The Rant Podcast
The Rant Podcast
Eloy Ortiz Oakley
How Americans Feel About Higher Education with Sophie Nugyen
28 minutes Posted Oct 28, 2025 at 9:00 am.
Frustration And Value Can Coexist
Working Learners And Outdated Models
Why States Must Act Now
Introducing Sophie Nguyen And The Survey
What Americans Want From College
Who Was Surveyed And How
Trends, Costs, And Accountability
Advice To Leaders And Better Storytelling
Closing And Where To Find The Report
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Send us Fan Mail Americans still believe a college education opens doors, but patience is running out for a system that too often feels overpriced, inflexible, and out of touch. We sit down with New America’s Sophie Nguyen to unpack the Varying Degrees 2025 survey and what the data really says about confidence, cost, and the changing needs of working learners. The headline: value and frustration now live side by side. We dig into where Americans agree across party lines—purpose, value, and t...