American Campus Podcast
a social and political history of US higher ed
American Campus Podcast
Harvard Business School and the creation of the MBA with Erik Baker
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Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
That degree.
References mentioned this episode:
- Erik Baker. 2025. Make Your Own Job: The Entrepreneurial Work Ethic in Modern America. Harvard University Press.
- Erik Baker’s website
- Simon Callow’s Orson Welles series
- The Drift magazine
- Follow Erik on Twitter @erikmbaker and Bluesky @erikmbaker.bsky.social
Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast
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Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu
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