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Podcast Archive
Interviews
Are Professors' Politics Too Prevalent in the Classroom?In their new book, Closed Minds?: Politics and Ideology in American Universities, three professors at George Mason University argue that colleges are not saturated in politics, as some critics charge. In fact, the authors say, professors often shy away from political debate.—November 4, 2008
Bobby Fong: Making the Most of College RankingsRecently Butler University has moved up the rankings in several college guides. The university's president, Bobby Fong, explains how the new rankings have given his institution a boost, and why he refrains from bragging about them too much.—October 7, 2008
Peter Welch: A Lawmaker Keeps Tabs on TuitionDemocrat, has sought the attention of higher education officials on college costs and endowment spending. He has succeeded, but he has also left some college administrators wondering why a Democratic fan of higher education has assumed such a role. The Chronicle spoke with Mr. Welch at his Capitol Hill office.—September 29, 2008
Jim Belvin: More Than Just Awarding MoneyDuke University's longtime financial-aid director discusses the state of his profession—and its future. —September 16, 2008
Vance Fried: College For $7,376 a Year?Vance H. Fried, a professor at Oklahoma State University, has produced — on paper, at least — a model institution that could provide students a well-rounded education for just $7,376 a year.
To view the full report on his model institution, follow this link:
http://www.collegeaffordability.net/
Vance_Fried_Report_Final.pdf—September 9, 2008
A new book, "Blown to Bits," offers engineer's-eye views on copyright infringement, digital censorship, and "why we lost our privacy, or gave it away." Two of the book's authors —Hal Abelson, a professor of electrical engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and Harry Lewis, a professor of computer science at Harvard University — weigh in on what they call "the digital explosion." —August 12, 2008
Aisha Labi: Reporting From TehranAisha Labi, The Chronicle's correspondent in Europe, discusses her recent trip to Iran to report on the Iranian government's efforts to suppress activism on university campuses. —July 29, 2008
What's Online Learning Really Like?After covering distance education for more than a decade, The Chronicle's Goldie Blumenstyk finally took the plunge and enrolled in an online course through the University of Phoenix. She shares tales from the cyber-classroom with Paul Fain, a Chronicle reporter. —June 9, 2008
Keeping Track of Transfer StudentsThe University of North Texas has about 35,000 students, but many of them didn't start their academic careers there. Gretchen Bataille, president of North Texas, talks about how the institution manages the flow of transfer students. —June 2, 2008
Gordon Gee's Guidelines for a Successful PresidencyOhio State University's president, E. Gordon Gee, is one of the nation's most veteran university chiefs. He describes how to weather challenges as a president, including how to deal with hostility from Capitol Hill. —April 29, 2008
Student Loan Companies Seeking Federal Help
Carl C. Dalstrom, president and chief executive of USA Funds, the nation's largest guarantee agency, describes why companies involved in federally subsidized student lending need even more government assistance before they can continue making loans for this coming academic year. —April 22, 2008
How International Outreach Helps Undergraduates
David W. Leebron, president of Rice University, describes why his institution is focusing on "the foreign experience" and why he'll appear next month at a U.S. Department of State summit about globalization.—April 18, 2008
Is the Internet Stifling Innovation?
