In this week’s episode of The Syllabus, our guests delve into the debate between teaching students what to think and teaching them how to think.

Excellent Sheep: A conversation about elite education with Bill Deresiewicz.

Bob Schaeffer discusses the limitations of standardized tests and how test-optional policies were accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Navigating ideological diversity and faith in higher education with Princeton professor Robert P. George

When did campuses turn against free speech, and what can be done.

Neil Buchanan discusses his decision to leave the University of Florida Gov. DeSantis calls for an overhaul on education policy.

Michael Roth on AI in higher ed, why Chris Rufo is no friend of academia, why Elise Stefanik is no friend of the Jews, and why old men shouldn’t wear shorts. Plus: how he would have handled the Claudine Gay situation.

In this episode of The Syllabus, Danielle Holley and Mark Oppenheimer discuss college admissions, affirmative action, gender diversity in women's colleges, free speech and more.

As protests continue to erupt on college campuses, Georgetown professor Jacques Berlinerblau joins Mark Oppenheimer to discuss just how far free speech can go on campus.

Brandy Shufutinsky, of the Jewish Institute for Liberal Values, discusses her concerns about the model ethnic studies curriculum and unpacks ideological tensions in ethnic studies pedagogy.