{"podcast":{"title":"Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed","slug":"future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","podcast_index_feed_id":1134204,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/ZQ_SFkhE","website_url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/cb4d83e1-3cce-4e6f-81ee-df856ce85f6e/f2f5d573-d04b-469b-ab51-d263da3560ef/3000x3000/futureu.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn","episode_count":232,"summary":"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.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204"},"episode":{"title":"Redefining the ‘Dream School’","slug":"redefining-the-dream-school","published_at":"2025-09-09T04:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/redefining-the-dream-school","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204","url":"https://www.futureupodcast.com","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/audio/bba6607e-b1b1-46e8-9275-d3a5dac78736/episodes/b9e66e08-6e5a-478a-84f5-3dc7ea777138/audio/78266f4d-7361-43d3-a6fe-e97b324b6c10/default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=ZQ_SFkhE","summary":"In this era of uncertainty, many parents view highly-selective colleges as the best bet for their student’s futures. In his new book just out this month, Future U co-host Jeff Selingo challenges that assumption. For this episode, Jeff moves from the host chair to being a guest to share highlights from the book, ‘Dream School.’ He talks about going beyond which college’s name looks most impressive as a bumper sticker on the family car to focusing on the quality of a college’s teaching, whether it really fits the budget, and other factors that are specific to each student. This episode is made with support from Ascendium Education Group.","meta_description":"In this era of uncertainty, many parents view highly-selective colleges as the best bet for their student’s futures. In his new book just out this month,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1934,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/episodes/redefining-the-dream-school/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/future-u-podcast-the-pulse-of-higher-ed-1134204/redefining-the-dream-school.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}