Bootstraps

By: Open Campus & EdSurge
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  • A limited series from EdSurge and Open Campus about merit, myths, and how "pulling ourselves up" shapes education.
    Copyright 2023 Open Campus & EdSurge
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Episodes
  • Episode 7: The Power of the 'Grit' Narrative

    Episode 7: The Power of the 'Grit' Narrative
    May 5 2022

    A bonus installment of our series. We’re stepping back to review the key themes of the first season of the series, and look at what’s changed since we reported some of the controversies we dug into. Plus, we talk with Alissa Quart about why narratives of self-reliance are so hard to shake.

    Host: Jeff Young (@jryoung)

    A joint production of EdSurge and Open Campus.
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    43 mins
  • Episode 6: Rethinking the Rhodes

    Episode 6: Rethinking the Rhodes
    Mar 1 2022

    The Rhodes Scholarship was designed to forge a network of people who would go on to rule the world. So who gets this opportunity? And how is the world’s oldest and most well-known graduate scholarship dealing with the legacy of its founder, who used ruthless and racist practices to build the diamond empire that funded the effort.

    Host: Jeff Young (@jryoung)

    A joint production of EdSurge and Open Campus.

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    43 mins
  • Episode 5: Breaking Up With the SAT

    Episode 5: Breaking Up With the SAT
    Dec 7 2021

    The SAT can feel very different to different students. While it can give any college applicant stress, some low-income and minority students see it as evidence that selective colleges don't want them. Can the rise of test-optional policies lead to a new, more equitable era of college admissions?

    Reporter: Eric Hoover (@erichoov) of The Chronicle of Higher Education

    Host: Jeff Young (@jryoung)

    A joint production of EdSurge and Open Campus.

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    36 mins

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