August 11, 2009

Episode 21: Assessing the Obama Agenda

With an August lull descending on campuses and Capitol Hill, colleges are taking stock of President Obama's priorities for academe. Kelly Field and Sara Hebel describe what higher-education officials discussed last week during a conference call with top officials in the Education Department.

Kelly Field, The Chronicle's chief Washington reporter, and Sara Hebel, our politics editor, spend a minute (or so) each week discussing the key higher-education debates and behind-the-scenes maneuvering taking place in the nation's capital. Look for new episodes every Tuesday.