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American Campus Podcast

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

a social and political history of higher education

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32:26

Blame the Intern with Alexandre Frenette

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/04/12

Text the show here! Colleges really come out on top in the education-industrial complex. References and suggested readings: Alexandre Frenette. 2026. Blame the Intern: On (Not) Breaking Into the Creative Economy. Princeton University Press. Alexandre Frenette’s faculty pageJohn Wynn. 2025. The Set Up. Belt Publishing.Nina Bandelj. 2026. Overinvested: The Emotional Economy of Modern Parenting. Princeton University Press.Alexandre Frenette on LinkedIn Support the show Browse the Ameri...

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35:55

Made up college rankings with Jonathan Beecher Field

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/04/08

Text the show here! Create your own college ranking list! The parameters are totally up to you. Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. JBF will pick the winner of MANY FREE BOOKS! References and suggested readings: JonathanBeecherField.net Scott Romine. 2024. The Zombie Memes of Dixie. University of Georgia Press.Ruth Wilson Gilmore. 2007. Golden Gulag: Prisons, Surplus, Crisis, and Opposition in Globalizing California. University of California Press.Anthony Harkins and Meredith McCarroll, eds...

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29:03

Sex testing and the path to transvestigating college...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/04/05

Text the show here! The International Olympic Committee’s decision to sex test professional athletes, and what that means for college sports. References and suggested readings: Johanna Mellis faculty profileEnd of Sport podcast Feminist Sport LabJohanna Mellis in The Guardian and Los Angeles TimesRachel Reid. 2024. Game Changers. Carina Press. (Heated Rivalry book series)Pride and Prejudice 1995 BBC adaptationInstagram @JoJoMellis Support the show Browse the American Campus bo...

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19:29

The history of college learning disability...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/31

References and suggested readings: Scott M. Gelber. 2024. From Compensation to Accommodation: The History of Learning Disabilities in American Higher Education. History of Education Quarterly.Scott M. Gelber. 2020. Grading the College: A History of Evaluating Teaching and Learning. Johns Hopkins University Press.Scott M. Gelber. 2015. Courtrooms and Classrooms: A Legal History of American College Access, 1860-1960. Johns Hopkins University Press.Scott M. Gelber. 2011. The University and the P...

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51:49

India's pipeline to Silicon Valley with Dwaipayan...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/29

It only flows one way. References and suggested readings: Dwaipayan Banerjee. 2026. Computing in the Age of Decolonization: India’s Lost Technological Revolution. Princeton University Press. Dwai Banerjee’s faculty page@dwai_banerjee on X, @dwaibanerjee on Instagram Support the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback on the show.

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15:43

Publishing your academic book after leaving academia...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/25

References and suggested readings: Danielle Casarez Lemi. 2026. Doing Identity Labor: How Mixed-Race Politicians Disrupt Descriptive Representation. Oxford University Press.Nadia E. Brown and Danielle Casarez Lemi. 2021. Sister Style: The Politics of Appearance for Black Women Political Elites. Oxford University Press.Kelly Clancy’s Epilogue EditingMaria Ressa. 2023. How to Stand Up to a Dictator: The Fight for Our Future. Harper Perennial.Real Housewives on Bravo90 Day Fiance on TLC GoDaniel...

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32:50

Pioneer Fund, the dark money trust that won't let...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/22

References and suggested readings: John P. Jackson, Jr. 2005. Science for Segregation: Race, Law, and the Case Against Brown V. Board of Education. New York University Press. John P. Jackson, Jr. 2001. Social Scientists for Social Justice: Making the Case Against Segregation. New York University Press.John P. Jackson, Jr. books on bookshop.orgJohn P. Jackson, Jr. websiteSupport the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. You can also anony...

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31:00

China and the decline of American universities with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/18

References and suggested readings: Mark S. Ferrara. 2015. Palace of Ashes: China and the Decline of American Higher Education. Johns Hopkins University Press. Tessa Hulls. 2025. Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Novel. Picador. Olga Tokarczuk. 2025. House of Day, House of Night. Riverhead Books. Daniel Biebuyck. 2021. The Mwindo Epic from the Banyanga. The University of California Press. Mark Ferrara’s faculty pageSupport the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf Get in touch!...

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45:22

Why white nationalists love Plato with Curtis Dozier

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/15

Plus! Voltaire, antisemitism, the West as a concept, and the Great Replacement theory References and suggested readings: Curtis Dozier. 2026. The White Pedestal: How White Nationalists Use Ancient Greece and Rome to Justify Hate. Yale University Press. Dozier’s website, Pharos: Doing Justice to the ClassicsDan-el Padilla Peralta. 2025. Classicism and Other Phobias. Princeton University Press.Jack Jenkins. 2021.American Prophets: The Religious Roots of Progressive Politics and the Ongoing...

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22:59

Jesse Jackson and “Western Culture” at Stanford with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/11

"Hey, hey! Ho, ho! Western Culture's got to go!" References and suggested readings: John K. Wilson. February 19, 2026. Jesse Jackson and the Myth of the Stanford Chant. Inside Higher Ed.John K. Wilson. 1995. The Myth of Political Correctness: The Conservative Attack on Higher Education. Duke University Press.Brian Soucek. 2026. The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education. University of Chicago Press.John Tomasi and Bernard S...

