a recent spate of incidents that tell a larger story. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Great conversation on the pod with @frankabruni.bsky.social. We talked about the uncertain future facing students, Trump, and even "W." pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Great to have Frank Bruni on the show this week.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

The recent removal of Pride flags at BU got me thinking about broader efforts to purge gender-studies programs and LGBTQ-focused spaces from college campuses. It's a worrisome trend for Judith Butler, a pioneer of queer theory, who spoke with me on College Matters this week. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Texas A&M is censoring "race and gender ideology" from the classroom. Our podcast w/ @jasperjsmith.bsky.social digs in. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Matt is one of the sharpest critics around, and his bookstore is cool.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

.@profgalloway.com tell us about your colleagues. "I work with the finest faculty in America. I think a third of them should be put on an ice floe." pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

We're diving into the Epstein files on College Matters. Check out our latest pod with @ngluckman.bsky.social & @emmymrtin.bsky.social pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

The Epstein files offer a stunningly granular depiction of academe’s one-percenters. Great insights from @dannagal.bsky.social @chanda.blacksky.app @jessicacalarco.com on the gilded world these documents reveal. www.chronicle.com/article/unma...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Can this man rally higher ed against Trump? My conversation with Ted Mitchell @aceducation.bsky.social. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

As civil unrest and violence persist in Minneapolis, universities’ values are tested. pod.link/1766357400/e...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

The most consequential higher ed trend of the past 25 years is ... www.chronicle.com/article/the-...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Sign ... or else. College Matters dives into the Trump "Compact" with @brownepoints.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

We need your vote! College Matters is a finalist in the Signal Awards for excellence in podcasting. Vote for us in the Listener's Choice awards at chronicle.com/vote

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The Signal Listener's Choice Award needs YOU

I just voted for this finalist to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award. You should too.

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Princeton University @princeton.edu · 02/10/2025

"I am a champion of higher education. I believe in it. It’s been important to my life. I think it’s been important to our country. I think we should be proud of what higher education does." President Eisgruber on @chronicle.com's "College Matters" podcast with @jackstripling.bsky.social.

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Princeton President on Kirk, Trump, and That Buzzy ‘Atlantic’ Headline

Christopher Eisgruber is a defender of higher ed’s record on free speech, but he’s worried about how some universities have responded in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s killing.

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Stephanie M. Lee @stephaniemlee.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

All year long I've ben reporting on the decimation of federally funded research. It's been distressing for many scientists, and on the latest College Matters podcast, I tried to break it all down in conversation with the great @jackstripling.bsky.social. Listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Our podcast, College Matters, is a finalist in the education category of the Signal Awards. You can support us by voting in the Listener's Choice awards. vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Resigning the Texas A&M presidency, Mark Welsh was felled by the same polarizing politics that landed him in the job to begin with. @chronicle.com's latest from Nell Gluckman and me. www.chronicle.com/article/part...

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Partisan Fury Got Him a Presidency. And Then It Took Him Down.

Mark A. Welsh’s tenure at Texas A&M was defined by a political environment that ultimately proved impossible to navigate.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Chris Rufo is a polarizing figure who infuriates many academics. But the conservative activist has unquestionably influenced public perceptions of higher ed, and his ideas are shaping state and national policy. Hear my interview with Rufo on College Matters. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

What does the killing of Charlie Kirk mean for higher ed and the country? Listen to the College Matters podcast, where we dive into it all. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Santa Ono had thousands of followers. Now, it's hard to find many. Check out our story on an epic flameout that's transfixed higher ed land. www.chronicle.com/article/he-w...

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Santa Ono Wanted a Presidency. He Became a Pariah.

The former University of Michigan leader’s failed move to Florida has taken on unmistakable political significance for higher education.

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

"That's not bribery." That's business. In a feisty conversation, Varsity Blues mastermind Rick Singer pushed back on the government's case against him — and on me. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

This professor wants to expose barstool MAGA dudes to conservatism's deeper intellectual tradition. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Colleagues disappeared. Intimidation for its own sake. Mass layoffs, and lives upended. On College Matters, we take you inside the Trump administration's great purge of the U.S. Department of Education. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

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Lee Gardner @leegee.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

The great @jackstripling.bsky.social was kind enough to invite me to be a guest on the @chronicle.com podcast College Matters to chat about my recent reporting on tensions between faculty and administrators. Check out at the link or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Faculty vs. Administration

Podcast Episode · College Matters from The Chronicle · 04/01/2025 · 41m

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

In a profound shift, Michigan closed it's DEI office today. The tipping point may well have been Nicholas Confessore's investigation of the program, which you can hear about on College Matters: phttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unwinding-dei-part-ii/id1766357400?i=1000691063782

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 26/03/2025

Here are the results of the Higher Ed Controversy draft. Check out College Matters, as we revisit a quarter century of college scandals with @andyandy.bsky.social and @brownepoints.bsky.social. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Here's the podcast episode no one asked for, but everyone needs: The College Matters Higher Ed Controversy Draft w/ @brownepoints.bsky.social and @andyandy.bsky.social podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

The war on DEI is raging today. But it's been years in the making at the state level. If you want to know how we got here, my conversation with Daarel Burnette is a must-listen. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/u...

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Unwinding DEI: Part I

Podcast Episode · College Matters from The Chronicle · 02/04/2025 · 49m

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

I talked with one the Biden education department's top officials about why higher ed became so central to the administration's agenda, the future of the ed dept. ... and why the FAFSA rollout was such a train wreck. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

College Matters from The Chronicle will be back Jan. 21 with our first episode of Season 2, a great conversation with @bethmcmurtrie about student cheating in the age of AI. Check out our trailer here. lnkd.in/gdTjTcFu

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Sarah Brown @brownepoints.bsky.social · 11/12/2024

Did y’all know the Chronicle of Higher Ed has a podcast? It takes you to eye-opening and unexpected places. Today’s ep features the co-writer of a 1994 college film I’d never heard of (and that’s nearly impossible to get your hands on)

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Before There Was Woke, There Was 'PCU'

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

It's our Season Finale! Hear my conversation with PCU co-writer Zak Penn about how this 30-year-old cult classic predicted the coming debates over 'woke' politics in higher education. link.chtbl.com/collegematters

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Jack Stripling @jackstripling.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

How did a college chancellor balance his porn hobby with his leadership duties? And why did he put those X-rated videos out there to begin with? Check out our latest podcast episode to find out. link.chtbl.com/collegematters

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