Jonathan Zittrain, a professor of Internet governance and regulation at Oxford University, argues in a new book that people's growing intolerance for viruses, spam, and other computer maladies will end up crippling technological advancement.—April 8, 2008
Preparing for the PopeThe Very Rev. David M. O'Connell, president of the Catholic University of America, describes how his institution is getting ready to welcome Pope Benedict XVI, who has planned a visit this month. —April 7, 2008
Imagining Our World as a Virtual RealityBrian Whitworth, a researcher at the Centre for Discrete Mathematics and Theoretical Computer Science, talks about his recent research paper that poses the question: What if the physical world we live in is a virtual-reality construct inside a giant computer? —April 1, 2008
Keeping Researchers and Undergraduates HappyMark A. Emmert, president of the University of Washington, describes how his institution balances research priorities with the experience it offers undergraduates. —March 4, 2008
Google Sees College Audience as Ideal Focus Group for Its ProductsMarissa Mayer, vice president for search products and user experience at Google, talks about the company's efforts to get colleges to adopt its e-mail service and responds to critics of the company's partnership with college libraries.—February 29, 2008
Educating for ProfitsRobert Silberman, chief executive officer of Strayer Education Inc., and Sondra Stallard, president of Strayer University, discuss how their for-profit institution works to grow and be profitable without compromising on quality. —February 22, 2008
Does Free Trade Favor Rich Countries?The University of Cambridge economist Ha-Joon Chang discusses his new book, Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism, with Tyler Cowen, a professor of economics at George Mason University. —February 12, 2008
A Story Waiting to ComeChinua Achebe, author of "Things Fall Apart," reflects on the 50th anniversary of the acclaimed novel. —February 8, 2008
Getting Research to the MarketLarry E. Penley, president of Colorado State University, speaks about the innovative ways his university is seeking to improve technology transfer. —January 31, 2008
A New Generation of College PresidentsTwo college presidents in their 30s -- Elizabeth Fleming, of Converse College, and Kevin Ross, of Lynn University -- discuss the advantages and perils of being young and running an institution. —January 15, 2008
Evaluating ScholarshipRosemary Feal, the executive director of the MLA, says a task force's report on promotion and tenure has sparked plenty of discussion. —January 8, 2008
Private Colleges as Local Economic EnginesMarvin Krislov, president of Oberlin College, explains why it is staking its future on the economy of northern Ohio and discusses Oberlin's commitment to sustainable development. —December 18, 2007
Examining Ph.D. Completion RatesDebra W. Stewart, president of the Council of Graduate Schools, discusses its report on Ph.D. completion rates and the National Research Council's forthcoming rankings of graduate programs. —December 12, 2007
How the Internet Is Changing Education, One 'Tinkerer' at a TimeJohn Seely Brown, a computing pioneer who focuses on learning, the social role of information, and innovation, argues that in the Internet age, tinkering is back, and that's good for education. —December 10, 2007
NIH Director Evaluates Agency's Peer Review and Grants ProcessElias A. Zerhouni, director of the National Institutes of Health, discusses the agency's wide-ranging review, now under way, of how it awards grants. —December 3, 2007
Sustainability on Campus: Separating Rhetoric From RealityDavid E. Shi, president of Furman University, talks about the university's commitment to green projects, an effort he says has been pushed primarily by administrators, rather than students. —November 27, 2007
How Presidential Politics Play on a CampusGregory S. Brown, an associate professor of history at the University of Nevada at Las Vegas, talks about how presidential candidates are taking their messages to campuses. —November 23, 2007
Changes Planned in How Colleges Must Report Executive PayMarcus S. Owens, a Washington lawyer who formerly ran the IRS division that oversees private colleges and other nonprofit organizations, talks about the agency's plans to ask for more details from those groups about how they report compensation for their presidents and other executives. —November 16, 2007
Gauging Student LearningGeorge D. Kuh, who directs the National Survey of Student Engagement, talks about the importance of measuring student learning and what to do with the results. —November 9, 2007
Technology in Plain EnglishLisa Trubitt, assistant to the CIO for policy and communications at the State University of New York at Albany, talks about how to translate technology for the various constituencies on campus. —October 30, 2007
Tech Talk: Security, Gadgets, Campus Piracy, and MoreBrock Read, a Chronicle reporter who covers technology, discusses some of the latest issues being covered on the Wired Campus blog. —October 23, 2007
The Future of the Library ProfessionJessamyn C. West, who runs Librarian.net, talks about what libraries and librarians are doing right and what they are doing wrong as they adapt to a digital age. —October 16, 2007
A Gay President Speaks OutCharles R. Middleton, president of Roosevelt University, one of 11 openly gay college presidents in the United States, talks about discrimination in the presidency. —October 9, 2007
An Unusual Plan to Boost EnrollmentWhen Jeffrey R. Docking took the helm at Adrian College two years ago, enrollment was falling and the small institution's future was in question. Hear how his turnaround plan increased freshman enrollment by 91 percent since his arrival. —October 2, 2007
