Best Student Visa Process Podcasts (2025)

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What Visa Officers Really Check in Your File - Insights by Amit Kakkar Easy Visa 4:46

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What do visa officers actually check before approving your student visa?In this episode, Amit Kakkar Easy Visa breaks down the hidden factors that decide whether a visa gets approved or refused.You’ll learn how visa officers evaluate your genuine intent, academic history, financial strength, home ties, course selection, and overall profile consiste…

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Ep. 183: Voices of Student Success: AI Tool Provides Predictive Analytics Data 29:42

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. Central New Mexico Community College is deploying a new AI-powered predictive analytics tool, CampusLens, part of CampusWorks, to improve data visibility in student retention, ea…

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How Amit Kakkar Helps Students Save Money & Avoid Fraud 9:16

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Learn how Amit Kakkar guides students to save money, choose affordable study options, avoid visa fraud, and make smart financial decisions for studying abroad.By amitkakkarchandigarh

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Ep. 182: Voices of Student Success: A Liberal Arts College Embraces AI 27:41

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. Since 2022, there’s been a surge in the number and types of applications using generative AI, but not all tools are the same. So how can faculty, staff and students learn to iden…

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How Amit Kakkar Helps Students Save Money & Avoid Fraud 9:16

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Learn how Amit Kakkar guides students to save money, choose affordable study options, avoid visa fraud, and make smart financial decisions for studying abroad.By Amit Kakkar

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Visa Fraud Awareness 2026 - Amit Kakkar’s Mission to Protect Students 3:29

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Join Amit Kakkar from Easy Visa as he exposes fake visa agents and empowers students through his 2026 Visa Fraud Awareness campaign. Learn how to identify scams, protect your study abroad dreams, and apply safely with expert visa guidance.By Amit Kakkar

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Ep. 181: TRIO Cuts, Compact Responses and Looking for Signs of Life at ED 34:21

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In this episode, Katherine Knott, Inside Higher Ed’s news editor, is back to help us unpack the latest higher ed news out of Washington. She speaks with editor in chief Sara Custer about the Trump administration’s higher ed compact—who’s said no, who’s said yes please and who’s artfully dodging the question. We’ll give you the latest on the current…

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Ep. 180: Voices of Student Success: Integrating AI in the Classroom 30:39

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. A 2025 Inside Higher Ed survey of college provosts found that nearly 30 percent of respondents have reviewed curriculum to ensure that it will prepare students for AI in the work…

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How Amit Kakkar Easy Visa Helps Families Avoid Fraudulent Immigration Schemes 4:39

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Learn how Amit Kakkar Easy Visa protects families from fraudulent immigration schemes. Discover real stories, red flags to spot fake agents, and trusted tips for safe visa applications. Stay informed, stay visa-smart!By Amit Kakkar

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Ep. 179: How to Be a Public Scholar and Why it Matters 39:58

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Public scholarship is about more than just getting published. It’s about joining the public conversation at a time when expertise matters more than ever. In this episode of The Key, Philip Gray, Op-Ed Editor at The Los Angeles Times, and Susan D'Agostino, mathematician-turned-writer and columnist behind The Public Scholar at Inside Higher Ed join I…

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Why Progressives Need Oppressors: The Psychology Behind Zohran’s Politics w/ Anthony Rispo | The Sagnik Show 1:10:31

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0:00 Intro 0:53 The young male crisis 4:46 Identity fusion: The individual fuses with their cause 7:20 Cultural Marxism: Oppressor vs Oppressed 12:15 Leaving the Left 20:26 Progressivism as a gay guy 25:31 Trump derangement syndrome 28:38 Moment of clarity 31:51 Vibe Shift 37:27 Gender Wars 41:13 Toxic Empathy and Zohran Mamdani 49:03 Progressive B…

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Ep. 178: Voices of Student Success: Providing AI Training for All Students 25:57

