Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
Buckle up, and get ready to lay on your horn. We’re taking a drive through the enraging, labyrinthine, and often misunderstood world of college-campus parking. Along the way, we’ll meet a college instructor who complained about parking fees, only to pay more than he’d ever imagined; a parking administrator who promises she’s not evil; and a writer who may have unmasked the real villain in higher ed’s tortured parking story.
Related Reading:
A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job. (chronicle.com/article/a-history-instructor-complained-about-parking-fees-it-cost-him-his-job?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l1)
He lost His Job After Complaining About Parking. Now He’s Been Reinstated. (chronicle.com/article/he-lost-his-job-after-complaining-to-the-president-about-parking-now-hes-been-reinstated?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l2)
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634461/paved-paradise-by-henry-grabar/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l3)
Guests:
Nell Gluckman (chronicle.com/author/nell-gluckman?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l4) , senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Adrienne Tucker (https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=97863?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l5) , director of parking and transportation at Kansas State University
Henry Grabar (henrygrabar.com/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l6) , staff writer at Slate and author
For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters (chronicle.com/podcast/college-matters-from-the-chronicle?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l7) . We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
Buckle up, and get ready to lay on your horn. We’re taking a drive through the enraging, labyrinthine, and often misunderstood world of college-campus parking. Along the way, we’ll meet a college instructor who complained about parking fees, only to pay more than he’d ever imagined; a parking administrator who promises she’s not evil; and a writer who may have unmasked the real villain in higher ed’s tortured parking story.
Related Reading:
A History Instructor Complained About Parking Fees. It Cost Him His Job. (chronicle.com/article/a-history-instructor-complained-about-parking-fees-it-cost-him-his-job?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l1)
He lost His Job After Complaining About Parking. Now He’s Been Reinstated. (chronicle.com/article/he-lost-his-job-after-complaining-to-the-president-about-parking-now-hes-been-reinstated?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l2)
Paved Paradise: How Parking Explains the World (penguinrandomhouse.com/books/634461/paved-paradise-by-henry-grabar/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l3)
Guests:
Nell Gluckman (chronicle.com/author/nell-gluckman?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l4) , senior reporter at The Chronicle of Higher Education
Adrienne Tucker (https://www.k-state.edu/today/announcement/?id=97863?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l5) , director of parking and transportation at Kansas State University
Henry Grabar (henrygrabar.com/?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l6) , staff writer at Slate and author
For more on today’s episode, visit chronicle.com/collegematters (chronicle.com/podcast/college-matters-from-the-chronicle?utm_campaign=che-pcm-pd-ep-sn-parking&utm_medium=aud&utm_source=mgp&utm_content=25-04-08-slnk-e026-l7) . We aim to make transcripts available within a day of an episode’s publication.
