Jenna Robinson on the Crisis in Higher Ed and the Prospects for Academic Renewal

In this episode, Dan Hugger speaks with Jenna Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. They discuss current crises in American higher education and what can be done to resolve them. Is there too much or too little money in higher education? How should colleges and universities think about their role in preparing students for work and careers? What is the role of the university in forming citizens? Why is it important for universities to hand down cultural heritage and perennial wisdom? How might a reinvention and renewal of general education requirements help solve the crisis in higher ed? Can AI play a constructive role in academic renewal? Subscribe to our podcasts Watch this podcast here The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal The Case Against Education | Princeton University Press Decadence and renewal in the higher learning: An episodic history of American university and college since 1953 | Russell Kirk Core Knowledge Foundation Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know | E.D. Hirsch Jr. The Closing of the American Mind: How Higher Education Has Failed Democracy and Impoverished the Souls of Today's Students | Allan Bloom God and Man at Yale: The Superstitions of 'Academic Freedom' | William F. Buckley Jr. Consortium of Christian Study Centers The Martin Center Releases New Publication: "Blueprint for Reform: General Education" Utah Adopts Legislation Inspired by the General Education Act | The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal If you’d like to support this podcast, you can help by leaving a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts. If you have questions or suggestions for a future episode, you can email us at [e-mail].