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. While AI tools have proliferated in education and workplace settings, not all tools are free or accessible to students and staff, which can create equity gaps regarding who is ab…

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Real Stories: How Amit Kakkar Easy Visa Helped Students Fulfil Their Global Dreams 4:47

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Every visa approval isn’t just a stamp — it’s a story.In this episode of Dreams Approved, Amit Kakkar shares real success stories of students who turned their study abroad dreams into reality with Easy Visa. From overcoming visa rejections to achieving approvals for top destinations like Canada, the U.K., and Australia — these are real journeys of …

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Ep. 177: Student Loan Negotiations, H1-B Visas, a Compact for Academic Excellence 47:49

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In this episode of The Key, we're diving deep into what’s happening on Capitol Hill and inside the White House—and how it’s all affecting higher ed. Joining Sara Custer, IHE's editor in chief, is news editor Katherine Knott to unpack everything: the funding cuts hitting Minority Serving Institutions, restrictive policies upending life for internati…

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Beyond the Curriculum: Building Thinking Citizens for a Changing India 32:50

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Is India ready to deliver world-class education at home? In this episode of The Indian Scholar, host Kritin Sawhney sits with Prof. P.G. Babu, Vice-Chancellor of Vidyashilp University, Bangalore, to explore how the institution is shaping leaders for an uncertain future. Discover Vidyashilp’s core curriculum, interdisciplinary learning, and why Indi…

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Ep. 176: Voices of Student Success: How AI Can Smooth Transfer Processes 23:01

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on the use of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. Upward transfer is viewed as a mechanism to provide college students with an accessible and affordable onramp to higher education through two-year colleges, but breakdowns in the…

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The Collapse of Old Politics w/ Bradley Devlin of Daily Signal 1:12:16

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0:00 Intro 0:52 Who gets to define the conservative agenda? 9:53 Has the GOP abandoned pro-life politics? 16:55 Social conservatism in a secular America 21:51 The young male economic crisis 29:34 The men who are giving up 32:00 The black-pilled new Right 36:00 The young Right's issue with Israel 47:40 What defines MAGA 55:57 Romancizing the manufac…

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Ep. 175: Leadership in Turbulent Times 52:45

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Beverly Daniel Tatum—two-time college president, New York Times bestselling author, and one of the country’s most influential voices on race and education – joins Inside Higher Ed’s editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss her latest book, College Leadership in Turbulent Times: Peril and Promise. Tatum shares lessons from her own leadership journey s…

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Fake Visa Consultants How to Identify Scams – Amit Kakkar Easy Visa Advice 3:14

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Amit Kakkar Easy Visa exposes the truth about fake visa consultants and how to avoid scams. Learn key red flags, verification tips, and safe steps to protect your dream of studying or working abroad.By Amit Kakkar

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Ep: 174: Voices of Student Success: AI Chatbot Provides Resources, Early Alerts 24:38

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on uses of generative artificial intelligence in higher education and how technology can support student success goals. As generative AI tools become more common, a growing number of young people turn first to chatbots when they have questions. A survey by the Associated Press found that among AI use…

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How Wokeness Fueled the Populist Revolt w/ Emily Jashinsky | The Sagnik Show 1:31:12

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0:00 Intro 0:39 What is the glue of America First 5:50 How Trump forced the GOP to drop abortion 9:41 ‘Woke’ is not over 15:18 Zohran Mamdani’s vibe shift 17:49 The collapse of moral relativism 19:13 What comes after the Neo-Liberal era 22:24 Dissecting Populism: Tea Party, Occupy Wall Street, Gamer Gate 27:02 The revolt against third-wave feminism…

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Ep. 173: Can StoryCorps Heal the Divide on Campus? 45:15

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For more than 20 years, StoryCorps has been documenting conversations between Americans and broadcasting them on public radio. In 2017, StoryCorps launched One Small Step, a new project that pairs strangers on opposing sides of the political divide for one-on-one conversations. The organization is now bringing its initiative to college campuses. Da…

