# EXCLUSIVE: The Higher Ed Reckoning – Three HE leading voices on threats to the academy, contraction, and the future of learning

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Podcast: [Reimagining HigherEd](https://stenobird.com/podcast/reimagining-highered-7047310)
Published: 2025-10-20T20:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://studiosity.podbean.com/e/roundtablegoldie-blumenstykjournalist-inamerican-highereducationdrnoreen-golfmanformer-provost-atmemorial-universitywithhostprofjudyth-sachs/
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Duration seconds: 3260

## Resource

In a very special episode this week, join three leading HE thought leaders to discuss the existential crisis facing universities today. This high-stakes conversation is hosted by Professor Judyth Sachs (Chief Academic Officer, Studiosity, and former Provost, Macquarie University), and Judyth is joined by: Dr. Noreen Golfman (Studiosity Academic Advisory Board Member, and former Provost, Memorial University): Detailing the rise of government interference, budget cuts, and the imperative for institutions to shed the "bloated" clichés. Goldie Blumenstyk (Friend to Studiosity, and former 36-year journalist, The Chronicle of Higher Education): Sharing her unparalleled insights on the economic contraction and the current reshaping of the American academy.

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