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30:36

L. Brent Bozell, trad Cath intellectual with Joshua Tait

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/08

References and suggested readings: Joshua Tait. January 12, 2026. “Stitching Banners to an Exiled King”: Triumph, Radical Traditionalism, and the Temptation of Despair. To Live is to Maneuver.Daniel J. Flynn. 2025. The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer. Encounter Books.Tait’s To Live is To Maneuver newsletterThe Associated Press. May 17, 2024. Conservative activist’s son sentenced to nearly 4 years in prison for ‘relentless’ attack on Capitol. POLITICO. D...

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21:48

Why is there an American university in Beirut? with...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/04

Imperialism! Protestantism! Liberal Pragmatism! References and suggested readings: Betty S. Anderson. 2011. The American University of Beirut: Arab Nationalism and Liberal Education. University of Texas Press.Betty Anderson’s faculty pageSupport the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.edu. You can also anonymously request an episode or give feedback on the show.

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43:53

Academics in the Epstein files with Andy Hines

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/03/01

References and suggested readings: Alan Blinder. February 16, 2026. Epstein’s Ties With Academics Show the Seedy Side of College Fund-Raising. New York Times.William Callison and Quinn Slobodian. January 12, 2021. Coronapolitics from the Reichstag to the Capitol. Boston Review.Melinda Cooper. February 14, 226. Epstein Family Values. Equator.Luke Darby. August 19, 2019. Private jets, parties and eugenics: Jeffrey Epstein's bizarre world of scientists. The Guardian.Moira Donegan and Adria...

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24:20

Do we still have race conscious admissions after SFA...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/25

Sort of. References and suggested readings: Julie J. Park. 2026. Race, Class, and Affirmative Action: College Admissions in a New Era. Harvard Education Press. Class Action website: joinclassaction.eduIngrid A. Nelson. 2024. Yet Another Costume Party Debacle: Why Racial Ignorance Persists on Elite College Campuses. University of Chicago Press.Belle Burden. 2026. Strangers: A Memoir of Marriage. The Dial Press.Julie J. Park’s website, faculty page, LinkedIn College Admissions Futures...

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40:42

Progressive origins of eugenics with Mark Torres

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/22

A homegrown science. References and suggested readings: Mark A. Torres. 2025. Long Island and the Legacy of Eugenics: Station of Intolerance. The History Press. Rebecca Brenner Graham. 2025. Dear Miss Perkins: A Story of Frances Perkins's Efforts to Aid Refugees from Nazi Germany. Citadel.Mark Torres’s website marktorresauthor.comFollow Mark on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook @MarkTorresAuthor1Support the show Browse the American Campus bookshelf Get in touch! Email Lauren at shephell@iu.e...

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19:41

TurningPointUSA after Charlie Kirk with Hope Pisoni

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/18

References and suggested readings: Hope Pisoni. February 18, 2026. Campus Conservatives See Resurgence in the Aftermath of Charlie Kirk. Uncloseted Media. Hope Pisoni. January 30, 2026. Campus conservatism rebounds in the wake of Charlie Kirk, targeting LGBTQIA+ communities. Gay Times. Strphany Matat. October 28, 2025. DeSantis warns schools, partners with Turning Point USA to create more Florida chapters. Tallahassee Democrat.Jaden Edison. December 8, 2025. Texas launches plan to o...

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27:34

On reconstructing Cherokee education with Julie L. Reed

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/15

References and suggested readings: Julie L. Reed. 2026. Land, Language, and Women: A Cherokee and American Educational History. University of North Carolina Press. Jennifer Raff. 2023. Origin: A Genetic History of the Americas. Twelve.Lisa Wingate. 2025. Shelterwood. Ballantine Books.Daniel H. Wilson. 2025. Hole in the Sky. Doubleday.Daniel Wilson. 2012. Robopocalypse. Vintage.Julie Reed’s faculty pageFollow Julie Reed on Bluesky and Threads: @jreedmo Support the show Browse the Ame...

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18:39

Black college women after emancipation with Linda...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/11

References and suggested readings: Linda M. Perkins. 2024. To Advance the Race: Black Women's Higher Education from the Antebellum Era to the 1960s. University of Illinois Press. Crystal R. Sanders. 2024. A Forgotten Migration: Black Southerners, Segregation Scholarships, and the Debt Owed to Public HBCUs. University of North Carolina Press. Marybeth Gasman and Levon T. Esters. 2024. HBCU: The Power of Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Johns Hopkins University Press.Noli...

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25:20

Your Data Will Be Used Against You with Andrew...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/08

How colleges collect our data. References and suggested readings: Andrew Guthrie Ferguson. 2026. Your Data Will Be Used Against You: Policing in the Age of Self-Surveillance. New York University Press. Andrew Guthrie Ferguson and Jonathan Yusef Newton. 2020. The Law of Law SchoolThe Essential Guide for First-Year Law Students. New York University Press.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson. 2019. The Rise of Big Data Policing: Surveillance, Race, and the Future of Law Enforcement. New York University ...

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37:14

Lynne Cheney and the National Endowment for the...

American Campus Podcast ·

2026/02/04

One of our favorite culture warriors, Dr. Cheney. References and suggested readings: Mark Hlavacik. 2025. Willing Warriors: A New History of the Education Culture Wars. University of Chicago Press. Mark Hlavacik. 2016. Assigning Blame: The Rhetoric of Education Reform. Harvard University Press.Emma Whitford. January 7, 2026. Plato Censored as Texas A&M Carries Out Course Review. Inside Higher Ed.Texas A&M, Under New Curriculum Limits, Warns Professor Not to Teach Plato. New...

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