What the Headlines Miss About Higher Ed: A Conversation with Kirk Carapezza
About this episode
This episode discusses the evolving landscape of higher education reporting with Kirk Carapezza.
The national conversation about higher education shifted dramatically in 2025. In this episode recorded in Boston in December, Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja talk with GBH News correspondent Kirk Carapezza about the reporting landscape and the pressures facing colleges beyond the headlines. Here are some of the links and references from this week's show: Brandeis bets big on rebuilding the liberal arts around real-world skills GBH | Dec. 2, 2025 Colleges hope to 'AI-proof' their offerings as new tech changes job expectations GBH | Oct. 29, 2025 Local colleges targeted amid growing campus culture wars GBH | Sept. 24, 2025 College Uncovered Season 4: The Demographic Cliff College Uncovered Season 4 Bonus: The New College Compact College Uncovered Season 2, Episode 4: Closing Time Amherst College: 1,900 Students, 850 Courses. What's Not To Like? On Campus | Aug. 3, 2016
People in this episode
Hosts: Jon Fansmith, Mushtaq Gunja
Guest: Kirk Carapezza
Topics covered
- higher education
- media reporting
- college pressures
- liberal arts
- AI in education
- campus culture
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: GBH News, Brandeis, Amherst College
Books & works: College Uncovered Season 4: The Demographic Cliff, College Uncovered Season 4 Bonus: The New College Compact, College Uncovered Season 2, Episode 4: Closing Time, On Campus
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