{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Moving the Needle","title":"Debt, Dignity, and Disruption: Financing a New Future for Higher Ed with Dr. Mark Anthony Brown","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/3caf5da3\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2897,"description":"As the first alumnus to serve as President of Tuskegee University, Dr. Mark Brown brings a powerful blend of personal experience, military leadership, and policy innovation to the future of higher education. In this episode, he reflects on his journey—from growing up with limited means to overseeing a $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio. Dr. Brown offers bold ideas to tackle student debt, including income-contingent financing models and a vision for an “endowment without walls.” His message: higher ed can be a driver of equity—if we’re willing to disrupt the model.\nMoving the Needle is hosted by Christopher Gergen & Johnathan Holifield, and is produced by Earfluence.\nIf you like our podcast, you'll also like our books:The Future Economy and Inclusive Competitiveness: How Demographic Trends and Innovation Can Create Economic Prosperity for All Americans, by Johnathan Holifield Life Entrepreneurs: Ordinary People Creating Extraordinary Lives, by Christopher Gergen and Gregg Vanourek","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ywFnmNCeh4uIy1jw-vdKtkPWq14FKpCvSyEmMTr9AGg/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzMxNjk0LzE2NTQ5/MTc1MTAtYXJ0d29y/ay5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}