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American Campus Podcast

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

a social and political history of higher education

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29:00

The future of university presses with Clara Totten

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/24

And how to approach an acquisitions editor References: Association of University Presses and #AskUpSteven L. Herman. 2024. Behind the White House Curtain. Kent State University Press.Madeleine L'Engle. 1980. A Swiftly Tilting Planet.J. R. R. Tolkien. The Hobit.Robert M. Veatch and Lainie F. Ross. 2016. Defining Death: The Case for Choice. Georgetown University Press.Kent State UP on Instagram, Facebook, and BlueskySupport the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/l...

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50:19

Tuskegee and the Afterlives of the Plantation with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/21

Tuskegee, Alabama, the center of modernity in the Black Global South References and suggested readings: Jarvis McInnis. 2025. Afterlives of the Plantation: Plotting Agrarian Futures in the Global Black South. Columbia. Columbia University Press. Zora Neale Hurston. Mules and Men.Zora Neale Herston. Tell My Horse: Voodoo and Life in Haiti and Jamaica.Jesmyn Ward. 2024. Let Us Descend.Brea Baker. 2024. Rooted: The American Legacy of Land Theft and the Modern Movement for Black Land Ownersh...

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38:14

Frank Meyer: the man who invented conservatism with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/17

From college radical to rightwing organizer, the 3-D life and education of The Man Who Invented Conservatism. References and suggested readings: Daniel J. Flynn. 2025. The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer. Encounter Books. P. G. Wodehouse booksAmerican Spectator, spectator.org Support the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast ...

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27:25

Global attacks on academic freedom with Eve Darian-Smith

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/14

References mentioned this episode: Eve Darian-Smith. 2025. Policing Higher Education: The Antidemocratic Attack on Scholars and Why It Matters. Johns Hopkins University Press. OPEN ACCESS PDFFind out more about the Scholars at Risk networkSupport the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at shephell...

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27:09

TurningPointUSA and the Professor Watchlist with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/10

Are you on the Professor Watchlist? References mentioned this episode: Matthew Boedy. 2025. The Seven Mountains Mandate: Inside the Sweeping Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy. WJK Books.Janisse Ray. 2022. The Woods of Fannin County.Matthew Boedy on YouTubeMatthew Boedy on TwitterAAUP guide: how to respond to Turning Point USA on your campusBrowse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast Get updates about the show at patreon.com/ame...

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28:24

DEI win in Mississippi (and what you can do in your...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/07

A DEI victory Mississippi! Plus, JT Thomas explains what's wrong with Diversity, Inc. References and suggested readings: James M. Thomas. 2020. Diversity Regimes: Why Talk Is Not Enough to Fix Racial Inequality at Universities. Rutgers University Press. James M. Thomas. 2023. The Souls of Jewish Folks: W. E. B. Du Bois, Anti-Semitism, and the Color Line. University of Georgia Press.James M. Thomas. August 14, 2025. “‘It’s a complicated time to be a white Southerner’ − and their views on ...

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49:49

DEI from the 90s to now with Nimisha Barton

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/09/03

From tolerance to land acknowledgements. References mentioned this episode: Nimisha Barton. 2024. A Just Future: Getting from Diversity and Inclusion to Equity and Justice in Higher Education. Cornell University Press.Nimisha Barton’s websiteJames M. Thomas. 2020. Diversity Regimes: Why Talk is Not Enough to Fix Racial Inequality at Universities. Rutgers University Press.Will Kymlica. 2007. Multicultural Odysseys: Navigating the New International Politics of Diversity. Oxford University Press...

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20:05

NYT discovers community colleges, UChicago discovers...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/31

The Chicago boys would have loved digital assets. References and suggested readings: Alan Blinder and Steven Rich. August 25, 2025. The Typical College Student Is Not Who You Think. New York Times. (Strongly recommend reading the comments)Teddy Gania. March 19, 2025. UChicago Lost Money On Crypto, Then Froze Research When Federal Funding Was Cut. The Stanford Review.Richard J. Evans. 2005. The Coming of the Third Reich. Penguin Books.Marshall Steinbaum’s website, Twitter, and BlueskyBro...

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51:52

A gender, queer, and trans history of the British...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/27

College, a nice time for nice ladies. References mentioned this episode: Samuel Rutherford. 2025. Teaching Gender: The British University and the Rise of Heterosexuality, 1860–1939. Oxford University Press. Sam’s website with a trans history reading list and a student handout for how to read in graduate level coursesEmily Cousens. 2025. Virginia Prince, Robert Stoller and the Trans Feminist Intellectual History of the Sex/Gender Distinction. History Workshop Journal.After Weimar; Beyond ...

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31:31

Before ChatGPT, there were MOOCs with Anne Trumbore

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/24

A human history of ed tech References mentioned this episode: Anne Trumbore. 2025. The Teacher in the Machine: A Human History of Education Technology. Princeton University Press.Anne Trumbore’s websiteAnne Trumbore’s LinkedInTimothy Burke. August 7, 2025. Academia: GPT University. Eight by Seven.Han Kang. 2025. We Do Not Part. Hogarth. Translated by e. yaewon and Paige Aniyah Morris.Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast Get updates about ...

