Actually, Americans Do Trust Higher Education

About this episode

Kevin Tyler discusses national polling on American trust in higher education with researcher David Lazer.

Kevin Tyler talks with researcher David Lazer about new national polling that reveals a more nuanced picture of how Americans view colleges and universities. They unpack long-term trust trends, the role of partisanship, and what higher ed leaders should take away from the data.

People in this episode

Host: Kevin Tyler

Guest: David Lazer

Topics covered

• trust in higher education
• national polling
• partisanship
• long-term trends
• data analysis

Keywords

• trust
• higher education
• polling
• partisanship
• data trends

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: colleges and universities

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