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College holds a mythic place in American culture, hailed as the best four years of your life and revered as a beacon of integrity and excellence. But behind the polished campus tours and glossy brochures lies a far more complicated reality. 

Each episode of Campus Files uncovers a new story, exploring everything from rigged admissions to sports scandals, free speech, and hazing. 

Consider this your unofficial campus tour.

Do you have tips or story ideas? 

Send us an email: campusfilespod@gmail.com‬.

For additional stories on scandals that have rocked American institutions, check out seasons 1-3 of Gangster Capitalism in this feed:

Season 1: The College Admissions Scandal

Season 2: The NRA

Season 3: Jerry Falwell Jr. and Liberty University

Campus Files is an Audacy original podcast.

Gangster Capitalism

In 2022, famous young entrepreneur and founder of the student financial aid startup Frank was charged with fraud and conspiracy, facing up to a 100 years in prison. How did this wunderkind turn into an alleged con-artist, and how did America's largest bank get duped?

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Frankly Fraud | “The $175 Million Scam”

Poe Hall, an academic building on NC State’s campus, shut its doors abruptly. It later emerged that the building was contaminated with PCBs, a known carcinogen, and had been for decades. Faculty, staff, and former students say they raised alarms after developing cancer, only to be ignored.

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Contamination on Campus: What Did NC State Know About Poe Hall?

For the last decade at least, the question of free speech has been the defining issue of American higher education. One school set out to tackle those problems head on, but appears to have lost its way in the process, struggling to define itself even before opening its doors.

Read Evan's piece: https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2026/01/16/civil-war-university-of-austin-bari-weiss-00729688

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Upside Down Stanford | The University of Austin

They were ambitious students at Cambridge University who went on to climb the ranks of British government and intelligence. But they had a secret. All the while, they were working for the Soviet Union.

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The Cambridge Five: From Students to Soviet Spies

The story of the New College of Florida becoming a pawn in Ron Desantis' campaing for president, and what happens when a school is reshaped by force and against the will of students and faculty.

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Hostile Takeover | The Dramatic Reshaping of New College of Florida

In 1950, the City College of New York pulled off one of the greatest Cinderella stories in sports history, winning both the NIT and NCAA tournaments in the same season. The team, made up largely of Black and Jewish players, became a symbol of possibility. Within months, a point shaving scandal shattered that legacy.

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Original Sin: The Rise and Fall of the CCNY Basketball Team

In the first weeks of Donald Trumps second term, the Department of Government Efficiency ransacked the federal government. One student at Brown University decided to take the same approach and bring DOGE to campus.

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Bloat@Brown: DOGE Comes to Brown University

What was supposed to be a light workout during football orientation ended in tragedy. Calvin Dickey, a freshman with sickle cell trait, collapsed and died days later. His parents say Bucknell failed to follow basic safety protocols and then withheld what really happened.

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"100% Preventable": The Death of Bucknell Football Player Calvin Dickey Jr.

The fight at Utah Valley University over whether or not to install a memorial to Charlie Kirk after his assassination on campusRead Matthew's work: https://www.uvureview.com/author/matthewfranke/For a transcript of this episode: https://bit.ly/campusfiles-transcripts

 
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Assassination on Campus | Should UVU Memorialize Charlie Kirk?

Sorority recruitment has grown increasingly competitive, with more applicants and the same limited number of spots. A new industry has emerged to meet the pressure: sorority rush consultants. For thousands of dollars, they promise to coach students through every step of the process.

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Frankly Fraud | “The $175 Million Scam”

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