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Rod Graham
The Case for Legacy Preference in College Admissions
An interview for sea change radio
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Rod Graham
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Many college graduates are underemployed. But is that the college's problem?
A recent report from the Strada Education Foundation showed that “only about half of bachelor’s degree graduates secure employment in a college-level…
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Rod Graham

March 2024

Why I support legacy admissions in universities
We need more preferences in admissions, not less.
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The Symbolic Violence of Progressives
An argument (again) for pluralism in American spaces
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Rod Graham

February 2024

How black history has changed in my lifetime
A personal perspective from a boy who grew up in South Carolina in the 1980s
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Rod Graham
From "Wild" to "Tamed": Experiences with ChatGPT
How a sociological theory helps us make sense of a new technology
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Rod Graham

January 2024

Rethinking Evil
Psychopaths and sociopaths may be suffering from disorders
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Rod Graham
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December 2023

The signs of Christmas
Why I don't say Happy Holidays, but Merry Christmas
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Rod Graham
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Episode #7 - The Newest American Ethnicity
"Faith, Family, Freedom, and Flag"
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Rod Graham
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The gift that employers can give the American people this holiday season
Internships and training programs for people without college degrees would be the gift of opportunity
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November 2023

How investing in social capital can help revive dying towns in America
It's not just jobs that people need. They need connections.
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Rod Graham
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