The University President Who Isn’t Afraid of Speaking Up

Future U Podcast by Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn

Apr 14, 202600:43:09Education

These days colleges are under fire from the Trump administration and critics on multiple fronts. Dartmouth's president, Sian Beilock, is one of the few Ivy League presidents not getting hauled before Congress, though her...

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