American Campus Podcast

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
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a social and political history of US higher ed

  1. 1D AGO

    TurningPointUSA after Charlie Kirk with Hope Pisoni

    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 open Turning Point USA chapters in every high school. Texas Tribune. Robby Korth, Graycen Wheeler, Lionel Ramos, OPMX. September 23, 2025. State superintendent calls for Turning Point USA chapter at every high school in Oklahoma. KGOU.org.Uncloseted MediaHope Pisoni’s SubstackTorrey Peters. 2021. Detransition, Baby. One World.Nakatani Nio. 2017. Bloom Into You. Seven Seas.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.

    20 min

  2. 4D AGO

    On reconstructing Cherokee education with Julie L. Reed

    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 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.

    28 min
  3. Black college women after emancipation with Linda Perkins

    FEB 11

    Black college women after emancipation with Linda Perkins

    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.Noliwe Rooks. 2024. A Passionate Mind in Relentless Pursuit: The Vision of Mary McLeod Bethune. Penguin Random House.Linda Perkins’ 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.

    19 min
  4. Your Data Will Be Used Against You with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

    FEB 8

    Your Data Will Be Used Against You with Andrew Guthrie Ferguson

    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 School: The 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 Press.John Warner and Matt Seybold. February 3, 2026. The Technology That's Taking Your Freedom. Academic Freedom On the Line.Brian Hochman. 2022. The Listeners: A History of Wiretapping in the United States. Harvard University Press.Andrew Guthrie Ferguson’s faculty page, LinkedIn, and BlueskySupport 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.

    25 min
  5. Lynne Cheney and the National Endowment for the Humanities with Mark Hlavacik

    FEB 4

    Lynne Cheney and the National Endowment for the Humanities with Mark Hlavacik

    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 York Times.Lynne V. Cheney. October 20, 1994. The End of History. The Wall Street Journal. Lynne V. Cheney. January 24, 1995. Kill My Old Agency, Please.Andrew Hartman. 2019. A War for the Soul of America: A History of the Culture Wars, second edition. University of Chicago Press.Lynne Cheney, Pat Buchanan, Eric Foner, and Michael Kinsely. March 20, 1995. Crossfire, Part I and Part IIMark Hlavacik’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.

    37 min

  6. JAN 28

    Universities and the climate crisis with Bryan Alexander

    References and suggested readings: Bryan Alexander. 2023. Universities on Fire: Higher Education in the Climate Crisis. Johns Hopkins University Press. Drew Miller. March 14, 2021. "No, Dolphins Did Not Reappear in Venice Canals: The Effects of COVID-19 on the Environment." University of Minnesota LawSci.Luke Kemp. 2025. Goliath’s Curse: The History and Future of Societal Collapse. Knopf.Future Trends ForumBryan’s Substackbryanalexander.org 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.

    43 min

  7. JAN 25

    "Race, Racism, and the Liberal Arts," Aydelotte Foundation roundtable ft. Lauren, Nayanika Ghosh, and Andy Hines

    Hi, listeners! A little bonus content for you. This is audio from a recent talk I gave with the brilliant Nayanika Ghosh. You'll also hear friend of the pod, Andy Hines, who moderated our conversation at the Aydelotte Foundation at Swarthmore College. You can read more about the event here. You can also follow along with the Aydelotte podcast, Podalot here. 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.

    1h 2m

  8. JAN 21

    On the myth of institutional neutrality with Brian Soucek

    Register for “Degrees, Debt, and the University: Andy Hines, Chris Newfield, Eleni Schirmer and Jason Wozniak in conversation,” Adeylotte Foundation, Swarthmore College References and suggested readings: Brian Soucek. 2026. The Opinionated University: Academic Freedom, Diversity, and the Myth of Neutrality in American Higher Education. University of Chicago Press. Kalven Committee: Report on the University’s Role in Political and Social Action, November 11, 1967. University of Chicago.Lauren Lassabe Shepherd. March 19, 2025. Whose Side Are College Administrators On? HNN.Hollis Robbins. December 23, 2025. The Noxiousness of Civic-Discourse Platforms. The Chronicle of Higher Education.Steven G Poskanzer. 2025. The University's Voice: Principled Silence and Purposeful Speech. Johns Hopkins University Press. Joan Wallach Scott. 2019. Academic Freedom as an Ethical Practice. Knowledge, Power, and Academic Freedom.                   Check out AAUP resources on academic freedomEmily Bronte. Wuthering Heights.David Szalay. Flesh. Scribner.Brian Soucek’s faculty page, LinkedIn, and BlueskySupport 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.

    42 min
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a social and political history of US higher ed

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  • Creator
    Lauren Lassabe Shepherd
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    104
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 American Campus Podcast
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