College campus protests and the value of a degree
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Protests over Israel’s war in Gaza have erupted) at universities across the United States. We’ll discuss what the sweeping protests and other high-profile political battles at colleges could mean for the economics of higher education. And, what the Federal Reserve might look like under a second Donald Trump presidency. Plus, we’ll play a round of Half Full / Half Empty!

Here’s everything we talked about today:

• “Protests Threaten College Graduations, Denying Seniors Second Chance at Normalcy”) from The New York Times

• “What students say about the protests rocking their campuses”) from The Washington Post

• “Americans are falling out of love with the idea of college”) from Noahpinion

• “Americans Are Losing Faith in College Education, WSJ-NORC Poll Finds”) from The Wall Street Journal

• “Trump Allies Draw Up Plans to Blunt Fed’s Independence”) from The Wall Street Journal

• “Job trend ‘resenteeism’ has employees coasting through workdays and hanging on, rather than quitting”) from Fox Business

• “How science could disrupt the gin industry”) from Marketplace

• “Celebs head to DC for correspondents’ dinner: Here’s who’s coming”) from The Hill

• “California lawmakers are tired of Clear’s airport line-cutters — but airlines are not”) from Fast Company

• “Christopher Bess, 5-year-old basketball coach, goes viral”) from Marketplace

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