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18:41

Developmental editing for scholarly writers with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/20

On making our academic writing a little more reader friendly. References mentioned this episode: Laura Portwood-Stacer. 2025. Make Your Manuscript Work: A Guide to Developmental Editing for Scholarly Writers. Princeton University Press.Laura Portwood-Stacer. 2021. The Book Proposal Book: A Guide for Scholarly Authors. Princeton University Press.LauraPortwoodStacer.comManuscript Works NewsletterElizabeth Wayland Barber. 2024. Women’s Work: The First 20,000 Years. W. W. Norton.Charles C. Mann. ...

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44:14

The neuroscientists who fled Nazi Germany with Frank...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/17

And, do US academics face a similar situation today? References mentioned this episode: Frank Stahnisch. 2025. Great Minds in Despair: The Forced Migration of German-Speaking Neuroscientists to North America, 1933 to 1989. McGill-Queen’s University Press.Susan E. Cayleff. 2016. Nature's Path: A History of Naturopathic Healing in America. Johns Hopkins University Press.Christopher Lawrence and George Weisz, eds. 1998. Holism: Greater Than the Parts: Holism in Biomedicine, 1920-1950. Oxford Uni...

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26:40

Revenge of Bob Jones: Religious colleges and their...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/13

We forgot to mention Bob Jones was the son of a Confederate veteran. References mentioned this episode: Adam Laats’s websiteAdam Laats. April 28, 2025. Trump Is Out for Revenge. The Chronicle of Higher Education.Jim Fraser. 2025. Religion and the American University. Johns Hopkins University Press.Browse the American Campus bookshelf at https://bookshop.org/lists/american-campus-podcast Get updates about the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast Get in touch. Want to request a topic or ...

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17:05

Eugenics and the creation of statistics with Akira...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/10

On the creation of the statistical tests we often use in human behavioral research, especially in the fields of psychology, education, economics, and political science. References mentioned this episode: Akira O’Connor and Erin Robbins. 2024.Colonised Minds: Narratives that Shape Psychology. Sage.Akira O’Connor’s website: aoc.omg.lolResources from Culture ClubSupport the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at sheph...

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42:56

The “rise and fall” of prison education with Reiko...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/06

From Johnson’s Great Society to Clinton’s crime bill, Reiko Hillyer discusses the “rise and fall” of higher education in US prisons. Plus, she shares her experience as a professor who teaches in prisons. References mentioned this episode: Reiko Hillyer. 2024. A Wall is Just a Wall: The Permeability of the Prison in 20th Century America. Duke University Press.Classroom 4 film https://www.classroom4film.com/ Mneesha Gellman. 2022. Education Behind the Wall: Why and How We Teach in Prison. ...

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20:15

Angola prison: a college with Piper Hutchinson

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/08/03

Louisiana State Penitentiary, a former plantation known simply as “Angola," is a site of higher education. Journalist Piper Hutchinson explains. References mentioned this episode: Piper Hutchinson. May 2, 2025. “Guts, glory and opportunity on the outside.” Louisiana Illuminator.Piper Hutchinson’s Substack: Louisiana Higher Ed WeeklyThis is a crawfishDaniel Bergner. God of the Rodeo: The Search for Hope, Faith, and a Six-Second Ride in Louisiana's Angola Prison. Octavia Butler. Dawn...

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49:16

History of federal student loans with Elizabeth Tandy...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/07/30

In 2025, 45 million Americans owe more than $1.7 trillion in college debt. Ellie Shermer explains: “the story of skyrocketing college debt is not merely one of good intentions gone wrong. In fact, the federal student loan program was never supposed to make college affordable.” References mentioned this episode: Elizabeth Tandy Shermer. 2021. Indentured Students: How Government-Guaranteed Loans Left Generations Drowning in College Debt. Harvard University Press.Education Data Initiative ...

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18:17

Harvard Business School and the creation of the MBA...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/07/27

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 websiteSimon Callow’s Orson Welles seriesThe Drift magazineFollow Erik on Twitter @erikmbaker and Bluesky @erikmbaker.bsky.social Support the show at patreon.com/americancampuspodcast Get in touch. Want to request a topic or pitch an episode? Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu Follow American Campus Podcast: on P...

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43:48

Law and economics and the backlash to critical legal...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/07/23

First, a continuation of the Chicago school of economics history (a nice follow up to last week’s episode on Charles Walgreen and UChicago), then David Austin Walsh explains the reactionary foundations of law and economics as backlash to the field of critical legal studies. References mentioned this episode: David Austin Walsh. 2024. Taking America Back: The Conservative Movement and the Far Right. Yale University Press.David Austin Walsh. Summer 2024. Liberals are to Blame for the Rise of JD...

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22:51

Charles Walgreen and the University of Chicago with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2025/07/20

Professors teaching about communism and socialism? Un-American! Here’s some cash to make sure the university is preaching the supreme American virtue: capitalism. If you caught our joint episode with the In Bed with the Right podcast in May 2025, you heard me give the TLDR version of the story of pharmacy magnate Charles Walgreen and the University of Chicago. But the case deserves a full episode, which journalist Steven Melendez lays out for us here. References mentioned this epi...

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