Lauren Lassabe Shepherd

Lauren Lassabe Shepherd, a historian of American higher education and host of the American Campus podcast, dives into the often-ignored power of university trustees. She unpacks their significant influence over crucial institutional decisions and contrasts this with student activism narratives. The conversation covers the historical Roth affair at Stanford, the conservative strategies shaping academia, and the challenges posed by labor casualization. With sharp insights, Shepherd critiques Hillsdale College's narrow curriculum and discusses the ethical dilemmas of funding in higher education.