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AI & Immigration: How Technology Is Transforming Visa Processing – Amit Kakkar Easy Visa 5:08

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Discover how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping immigration and visa processing worldwide. Amit Kakkar Easy Visa explains faster approvals, fraud prevention, and key tips students need for smooth 2025–26 applications.By Amit Kakkar

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He Fled SOCIALIST Venezuela. Now He Is Warning About Zohran Mamadani (w/ Daniel Di Martino) | The Sagnik Show 57:14

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0:00 Intro 0:23 Escaping communist Venezuela 7:13 Moving to America 10:22 Zohran Mamdani's socialism 11:39 'Man of the people' 15:15 Is protesting patriotic? 18:00 Flagburning 20:31 Is Socialism the future of Dems 23:00 Protectionism, Socialism, and Nativism 28:10 The woes of Gen Z 29:50 America, immigration, assimilation 34:54 Illegal immigration …

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Ep. 172: Voices of Student Success: Expanding CPL for Military Experience 36:41

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face as well as the successful support mechanisms employed to aid their retention and completion. Approximately 65 percent of the 1.2 million active duty service members of the U.S. Armed Forces have less than an associate degree-leve…

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The MAGA Fight Over Immigration - Student Visas, ICE Arrests, Deportations (with Elaad Eliahu, TimCast) | The Sagnik Show 1:06:35

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0:00 INTRO 0:57 Trump's deportation promise 4:20 Leftist reporters at immigration hearings 6:50 CONTROVERSY: Should ICE Agents Wear Masks? 13:22 Legal Immigration, H-1B Visas, Vivek Ramaswamy 20:24 600,000 Chinese Students in US universities? 25:30 Nativism in the New Right 28:46 Assimilation for new immigrants 34:20 Zohram Mamdani's cultural Marxi…

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Visa Scams to Watch Out for in 2025 – Expert Warnings from Amit Kakkar Easy Visa 6:57

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Visa Scams Are Rising in 2025!In this episode of the Amit Kakkar Easy Visa Podcast, we uncover the top visa scams students and professionals need to watch out for in 2025. From fake agents and fraudulent admission letters to job offer scams and phishing emails, learn the red flags to identify and avoid fraud before it’s too late.What you’ll learn i…

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Ep. 171: When Students' Use of AI Goes from Hush-Hush to All In 41:55

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In this episode of The Key, Jenny Billings, the program chair of Associate in Arts and division chair of English and study skills at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College in North Carolina tells IHE editor in chief Sara Custer about going through the stages of AI grief –from freaking out, to begrudging acceptance, to working with colleagues to figure ou…

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Ep. 170: Voices of Student Success: Support for Adults of All Life Stages 20:29

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face as well as the successful support mechanisms employed to aid their retention and completion. Continuing education programs are one way for colleges and universities to provide targeted offerings and credentialing opportunities fo…

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Ep. 169: College Financial Planners Embrace Flexibility 40:45

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The ongoing uncertainty in the economy, the government demanding enormous sums from Ivy League institutions, research funding freezes and changes to the endowment tax mean that everyone has their mind on higher ed’s money and higher ed’s money on their mind. Kara Freeman, president and CEO of the National Association of College and University Busin…

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Study in Canada 2025: University of Niagara Falls Canada’s Edge for Ambitious Indian Students 25:15

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Dreaming of studying in Canada? In this episode of The Indian Scholar, your host Kritin Sawhney explores why the University of Niagara Falls Canada (UNF) is becoming a top choice for ambitious Indian students looking for a future-ready education abroad. 🎙️ Featuring exclusive conversations with: David Gray, Provost and Vice-President, Academic Ravi…

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Top Countries That Accept Backlogs in 2026 – Expert Advice by Amit Kakkar Easy Visa 2:19

