# Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204.md RSS feed: https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZQ_SFkhE Official site: https://www.futureupodcast.com Author: Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn Episodes: 232 ## Resource Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most. Find the latest news and insights into the current trends in higher ed on the Future U. Podcast. ## Machine-readable JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204 Markdown: https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204.md ## Episodes - [Athletics Departments Have Become ‘Shadow Universities’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/athletics-departments-have-become-shadow-universities) — 2026-06-03T04:00:00+00:00 - [Higher Ed 101: Inside the Process of Closing a College](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/higher-ed-101-inside-the-process-of-closing-a-college) — 2026-05-19T04:00:00+00:00 - [The College Where Funding Follows Students’ Earnings, Not Enrollment](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/the-college-where-funding-follows-students-earnings-not-enrollment) — 2026-05-05T04:00:00+00:00 - [Cutting Degrees That Don’t Add Value](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/cutting-degrees-that-don-t-add-value) — 2026-04-21T09:19:49+00:00 - [The University President Who Isn’t Afraid of Speaking Up](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/the-university-president-who-isn-t-afraid-of-speaking-up) — 2026-04-14T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Busts in Buildings, AI, and College Presidencies](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/the-busts-in-buildings-ai-and-college-presidencies) — 2026-04-07T04:00:00+00:00 - [The Sports Betting Madness on College Campuses](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/the-sports-betting-madness-on-college-campuses) — 2026-03-24T04:00:00+00:00 - [How AI Could Transform, or Replace, the LMS](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/how-ai-could-transform-or-replace-the-lms) — 2026-03-10T04:00:00+00:00 - [Higher Ed 101: Tenure Explained](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/higher-ed-101-tenure-explained) — 2026-03-03T05:00:00+00:00 - [Will a Flood of Credentials Threaten the Four-Year Degree?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/will-a-flood-of-credentials-threaten-the-four-year-degree) — 2026-02-17T05:00:00+00:00 - [Inside the Role of College Trustees During Turbulent Times](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/inside-the-role-of-college-trustees-during-turbulent-times) — 2026-02-04T05:00:00+00:00 - [Is Grade Inflation Deflating Trust in Schools?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/is-grade-inflation-deflating-trust-in-schools) — 2026-01-20T05:00:00+00:00 - [Why Don’t More Colleges Run Co-Op Programs?](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/why-don-t-more-colleges-run-co-op-programs) — 2026-01-06T05:00:00+00:00 - [Resist or Reform? Vanderbilt’s Chancellor Speaks Out](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/resist-or-reform-vanderbilt-s-chancellor-speaks-out) — 2025-12-16T05:00:00+00:00 - [Takeaways from 2025 and Predictions for Next Year](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/takeaways-from-2025-and-predictions-for-next-year) — 2025-12-09T05:00:00+00:00 - [Rerun: Visiting Bowie State University: HBCUs, Employer Partnerships, and Student Engagement](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/rerun-visiting-bowie-state-university-hbcus-employer-partnerships-and-student-engagement) — 2025-11-25T05:00:00+00:00 - [Navigating a Merger as a College Trustee](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/navigating-a-merger-as-a-college-trustee) — 2025-11-18T05:00:00+00:00 - [Preparing Students for an AI-Infused Workforce](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/preparing-students-for-an-ai-infused-workforce) — 2025-11-11T11:45:16+00:00 - [How States Can Meet the Moment In Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/how-states-can-meet-the-moment-in-higher-ed) — 2025-11-04T05:00:00+00:00 - [Visiting Butler: Sparking a Culture of Innovation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/visiting-butler-sparking-a-culture-of-innovation) — 2025-10-30T11:28:21+00:00 - [The Impact of AI on Student Motivation](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/the-impact-of-ai-on-student-motivation) — 2025-10-21T04:00:00+00:00 - [How AI Could Reshape Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/how-ai-could-reshape-higher-ed) — 2025-10-14T04:00:00+00:00 - [Why a University Proactively Sought a Merger](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/why-a-university-proactively-sought-a-merger) — 2025-10-07T04:00:00+00:00 - [Reporters Roundtable: How Trump Is Shaking Up Higher Ed](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/reporters-roundtable-how-trump-is-shaking-up-higher-ed) — 2025-09-23T04:00:00+00:00 - [Redefining the ‘Dream School’](https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/redefining-the-dream-school) — 2025-09-09T04:00:00+00:00 ## Actions Episode pages expose an explicit `request_transcript` action. 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