HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY is a television talk show that connects viewers to contemporary issues, people, and institutions involved in the world of higher education. The show has won seven education Telly Awards and three Excellence in Local Journalism Dateline Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, Washington, D.C. Professional Chapter.

 

HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY runs on UDC-TV; host is educational consultant and author Steven Roy Goodman. Each half-hour episode covers a new education subject.

 

Episode 191 – Meaningful Town-Gown Ties – Guests are Barbara K. Altmann, President, Franklin & Marshall College, and Danene Sorace, Mayor, City of Lancaster:

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Episode 190 – Richard Kahlenberg on Legacy Admissions – Guest is Richard Kahlenberg, Nonresident Scholar, McCourt School of Public Policy, Georgetown University:

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Episode 189 – Microcredentials – Guests are Nadia Starr, Chief Executive Officer, South African Qualifications Authority; James Keevy, Chief Executive Officer, JET Education Services; and Trudi van Wyk, Chief Director, Department of Higher Education and Training:

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Episode 188 – Waste and Recycling in South Africa – Guests are Anesu Makina, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, African Centre for Cities; Bulelani Ndzuzo, Founder, Keep Mbekweni Clean; and Melanie Ludwig, Chairperson, Organics Recycling Association of South Africa:

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Episode 187 – Mac Maharaj on Freedom – Guest is Mac Maharaj, Former Minister of Transport, Republic of South Africa:

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Episode 186 – Electricity 101 – Guests are Tariq Kahn, Director of the Energy Institute, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, and Komla Folly, Professor of Electrical Engineering, University of Cape Town:

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Episode 185 – Trauma and Resilience – Guests are Ashraf Kagee, Professor of Psychology, Stellenbosch University; Bonang Libuke, Industrial Psychology Student, University of the Western Cape; and Pumla Ndaba, Psychology Student, University of Cape Town:

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Episode 184 – Theory and Practice at Global Universities – Guest is Francis Petersen, UFS Rector and Vice-Chancellor:

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Episode 183 – World Stability and Order – Guests are Hussein Solomon, Senior Professor, Centre for Gender and Africa Studies, UFS, and Danie Brand, Director, Free State Centre for Human Rights, UFS:

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Episode 182 – Food Systems – Guests are Johan Van Niekerk, Associate Professor, Sustainable Food Systems and Development, UFS; Anathi Makamane, Lecturer, Sustainable Food Systems and Development, UFS; Maryke Labuschagne, Professor, Plant Breeding, UFS; and Frikkie Mare, Academic Departmental Head, Agricultural Economics, UFS:

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Episode 181 – Food Insecurity – Guests are Melissa Gilbert, Dean of Student Engagement, Otterbein University, and Micia Clemmons, Assistant Director for Student Engagement, Otterbein University:

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Episode 180 – Sport Sciences – Guests are Shelley Payne, Professor of Health and Sport Sciences, Otterbein University; Ben Shockley, Allied Health Student, Otterbein University Class of 2024; and Sarah Alloto, Allied Health Student, Otterbein University Class of 2023:

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HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY is also carrried/has also been broadcast by Prince George’s Community Television, Voice of America, Africa Today TV, Cape Town TV, SouthEast Education Network, Cablevision-Yonkers, Comcast Channel 98, Verizon Fios TV Channel 19, RCN Channel 19, and university television stations in the U.S. and around the world. Audio versions of select HIGHER EDUCATION TODAY episodes may be accessed on Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music/iTunes.

 

Please click here for the UDC-TV monthly schedule.

 

The YouTube channel is: https://www.youtube.com/@HigherEducationToday