I’m posting the podcast late this week due to a travel fiasco. We used to live in NYC and took a long weekend vacation back there that was amazing. Sadly, our return flight Sunday was cancelled and we got stranded overnight. Then our return flight on Monday got delayed such that we missed our connection and had to stay the night in Chicago. We didn’t get back until today. These were the worst travel problems I’ve ever personally encountered. It was not great being stuck in the Newark Airport for ten hours with an eight year old, I can tell you that. (It was also wild reading about the Midtown mass shooting while sitting there). But things could have been much, much worse. God carried us through - and now we have a story to tell people.
This week my guest is Jason Jewell, who is a friend of the newsletter and Chief Academic Officer of the State University System of Florida. In our conversation, we dive into the bold reforms transforming higher education in the Sunshine State. From Governor Ron DeSantis’ efforts to eliminate ideological influences to the creation of a new accrediting agency, we explore how Florida is reshaping its universities to prioritize academic excellence and efficiency. Learn about Florida's innovative steps toward a new accreditation model, its post-tenure review policy, and the fight against administrative bloat.
