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In this special episode, recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit, Future U. hosts Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn dive into the rapidly evolving higher ed landscape in President Trump’s second term. They discuss massive cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, mounting challenges around international student enrollment, and looming threats to federal research funding. They examine the broader, longer-term implications of these shifts for colleges and draw from their recent research to discuss how leaders can nurture positive campus culture during these challenging times. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Group and the Gates Foundation.
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Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’ (jump.link/jump/hUtYOBNs)
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
7:32 - Cuts to the Department of Education
20:40 - Targeting International Students
23:48 - Withholding of Federal Research Grants
39:25 - Our Favorite Higher Ed Commentary
46:31 - Changing Campus Culture
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In this special episode, recorded live at the ASU+GSV Summit, Future U. hosts Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn dive into the rapidly evolving higher ed landscape in President Trump’s second term. They discuss massive cuts at the U.S. Department of Education, mounting challenges around international student enrollment, and looming threats to federal research funding. They examine the broader, longer-term implications of these shifts for colleges and draw from their recent research to discuss how leaders can nurture positive campus culture during these challenging times. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Group and the Gates Foundation.
Links We Mention
Mark Schneider: Blowing Up Ed Research is Easy. Rebuilding it is ‘What Matters’ (jump.link/jump/hUtYOBNs)
Chapters
0:00 - Intro
7:32 - Cuts to the Department of Education
20:40 - Targeting International Students
23:48 - Withholding of Federal Research Grants
39:25 - Our Favorite Higher Ed Commentary
46:31 - Changing Campus Culture
Connect with Michael Horn:
Sign Up for the The Future of Education Newsletter (jump.link/jump/7JEip10m)
Website (jump.link/jump/FcBGHEVH)
LinkedIn (jump.link/jump/KUKTeTot)
X (Twitter) (jump.link/jump/E7b0xf7D)
Threads (jump.link/jump/5Od1ecSh)
Connect with Jeff Selingo:
Sign Up for the Next Newsletter (jump.link/jump/kpgb1Dr5)
Website (jump.link/jump/ch4YhTwy)
X (Twitter) (jump.link/jump/nr9taR7u)
Threads (jump.link/jump/bSAOE1Jm)
LinkedIn (jump.link/jump/q6TCpGah)
Connect with Future U:
Twitter (jump.link/jump/ELT4abxw)
YouTube (jump.link/jump/11QtErP7)
Threads (jump.link/jump/NgpaBPir)
Instagram (jump.link/jump/jrPwoQG4)
Facebook (jump.link/jump/aABVB3t6)
LinkedIn (jump.link/jump/VMmRkBU2)
Submit a question (jump.link/jump/vtZnC4Qv) and if we answer it on air we'll send you Future U. swag!
Sign up for Future U. emails (jump.link/jump/oA6DexyQ) to get special updates and behind-the-scenes content.