Measuring the Universities' Performance: What Works?Mark G. Yudof, chancellor of the University of Texas system, talks about why taxpayers, students, and parents have a right to know how well colleges are doing. —September 25, 2007
Finally Allowed InWaskar T. Ari Chachaki, a Bolivian historian and an Aymara Indian, was one of the first indigenous people from Latin America to earn a Ph.D. at an American institution. Yet for two years the U.S. government wouldn't allow him into the country to teach, only relenting when the University of Nebraska sued. Mr. Ari talks about his long road back to American academe. —September 18, 2007
Saudi Arabia Adopts Western Models of Higher EducationThe Chronicle's Middle East correspondent, Zvika Krieger, talks about Saudi Arabia's plan to overhaul its higher-education system and the challenges it faces in introducing Western-style universities to one of the most conservative countries on earth. —September 11, 2007
Public Intellectualism in the Web 2.0 EraHenry Jenkins, co-director of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Comparative Media Studies Program, talks about why scholars should look beyond their academic fields in their work. —September 10, 2007
Keeping Score on Affirmative Action in College AdmissionsKeeping Score on Affirmative Action in College Admissions Peter Schmidt, a Chronicle editor, talks about his new book, Color and Money: How Rich White Kids Are Winning the War Over College Affirmative Action. —September 4, 2007
Lousiana's Governor Weathers StormsKathleen Babineaux Blanco, the governor of Louisiana, talks about rebuilding after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita and why higher education is key to the state's future. —August 28, 2007
Graduate Student Unmasks Suspicious Wikipedia AuthorsVirgil Griffith, a graduate student at the California Institute of Technology, talks about the online database he built that lets anyone hunt for Wikipedia authors who are trying to hype themselves, or bash their enemies. —August 21, 2007
The Science Behind the BibleUniversity-trained archaeologists and historians are scared to take on the Bible, says Eric H. Cline, an associate professor of classics at George Washington University. He talks about his new book, From Eden to Exile: Unraveling Mysteries of the Bible, in which he argues that Bible studies have become dominated by "junk science" (Noah's ark found in Turkey!) because academics have yielded the field. —August 14, 2007
An Anthropologist Goes Native in a Virtual WorldTom Boellstorff, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of California at Irvine, talks about his research and forthcoming book about the virtual world Second Life. —August 7, 2007
Building Partnerships at Home and AbroadJames L. Oblinger, chancellor of North Carolina State University, talks about relationship-building with corporations and about his recent trips to India and China. —July 31, 2007
A Campus Murder Leads to a President's OusterSara Lipka, a Chronicle reporter, talks about the aftermath of a student's murder at Eastern Michigan University. —July 24, 2007
A President in WaitingSteven Knapp, provost of the Johns Hopkins University, will become George Washington University's president on August 1. He talks about the transition and the challenges ahead. —July 17, 2007
Learning With SoundShea Shackelford, an independent radio producer in Washington, talks about how professors can incorporate audio projects into their courses. —July 10, 2007
Journalism in the Arab WorldLawrence Pintak, director of the Center for Electronic Journalism at the American University in Cairo, describes the changing face of journalism and journalism education in the Arab world. —July 3, 2007
Updating the Land-Grant University in ArizonaRobert N. Shelton, president of the University of Arizona, talks about how to make the public university truly relevant to the public. —June 26, 2007
U. of Florida Grows UpThe University of Florida's president, J. Bernard Machen, talks about the university's continuing needs on the undergraduate side despite its strong surge in applications, research grants, and extraordinary success in athletics. —June 19, 2007
A Doctor Brings His Bedside Manner to a UniversityLloyd A. Jacobs, president of the University of Toledo and a vascular surgeon, talks about the challenges of merging a university with a hospital. —June 12, 2007
A Guide to College PodcastsDaniel Colman, director and associate dean of Stanford University's continuing-studies program, runs a blog tracking podcasts made by colleges and professors. He talks about the pros and cons of putting recordings of lectures online, and lists his favorites. —June 5, 2007
Writers Experiment With Electronic LiteratureN. Katherine Hayles, a professor of English at the University of California at Los Angeles, talks about novels and poems created to take advantage of hypertext and multimedia. —May 29, 2007
Handicapping the Rankings GameElizabeth F. Farrell and Martin Van Der Werf, reporters for The Chronicle, give highlights of their analysis of U.S. News and World Report's college rankings during the survey's 24-year history. —May 22, 2007
Temple U. President: Being Both Local and InternationalAnn Weaver Hart, president of Temple University, talks about the challenges and opportunities faced by urban universities. She also describes how Temple has maintained its ties to Philadelphia while growing and branching out nationally and internationally. —May 15, 2007
For Art Schools, the Best of Times and the Worst of TimesRoger Mandle, president of the Rhode Island School of Design, talks about the challenges of attracting students at a time of reduced support for art education in public schools ~~ even as job opportunities for art graduates expand. —May 8, 2007
