The Rant Podcast
A bi-weekly podcast focused on pulling back the curtain on the American higher education system and breaking down the people, the policies and the politics. The podcast host, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, is a known innovator and leader in higher education. The podcast will not pull any punches as it delves into tough questions about the culture, politics and policies of our higher education system.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 26 minutes
- Episodes
- 65
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Upskilling America - A Conversation with Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO at Coursera
In this episode, I talk with Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO at Coursera. Coursera is one of the pioneers of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) movement and is now a publicly traded company v…
A Skills-First Framework - A Conversation with Maria Flynn, CEO at Jobs For the Future
In this episode, I talk with Maria Flynn, President & CEO at Jobs For the Future (JFF). Maria and I discuss JFF's focus on good jobs, innovation and a skills-based hiring framework. We …
The White House Strategies for Diversifying College Campuses
In this episode, I give my take on the recent White House & US Department of Education convening to highlight their recent report, "Strategies for Increasing Diversity & Opportunity in …
A Conversation with U.S. Under Secretary of Education, James Kvaal
In this episode, I sit down with the U.S.Department of Education Under Secretary of Education, James Kvaal. We discuss a number of wide raging topics including the recent Supreme Court …
Welcome to Season 2 & The FIRE Lawsuit Rant
In this episode, I welcome our listeners to Season 2 of The Rant. I describe the successes of Season 1, and preview what is in store for Season 2. In the second part of this episode I o…
Kauai Community College Stories - A Conversation with Interim Chancellor Margaret Sanchez
In this episode I close out Season 1 of The Rant. I end Season 1 with a conversation from one of the Hawaiian Islands, Kauai. I recently visited with Margaret Sanchez, Interim Chancell…
SCOTUS & Student Loan Debt Forgiveness - A Conversation with Mike Pierce
In this episode I talk with Mike Pierce, Executive Director of the Student Borrower Protection Center. We discuss the recent SCOTUS ruling on the Biden Administrations Student Loan Forg…
SCOTUS & Affirmative Action - A Conversation with Teresa Watanabe & Jess Bravin
In this episode, I talk with Teresa Watanabe, Staff Writer for the Los Angeles Times who covers the University of California Board of Regents, and Jess Bravin, Supreme Court Corresponde…
The Innovators - My Rant about the ASU+GSV Summit
In this episode, I give my take on the recent ASU+Summit in San Diego. I talk about who was at the Summit, but more importantly, Rant about who was not at the Summit.
The SCOTUS Rant
In this episode I give my initial impressions on the recent SCOTUS decisions regarding race conscious admissions and student loan debt forgiveness. I set my sights on the responsibility…
The Innovators - A Conversation with Deborah Quazzo
This is the fourth in a series of episodes where I interview interesting innovators that I ran into at the recent ASU + GSV Summit. In this episode I talk with Deborah Quazzo, Managing …
The Innovators - A Conversation with Manny Smith
This is the third in a series of episodes where I interview interesting innovators that I ran into at the recent ASU + GSV Summit. In this episode I talk with Manny Smith, Founder and C…
The Innovators - A Conversation with Pierre Dubuc
This is the second in a series of episodes where I interview interesting innovators that I ran into at the recent ASU + GSV Summit. In this episode I talk with Pierre Dubuc, Co-Founder …
The Innovators - A Conversation with Christine Cruzvergara
This is the first in a series of episodes where I interview interesting innovators that I ran into at the recent ASU + GSV Summit. In this episode I talk with Christine Cruzvergara, Chi…
My RANT - Innovation or Regulation
This episode wraps up the series of episodes regarding the April 2023 Department of Education proposed changes to the definition of a Third-Party Servicer and changes to the Dear Collea…
Balancing Innovation with Consumer Protection - A Conversation with Michael Horn
This podcast is an interview with Michael Horn, author, consultant and former co-director of the Clayton Christensen Institute. We discuss the recent Department of Education proposed ch…
Reining in OPMs with Clare McCann
In this episode I interview Clare McCann, Higher Education Policy Fellow at Arnold Ventures. Clare and I discuss the challenges in crafting Federal higher education policy and the need …
OPMs & A Class Action Lawsuit at USC
In this episode I discuss the recent class action lawsuit brought by the graduate students of USC's masters in social work online program which was outsourced to the well known OPM, 2U.…
Too Much Regulation or Not Enough? A Conversation with Sameer Gadkaree & Bob Shireman
This episode continues a series of conversations about the February 2023 changes to the definition of a Third-Party Servicer and changes to the guidance and language limiting revenue-sh…
Regulation or Innovation with Paul LeBlanc
In this episode, I sit down with Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) at the 2023 SXSW conference in Austin, TX. We discuss the impact of the changes to t…