Milton Mayer discusses the state of U.S. education and the educational ideas of Robert Hutchins.

Educator and lecturer Harold Taylor discusses with Studs a variety of higher-education related topics, including being students being politically aware, on-campus activism and the role of instructors in students' lives.

The philosopher and educator talks about how his early studies were influenced by the writings of John Stuart Mill and the Ancient Greek philosophers, and how his career was influenced by his partnership with the University of Chicago president Robert Hutchins.*Please note: some sections have been edited out from the original recording due to copyright considerations