Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Are colleges shaping minds for today’s workforce or fostering tomorrow’s leaders?

The Radio Atlantic host Adam Harris dives into the Atlantic archives to explore the debate between two towering figures, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du Bois, over the purpose of higher education.

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00:00 The College Question
00:48 Washington and Tuskegee
04:10 Du Bois and Liberal Learning
06:56 Debate Today and End Credits

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