Reinventing U

About Reinventing U

The Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities (UERU) is a Boyer-inspired national consortium of research universities dedicated to innovation and excellence in undergraduate education. Listen to Reinventing U for cutting-edge perspectives from experts in undergraduate education.

Publisher

Association for Undergraduate Education at Research Universities

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

1 Apr 2019

Latest episode

30 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

5 of 22 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   30 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 21: Brian Soucek on The Opinionated University (2026)

   Host [Host Name] interviews Brian Soucek, Martin Luther King, Jr. Professor of Law at UC Davis, discussing his book on academic freedom and the myth of neutrality in higher education.

2. 

   24 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 20: Stephen Gavazzi on Regaining Civic Trust in Higher Education

   In this episode of Reinventing U, we are joined by Stephen Gavazzi, Director of the Center for Human Resource Research at The Ohio State University, to explore a blueprint for universities to meet the demands of the current moment by recommitting to the public good.  Drawing on his recent co‑authored piece, “Morrill Act 250: Reinterpreting the Public Research University Compact as Civic Trust in America’s Third Century,” Gavazzi outlines five priorities for regaining public trust, strengthening transparency, and preparing university systems for the future. He also makes the case for digital and AI fluency as a baseline civic and educational competency. This conversation provides a realistic yet hopeful vision of the future, along with concrete ideas for how public universities can recast their mission in ways that are visible, credible, and worthy of public trust in an era of rapid change.

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   4 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Episode 19: Grading Reform with Josh Eyler

   Joshua Eyler, the author of Failing Our Future: How Grades Harm Students, And What We Can Do About It (JHUP 2024), is among the leading experts on grading reform. Praised by the likes of Cathy N. Davidson and Jeff Selingo, Eyler’s book is roughly divided between indictment of current practices and exploring practical solutions. In every case, however, the answer keeps coming back: fundamental reform is necessary. Join us for a lively and perhaps surprising conversation about a too often taken-for-granted core academic practice.

Inside a recent episode

Episode 21: Brian Soucek on The Opinionated University (2026)

Published 30 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] This is a place where I actually think that giving universities greater leeway in expressing themselves, so not going the institutional neutrality route, but leaning into institutional speech that advances its mission, can really make a difference. I think, and I argue in the book, that giving the administration, let's say, or the faculty senate, the ability to speak on particular issues, including counter speech against this kind of illiberal or even irrational speech that sometimes occurs on campus, giving them the ability to speak back against that or to just speak against that to express the institution's own norms and values dramatically lowers the pressure on that school to block that kind of speech or keep out those speakers. […]

Who has been a guest on Reinventing U

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• Brian Soucek
• Dr Richard J Reddick
• Brian Rosenberg
• Kathleen deLaski
• Kathleen Fitzpatrick

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5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 15 / 100

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17

Social presence

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0

Engagement

32

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