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EPISODE · May 25, 2026 · 29 MIN

FreshEd #424 – Cultivating Engaged Citizens through Higher Education (Leping Mou & Radomir Ray Mitic)

from FreshEd · host FreshEd with Will Brehm

What’s the value of higher education in terms of civic engagement? My guests today, Leping Mou and Ray Mitic, try to answer that question empirically. Leping Mou is a lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow. Ray Mitic is an assistant professor of higher education at William & Mary. Their new paper is entitled: “The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudinal Evidence from the Liberal Arts Model”, which was published in the journal Innovative Higher Education. freshedpodcast.com/mou-mitic/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: [email protected]

What’s the value of higher education in terms of civic engagement? My guests today, Leping Mou and Ray Mitic, try to answer that question empirically. Leping Mou is a lecturer in education at the University of Glasgow. Ray Mitic is an assistant professor of higher education at William & Mary. Their new paper is entitled: “The Value of Higher Education in Cultivating Engaged Citizens: Longitudinal Evidence from the Liberal Arts Model”, which was published in the journal Innovative Higher Education. freshedpodcast.com/mou-mitic/ -- Get in touch! LinkedIn: @FreshEdpodcast Facebook: FreshEd Email: [email protected]

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