Dec 26, 2019
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Special announcement: We open our podcast by celebrating our 100th episode with a special announcement. You can now listen to all of our interviews as stand alone entities by clicking the following link: https://yourcollegeboundkid.com/category/interviews/
We have also grouped all of our...
Dec 19, 2019
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(07:51) In this week’s news segment, an article from New York Times, “As Students Struggle With Stress and Depression, Colleges Act as Counselors”, by Brad Wolverton. This article dives into the efforts made by schools to address the increasing need for mental health services for...
Dec 12, 2019
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(08:17) In this week’s news segment, an article from The Atlantic, “College Admissions Hysteria Is Not the Norm”, by Alia Wong. A focus on highly selective schools obscures the experience of the vast majority of American undergraduates. Ms. Wong wrote this piece as a great reminder...
Dec 5, 2019
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(07:07) In this week’s news segment, an article from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, “Unkept Promises: State Cuts to Higher Education Threaten Access and Equity”, by Michael Mitchell, Michael Leachman, Kathleen Masterson, and Samantha Waxman. State funding for public two-...