
dotEDU
Hosted by Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja and Sarah Spreitzer and Sarah and Jon · American Council on Education
4.9from 45 ratings
- 165
- Episodes
- 21
- Transcribed
- 45
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
About dotEDU
Each episode of dotEDU presents a deep dive into a major public policy issue impacting college campuses and students across the country. Hosts Mushtaq Gunja, Jon Fansmith, and Sarah Spreitzer lead you through thought-provoking conversations on topics such as Department of Education policy, college costs and affordability, and more.
- Publisher
- American Council on Education
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 25 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
21 of 165 episodes have a transcript.

16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
What's Next for the Legal Landscape of Higher Ed

24 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Appropriations, Visas, Accreditation ... and It's Only September

30 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Predicting an Unpredictable Fall for Higher Ed
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What's Next for the Legal Landscape of Higher Ed
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The House bill explicitly stated that athletes are not employees of the institution. This is really important because while, as we think about the revenue hearings, you know, the 50, 60, 80 major conference schools, where student athletes are being given relatively generous NIL deals, there's health and other provisions provided. Most student athletes in this country are doing this not for an NIL deal and not with kind of like the trappings we tend to think about. If they are treated as employees and all of the relevant things in terms of compensation and benefits and insurance and overtime, all those provisions apply, the economic consequences of having athletic teams becomes much more significant, especially at schools that don't have those kind of resources and aren't in it for those reasons. […]
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- Melanie Storey
- Emmanual Guillory
- Kirk Carapezza
- Kimberly Jones
- Judyth Sachs
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 36 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 9 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 54 / 100
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- Quality
- 74
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts dotEDU?
Jon Fansmith and Mushtaq Gunja and Sarah Spreitzer and Sarah and Jon host the show. Published by American Council on Education.
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