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Worried that your academic backlogs will stop you from studying abroad? Don’t be. In this episode, Amit Kakkar from Easy Visa explains the top countries that accept backlogs in 2026 and how many are allowed.Find out how you can still apply successfully to Canada, Australia, the UK, New Zealand, Ireland, and even the USA — even with 5 to 8 backlogs.…

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Ep. 168: Voices of Student Success: Encouraging Innovation in Credit for Prior Learning 28:24

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to aid their retention and completion. Credit for prior learning (CPL) is one strategy colleges and states can employ to expedite adult learners’ progress toward degree and promote student succes…

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The Charming RADICALISM Of Zohran Mamdani w/ Olivia Reingold of The Free Press | The Sagnik Show 46:08

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0:00 Intro 0:55 Will Zohran 'Defund The Police'? 5:39 Why the boomers do not 'get' Zohran 9:21 The sympathy for Luigi Mangione 13:18 Establishment Democrats vs Populist Progressives 15:19 Horseshoe Theory 18:20 How the Right and the Left tackle America's populist angst 19:40 Similarity between Zohran, Bernie, and Trump 22:26 How should New York Jew…

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ZOHRAN MAMDANI Hated Cops, Now He Will Run NYC w/ Robby Soave | The Sagnik Show 57:39

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Will Zohran Mamdani's anti-cop past derail his rise to run New York City? 0:00 Intro 0:28 Zohran might become NYC's Mayor 6:24 What the boomers do not understand about populism 11:18 Have older Americans rigged the system? 13:05 Economic populism on the Right and Left 15:38 Immigration vs Native-Employment 19:15 The failure of rent control 23:00 Zo…

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Why Are GEN Z Voters Shifting RIGHT? w/ CJ Pearson | The Sagnik Show 50:10

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Remember that viral New York Magazine hit piece on the young MAGA crew partying on Inauguration Night? CJ Pearson was the guy behind it all. The conservative Gen Z power broker has quietly built the influencer machine fueling right-wing TikTok—throwing blowout parties (yes, with Waka Flocka and Soulja Boy) in some of the most liberal cities in Amer…

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Ep. 167: Reimagining Online Learning 37:44

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In this episode, we’re bringing you a conversation between Inside Higher Ed’s senior editor for special content Colleen Flaherty and Stephanie Moore, an associate professor in organization, information and learning sciences, at the University of New Mexico, from the Digital Universities event in Salt Lake City earlier this year. A leading researche…

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How Amit Kakkar Easy Visa Achieved a 98% Success Rate – Real Talk for Students & Families 6:48

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Want to know how Amit Kakkar Easy Visa has helped thousands of students and families get approved for their dream visas?In this episode, we share:✅ How we maintain a 98% visa success rate✅ Real stories of rejected cases turned successful✅ What makes our process different from other consultants✅ How our expert team supports you beyond visa approvalW…

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Ep. 166: Voices of Student Success: How Eviction Threats Harm Student Outcomes 30:10

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to aid their retention and completion. An estimated one in five college students has dependents, and research shows that parenting students are more likely to experience basic needs insecurity in…

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She Made AOC Viral, Now She Wants to Stop Zohran Mamdani (w/ Lucy Biggers of The Free Press) The Sagnik Show 58:32

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0:00 Intro 0:35 Meeting AOC 4:06 The populism of AOC and Zohran 5:30 Leaving The LEFT 9:35 Failing Progressive policies of NYC 11:44 Liberal takeover of the media and culture 18:01 The vibe shift of Zohran Mamdani 20:54 The future of the Right and the Left 27:04 DOGE Cuts 28:38 Sane climate change policy 32:34 Why progressives hate progress 37:49 H…

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Top Courses for PR & High-Paying Jobs – Amit Kakkar Easy Visa 4:09

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Discover the best courses that increase your chances of getting permanent residency (PR) and securing high-paying jobs abroad in 2025. Curated by Amit Kakkar Easy Visa, this guide is perfect for students planning to study in countries like Canada, Australia, UK, and Germany. Learn which career paths offer the fastest routes to PR and success.…

