College Episodes

This script explores the struggle for free speech, political dissent, and campus activism on college campuses, emphasizing the current climate of protests regarding issues like Palestine and Gaza. Host Ayanna Fakhir reflects on the value of universities, challenges faced by students, historical protests against injustices like apartheid, and the impact of restrictive university policies on student activism. It also addresses the relationship between universities and government funding, challenges to diversity programs, effects on liberal arts education, and the significance of student voices amidst institutional changes.

It's that time of year, the kids are back from college and looking at the world through an adult lens, but their cerebral prefrontal cortex is still forming so maybe they're kids after all. Join me as I query my own son about being a college freshman, the challenges and rewards, and what it means to be a student athlete going from the "big man on campus" in high school, to a "little fish in a big pond" in college. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ayana-fakhi...