
American Campus Podcast
on the social and political history of higher education
Podcasting since 2024 • 36 episodes
American Campus Podcast
Latest Episodes
The student Old Left with Katherine Ballantyne
We're headed South with Kate Ballantyne to talk about the Old Left! Plus, Kate's tips for conducting archival research.To join the student activism researchers Google group, send me an email: shephell@iu.edu.Refere...
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Why does my campus have an ROTC? with Scott Harding, Charles Howlett, and Seth Kershner
From the conception of ROTC after the Spanish-American War, colleges and K12 schools have been central to US military recruitment efforts. Scott Harding, Charles Howlett, and Seth Kershner explain the history of school militarism, and how peace...
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33:14

What colleges (don’t) do about sexual violence with Nicole Bedera
Is the Title IX process working as intended? Nicole Bedera tells us what's working, what isn't, and what we can do about it.References mentioned this episode:Nicole Bedera. 2024.
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38:53

UVA vs. Carlisle vs. Hampton with Eve L. Ewing
On today’s episode, we’re covering the history and purposes of the first American research universities, Indian boarding schools, and Historically Black Colleges, all of which emerged at the same time in US history.References mentioned t...
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35:51

Marx in the classroom from Reagan to 9/11 with Andrew Hartman
Within and beyond the academy, Karl Marx remains a specter who assumes quite different shapes from his friends and enemies. According to Andrew Hartman, Marx himself wouldn't recognize many of the various derivatives or criticisms of his work. ...
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