About this episode
The episode discusses the decline of public trust in higher education and the rise of new academic institutions.
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claremontinstitute.substack.com As institutes of higher learning lose public trust, a Yale committee has issued several recommendations for greater "openness." In response, the university has trimmed down its mission statement to remove hints of activism and focus on efforts to “create, disseminate, and preserve knowledge.” As the reputations of legacy institutions slump, renegade academies have risen to upset the status quo. Ryan Williams and Spencer Klavan discuss the prospects for these new upstart institutions: Will they spark a wider revival of the traditional academy, or transfer established prestige?
People in this episode
Guests: Ryan Williams, Spencer Klavan
Topics covered
- higher education
- public trust
- activism
- legacy institutions
- new academies
Keywords
- Yale
- higher education
- activism
- legacy institutions
- new academies
- public trust
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Yale, Claremont Institute
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