Introducing College Matters from The Chronicle

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spk_0 Political unrest, the dawning of AI, the dizzying cost of everything, the future of our country.

spk_0 It all converges in higher education.

spk_0 On college matters from the Chronicle, we'll explore the world through the prism of the nation's colleges and universities.

spk_0 I'm Jack Strypling, a senior writer for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

spk_0 Whether you're a higher ed junkie, work at a university, or you're just curious about how colleges affect the world around us,

spk_0 we've got something for you.

spk_0 Through interviews with Chronicle reporters, newsmakers, and opinion shapers,

spk_0 we'll delve into big questions that defy easy answers.

spk_0 Why are students struggling to read?

spk_0 We're not talking about, wow, they didn't read Mobey Deck.

spk_0 They're talking about these fundamental, critical reading and writing skills that students are really struggling to master.

spk_0 And maybe even don't necessarily see the point of mastering, through very little faults of their own.

spk_0 Who is higher education really for?

spk_0 I mean, the fact is for many Americans attending college, a few hundred dollars either way,

spk_0 could be the difference between passing go and continuing on through college, or dropping out, stopping out.

spk_0 Wire campus protests dividing the country.

spk_0 I think people were on edge all over the United States, worried that there would be an excessive use of force by police,

spk_0 and then that would result in someone getting shot and killed.

spk_0 College matters is a new weekly podcast from the Chronicle of Higher Education,

spk_0 the nation's leading independent newsroom covering colleges.

spk_0 You can listen starting on September 10th.

spk_0 Subscribe and follow on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.

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