Intellectuals on Campus Grade inflation, an emphasis on sports and students who lack critical thinking: evidence -- some say -- of a diminished intellectual rigor on college campuses. Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus.

Guests:

John Fleming
*Professor of English at Princeton University, N.J.

Kimberly Winebrenner
*Professor of English at Kent State University, Ohio

Freeman Hrabowski
*President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Md.

Intellectuals on Campus

Intellectuals on Campus

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Grade inflation, an emphasis on sports and students who lack critical thinking: evidence — some say — of a diminished intellectual rigor on college campuses. Join host Neal Conan for a discussion about intellectualism on campus.

Guests:

John Fleming
*Professor of English at Princeton University, N.J.

Kimberly Winebrenner
*Professor of English at Kent State University, Ohio

Freeman Hrabowski
*President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Md.