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Ep. 165: The Tricky Timeline of the Big Beautiful Bill, a Mark on UVA, Record FAFSA Figures 44:49

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The second Trump administration will mark its six-month birthday on Sunday July 20, so in this episode of The Key, we’re checking in on the federal policy beat. IHE news editor Katherine Knott joins editor in chief Sara Custer to discuss the big changes in store for the sector now that congress has passed the Big Beautiful Bill and when the new pol…

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Ep. 164: Voices of Student Success: Easing the Transition for Adult Learners 23:06

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to aid their retention and completion. Research shows that adults often enter college with a goal in mind, such as a career pivot, further education in their current industry or completion of a d…

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Ep. 163: Campus Culture Eats Innovation Strategy for Breakfast 37:28

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“Innovation” is one of those buzzwords that means everything and nothing. “Culture” is even harder to pin down. But in this episode of The Key, Inside Higher Ed’s news and analysis podcast, senior editor for special content Colleen Flaherty speaks with two people working hard to foster both on their campuses. In a panel discussion at the recent Dig…

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Why Tucker Carlson Agreed With SOCIALIST Zohran Mamdani? (w/ Julian Dorey) The Sagnik Show 1:17:34

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0:00 Intro 1:03 Don't blame the kids for socialism 4:33 Zohran is America First? 8:22 How Zohran won over New York City 14:13 How Eric Adams got railroaded? 16:06 Right-wing criticism of Zohran 21:21 Why MTG and Tucker Carlson agree with Zohran 25:00 Conservatives and Israel 30:07 Zohran's anti-semitism hurdle 35:25 Zohran's new media campaign vs C…

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Ep. 162: Voices of Student Success: Recognizing and Encouraging Military-Affiliated Students 25:43

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This series of Voices of Student Success focuses on adult learners in higher education, the various challenges they face and successful support mechanisms to aid their retention and completion. Over 820,000 undergraduates are connected to the U.S. military, including those who are actively serving or enlisted in the National Guard, former service m…

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Tucker Carlson's CEO: How He Took Over the RIGHT After Fox News FIRED Him (w/ Neil Patel) | The Sagnik Show 55:37

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0:00 Intro 0:52 Who is Neil Patel 2:21 Daily Caller 4:09 Tucker Carlson fired from Fox News 6:20 Building Tucker Carlson Network 8:53 How Tucker's politics have changed 11:00 The authenticity of Tucker and Trump 14:11 Media's bias against conservatives 20:07 Vibe Shift 21:40 The Patriot Economy 26:03 ALP vs ZYNN 30:38 How the Right took over the me…

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Why Thousands Choose Amit Kakkar Easy Visa for Study and Work Abroad 4:57

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In this audio, explore how Amit Kakkar Easy Visa has become a trusted name for students and professionals planning to study or work abroad. With expert guidance, high visa success rates, and honest support, it’s easy to see why thousands rely on Easy Visa.By Amit Kakkar

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Ep. 161: Higher Ed’s Struggling Workforce 40:05

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Throughout the first half of the year several colleges have announced hiring freezes and budget cuts in response to the Trump administration’s slashing of federal researching funding and general financial instability across the sector. And these cuts come after years of stagnating pay for faculty and staff. A recent CUPA HR analysis of salary data …

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How Liberals Lost Culture, Power, and Media after Trump 2025 w/ Emily Jashinsky | The Sagnik Show 1:12:44

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Emily Jashinsky, host of Undercurrents on UnHerd and Counter Points on Breaking Points, joined me to break down the political realignment unfolding after Trump’s 2025 win — and what’s getting lost in the noise around immigration. 0:00 Intro 0:50 End of an era for media stronghold 3:00 How the media botched the Biden cover-up 6:41 Cultural liberalis…