Listen "From Meritocracy to Meaning with David Brooks"
Episode Synopsis
In this special episode, DCSI Board Member Warren Valdmanis '95 interviews renowned columnist and social commentator David Brooks about the current state of higher education.Picking up on Brooks's recent article in the Atlantic titled "How the Ivy League Broke America", where he critiques higher education (especially of the elite, ivy clad variety), we'll hear from Brooks about where he thinks the systems went wrong, and what a better version of education more broadly might look like.David Brooks is a longtime New York Times columnist and a commentator on PBS NewsHour, where he provides political and cultural analysis. He is the bestselling author of The Road to Character, The Second Mountain, and How to Know a Person. Through his journalism and books, he explores morality, community, and the pursuit of a meaningful life.
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