Join Ryan Streeter, Director of the Civitas Institute at the University of Texas, as he tackles the pressing issues in higher education. He highlights the growing interest in multidisciplinary approaches to combat political monoculture. Streeter also discusses the rising student loan debt and the commercialization of university research. The conversation reveals the need for ethical leadership and practical education that focuses on real-world skills, as well as the disconnect between elite narratives and the everyday concerns of working-class Americans.