Uploaded March 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
If you follow #highereducation like we do, you know that the sector is ripe for controversy. From misused money, to smoking-gun emails, to the occasional sex scandal, #colleges and #universities routinely make news for all the wrong reasons. But what makes for a delicious higher-ed controversy? And what can be learned from the embarrassing failures of otherwise respectable institutions? To dig into those questions, Chronicle staffers gathered recently for a first-of-its-kind higher-education controversy draft. Who built the best roster? That’s for you to decide.
Guests:
Sarah Brown, senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Andy Thomason, assistant managing editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
If you follow #highereducation like we do, you know that the sector is ripe for controversy. From misused money, to smoking-gun emails, to the occasional sex scandal, #colleges and #universities routinely make news for all the wrong reasons. But what makes for a delicious higher-ed controversy? And what can be learned from the embarrassing failures of otherwise respectable institutions? To dig into those questions, Chronicle staffers gathered recently for a first-of-its-kind higher-education controversy draft. Who built the best roster? That’s for you to decide.
Guests:
Sarah Brown, senior editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Andy Thomason, assistant managing editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