Teaching Soldiers in the FieldArthur F. Kirk Jr., president of Saint Leo University, in Florida, talks about his institution's long history of providing distance-education opportunities to military personnel, as well as Saint Leo's growing campus and online offerings. —May 1, 2007
The Most Pressing Business Issues at CollegesJohn Walda, in his first year as president and chief executive of the National Association of College and University Business Officers, talks about where he wants to take the organization, the problems facing his members today, and where the next generation of college business officers is going to come from. —April 24, 2007
A Professor Turns His Academic Experience Into Stand-UpJack Rothman, a UCLA emeritus professor turned stand-up comedian, talks about what he finds funny and why comedy was so natural after 30 years of research and teaching about public affairs. —April 17, 2007
Tech Therapy
The Future of College LibrariesTech Therapists Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss what college libraries mean to campuses, the buildings' changing aesthetics, and how they will be designed for future use.—November 20, 2008
The Trouble With Online Sex, Part IIYour technology is not your technology. Tech Therapy's co-hosts, Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast, tell you why. And they'll also read some letters that came in since the last discussion on this topic.—November 6, 2008
A Conversation With Diana OblingerScott Carlson and Warren Arbogast talk with Diana Oblinger, the president and chief executive officer of Educause, about where the organization is going under her leadership, what issues it will address, and what people will see at next week's conference.—October 23, 2008
Libraries vs. IT DepartmentsLibrarians and IT staff might share more similarities than they would like to admit. Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast, Tech Therapy's hosts, talk about the rift between the two groups.—October 9, 2008
Technology: The Lawyer's-Eye ViewThe Tech Therapists talk about the basics of technology, higher education, and the law with Michael B. Goldstein, Kenneth D. Salomon, and James M. Burger, three lawyers from Dow Lohnes. Part 1 of a two-part episode.—September 25, 2008
What to Look for in Tech StaffCommunication skills often trump computer savvy when colleges go looking for tech-staff members. But sometimes hiring the guy who only talks to machines is a good move. Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast list qualities to look for in the applicant pool.—September 11, 2008
Know How Much Technology Costs? Probably Not.Few colleges and universities have a handle on the comprehensive costs of their technology operations. Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, discuss some of the things to tally — and the consequences for not adding them up.—August 28, 2008
Dandelions and Decentralization (Encore)In this episode from the archive, Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss the Big Question: Are large technology departments, including those at colleges, really "the most regressive and poisonous force in technology today," as Walt Mossberg insists?—August 14, 2008
How Green Is Your IT?There's a good chance your college already boasts a couple of green buildings, but does it have a green technology department? Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast explain what campus CIOs can do to save energy and resources on IT.—July 31, 2008
How to Be a Leader, Even If You're Not the BossAnn Kovalchick, the deputy chief information officer at Tulane University, talks with the tech therapists about the qualities that make a good leader in IT — and in higher education generally.—July 17, 2008
Talk to Me Like I'm a Child (Encore)How do you talk about technology on campuses? Is the message getting through? In this discussion from the archive, Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, talk about the communications lessons you can learn from children and TV Guide.—July 3, 2008
Hiring a CIO, Part II: Do You Take the Job?In Part II of this two-part Tech Therapy miniseries, Warren Arbogast and Scott Carlson discuss what chief information officers should look for when interviewing at a college. What are the good and bad signs?—June 19, 2008
Hiring a CIO, Part I: Looking for the Elvis Candidate?In Part I of this two-part Tech Therapy miniseries, Warren Arbogast and Scott Carlson discuss the qualities that colleges should look for when hiring a chief information officer. Part II will address what a prospective CIO should look for in a college.—June 5, 2008
The Web and the Changing Admissions GameWhen it comes to recruiting students, college Web sites can be just as important as viewbooks and campus visits. So why don't colleges do more to put admissions directors and IT officers in the same room? Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, talks with Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter. —May 22, 2008
Graduates Need Jobs. How Can Technology Help?Students don't search for jobs like they once did: Now, for better and for worse, they're using the Web. How can campus officials keep up? Andrew Ceperley, director of the Career Services Center at the University of California at San Diego, shared advice with Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter. —May 8, 2008
Adventures in Extreme OutsourcingUtrecht University, in the Netherlands, has saved money and improved quality by outsourcing nearly all of its central IT services. Could your institution do the same? Peter Schelleman, the university's chief information officer, shared his thoughts with Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter. —April 23, 2008
