Episode 26 – A Conversation with Richard Arum: Are Students Really Learning in College?

Posted by Rhett Mcdaniel on Monday, February 28, 2011 in News, Podcast.

This episode features Richard Arum, Professor of Sociology & Education at NYU as he talks about the findings drawn from “Academically Adrift,” his 2011 book co-authored with Josipa Roksa. Professor Arum’s research has garnered much publicity, including coverage by the New York Times, the Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal, and National Public Radio. In this podcast, Joe Bandy, Assistant Director at the Vanderbilt Center for Teaching, talks with Arum on the day he came to present his findings at an event sponsored by the Department of Sociology with support from the CFT and several other units on campus.