Episode 408 • • 6:47 - 9:17
408: Odious Debt
Naomi Schaefer Riley, Chronicle of Higher Education Termination
The Chronicle of Higher Education fired blogger Naomi Schaefer Riley following a controversial post critical of Black Studies dissertations. Over 6,500 people signed a petition demanding her removal after she questioned the academic merit of specific research titles. The incident has sparked a debate regarding freedom of speech and the influence of the "educational industrial complex" on academic discourse.