Professors and Technology: Helpless or Hopeless?Professors complain that they can't get technology to work the way they want it to. Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, talk about the "learned helplessness" that pervades technology use on campus. —April 10, 2008
Should You Outsource Your Technology Services?Colleges can benefit from putting companies in charge of IT services -- as long as they go about it the right way. Adrian Sannier, the university technology officer at Arizona State University, shared outsourcing advice with Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter. —March 27, 2008
How Can Technology Keep a College in Business?Can smart IT investments lead colleges to long-term stability? Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, got advice from Robert E. Dunker, the president of Western Iowa Tech Community College. —March 13, 2008
The Tech Guy Doesn't Know What I Want!Professors complain that technology staffers don't understand their needs. Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, talk about how to stop the IT witch hunt. —February 28, 2008
The Trouble With Online SexLooking at porn and sending racy e-mails at work means trouble — especially for college leaders who do it. Tech Therapy's Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, talk about keeping your data private in the electronic age. —February 14, 2008
The View From the TopDo college presidents spend much time thinking about technology? Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, and Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, asked Steven J. Kopp, the president of Marshall University, and Jan I. Fox, the institution's chief information officer. —Janurary 31, 2008
How to Control Your E-Mail In BoxOverwhelmed by the volume of your e-mail? Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, talks with Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, about how to manage electronic messages.—Janurary 3, 2008
Setting Professors Right on RightsFaculty members are posting class resources online, and they may be violating copyrig ht in the process. William Shell, director of academic technolo gy and computing services at Eastern Michigan University, asks: How can a university make faculty members aware of copyright law?—December 13, 2007
Emergency Notification: Not Just a Technology IssueColleges are struggling with establishing better emergency notification systems. Jan I. Fox, vice president for information technology for Marshall University, talks with Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast about the many issues involved.—November 29, 2007
Are College Presidents Talking About Technology?Are college presidents involved in discussions about technology on your campus? Robert E. Cernock, the chief information officer from Central Connecticut State University, joins Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, to talk about college leaders and their interest (or lack of it) when it comes to technology.—November 15, 2007
Colleges Ask the Recording Industry: Why Us?The recording industry has pressured colleges to do more about campus music piracy, but college leaders feel that they are being unfairly targeted. Cary H. Sherman, president of the Recording Industry Association of America, responds in an interview.—November 1, 2007
Handling the Growing Pressure on Tech LeadersDwight Fischer, CIO of Plymoth State U., joins Scott Carlson and Warren Arbogast to talk about how the job of college tech leaders is getting increasingly difficult.—October 25, 2007
Fitting Technology Into New Campus BuildingsTechnology can be a key component in any building on the campus, but technology experts and other stakeholders are not often involved in early phases of planning. Mark Maves, an architect who has worked with colleges, joins Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, to offer advice on campus planning.—October 18, 2007
Talk to Me Like I'm a ChildHow do you talk about technology on campuses? Is the message getting through? Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant, talk about the communications lessons you can learn from children and TV Guide.—October 4, 2007
Flying a Plane While Building ItYou want to plan a grand technology strategy for your campus, yet you find yourself putting out fires and making 11th-hour decisions. Sound familiar? Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a tech consultant, tell you how to get your department in order. (Bonus material: How is technology like a drug?)—September 20, 2007
Gazing Into the Crystal BallPredictions. College IT officials are often asked to prognosticate, but it's easier to be wrong than right. Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a tech consultant, talk about how to predict the future of technology -- and whether that's even possible.—September 6, 2007
How Much Is Enough?Have you ever had the feeling that your college is behind the curve when it comes to technology? You might not be. Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a tech consultant, talk about keeping up with the pack, and about how much colleges should spend on technology.—August 23, 2007
Dandelions and DecentralizationScott Carlson and Warren Arbogast discuss the Big Question: Are large technology departments, including those at colleges, really "the most regressive and poisonous force in technology today," as Walt Mossberg insists? —August 9, 2007
Security: More than Machines and SoftwareScott Carlson and Warren Arbogast talk about secure information technology and how college leaders can make their computer networks more secure by working to change campus culture. —July 26, 2007