GMoLS7E40 Critics of Higher Education with Donald Clark
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John Helmer and Donald Clark discuss prominent critics of higher education and explore alternative visions for reforming the system.
Who is higher education really serving? In this episode of Great Minds on Learning, John Helmer and Donald Clark examine prominent critics of higher education. Economist Bryan Caplan, linguist and activist Noam Chomsky, and tech entrepreneur Peter Thiel offer powerful critiques of the academy. Meanwhile, Harold Wilson, Jennie Lee, and Paul LeBlanc present alternative visions for more inclusive and effective systems. Is higher education broken—or just in need of reinvention? TIMESTAMPS · 00:00:00 - Start · 00:01:54 - Intro · 00:02:55 - Introducing Critics of Higher Education · 00:07:19 - Bryan Caplan (1971–) · 00:20:10 - Noam Chomsky (1928–) · 00:31:41 - Peter Thiel (1967–) · 00:44:06 - Harold Wilson (1916-1995) & Jennie Lee (1904-1988) · 00:57:11 - Paul LeBlanc · 01:06:15 - Summing up Connect with us: · LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/johnhelmer · X: @johnhelmer · Bluesky: @johnhelmer.bsky.social · Website: learninghackpodcast.com
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