Episode 39: Dr. Philip Walsh on the Value of Philosophy

01/16/20 • -1 min

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The humanities are in a tough spot these days, and the discipline of philosophy often ends up in the crosshairs as an exemplar of Undergrad Majors That Will Waste Your Time and Money. Good news though: it isn’t!

Dr. Phil Walsh is a lecturer at Fordham University in the Department of Philosophy and he has been hard at work to promote philosophy as a critical area of study, and used it as a means of explaining to his undergrads what the point of college is.

Here are a few of the people and resources mentioned in the episode:

The Humanities are in a Crisis (Atlantic)

Surfing With Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry into a Life of Meaning – Aaron James

Assholes: A Theory – Aaron James

Infinite Baseball: Notes From a Philosopher at the Ballpark – Alva Noë

Hi Phi Nation podcast – Barry Lam

Weapons of Math Destruction – Cathy O’Neill

Humanities Indicators

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https://www.crushpodcast.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Phil-Walsh.mp3

Here are a few of the people and resources mentioned in the episode:

The Humanities are in a Crisis (Atlantic)

Surfing With Sartre: An Aquatic Inquiry into a Life of Meaning – Aaron James

Assholes: A Theory – Aaron James

Infinite Baseball: Notes From a Philosopher at the Ballpark – Alva Noë

Hi Phi Nation podcast – Barry Lam

Weapons of Math Destruction – Cathy O’Neill

Humanities Indicators

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Episode 38: Sam Schreiber and I Review “Admission”

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It’s fall! Which means this is the time of year when legions of college admissions counselors traverse the globe to find those eager minds to fill the seats in their classrooms. It is a whole hashtag life that thousands of people in this economy lead and in my case have lead.

Well not long ago, a media representation with actual famous people! came out and showed the world what it’s really like in admissions. Or did it..? As my guest today former admissions counselor and current high school college counselor Sam Schreiber and I discuss.

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Episode 40! Oregon State University’s Jon Boeckenstedt

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Jon Boeckenstedt is as fearless as he is smart as he is dedicated to Doing The Right Thing as a leader in the realm of college enrollment management. He’s one of these people that everyone in our field looks to first with questions that require evidence-based answers, and over the better part of the last decade, his voice has emerged as one of the strongest and clearest on the biggest questions related to the use of standardized tests in admissions.

FURTHER READING

Some Final Thoughts on the SAT and ACT – Jen Blankenstork’s blog
My grandma talking about being in Iran during the revolution
The Power of Privilege: Yale and America’s Elite Colleges – Joe Soares
Who is Really Adrift? Robert Sternberg, IHE
Measuring Noncognitive Variables: Improving Admissions, Success, and Retention for Underrepresented Students – Bill Sedlacek
The Years That Matter Most – Paul Tough
What College Admissions Offices Really Want – Paul Tough, NY Times
Will UC Schools Drop Their SAT Requirement? – LA Times
US News Methodology
Jon’s Argument for Test-Optional at OSU
‘Welcome to the Wild West’ – Changes to NACAC’s Standards of Principles and Good Practice (SPGP) – Hoover, Chronicle of Higher Education
The latest on the DOJ-related changes to admissions practices from NACAC President Joyce Smith