{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":300,"width":600,"title":"2024 Back-to-School Special! (ep 800)","description":"\u201cTen with Ken\u201d returns for its 8th season with a special double episode distilling the best moments from literally hours of welcome back, orientation, move-in and kick-off videos, from more than 100 colleges and universities. Students overcome their anxieties and homesickness by celebrating, dancing, screaming and clinging to their stuffed animals and favourite comfort foods. They\u2019re distracted by concerts, midway rides, marching bands, fireworks, confetti cannons, and so much more. Some schools play games too, staging their own versions of \u201cCash Cab,\u201d \u201cUndercover Boss,\u201d or \u201cRoommate Match.\u201d While the post-pandemic Class of 2028 is anxious, so too are campus administrators, still smarting from heated protests and campus occupations this spring. Their Fall welcome videos overtly urge tolerance for diverse viewpoints and a culture of respect on campus. Incoming first-years are asked to share words of advice for their future selves, while senior students and new graduates share their own advice for the incoming class of 2028. A sense of community is quickly established with matching t-shirts, massive logo formations on the football field, running the gauntlet and plunging in to the mud. From \u201cBamaJam\u201d to \u201cGobblerFest,\u201d campuses are working hard to amp up the enthusiasm of students returning to campus this month. (As so many student put it: \u201cWhoooooo!\u201d) The 125 videos (and counting) considered or clipped in this special are listed in our complete Back-to-School 2024 YouTube playlist here. In particular, Ken has chosen 10 \u201cKen\u2019s Picks\u201d as the best in class this Fall: Duke University \u201cClass of 2028 Class Photo Behind-the-Scenes\u201d Princeton University \u201cDear Students, Welcome Back to Princeton!\u201d University of Oregon \u201cDuckflix: Quack Match\u201d University of Virginia \u201cIt\u2019s Joyful. It\u2019s Bittersweet. It\u2019s Move-in Day.\u201d Michigan State University \u201cAdvice for Incoming Spartans\u201d University of Guelph \u201cWelcome Back, Gryphons!\u201d College of William & Mary \u201cLet\u2019s Write a New Story: Move-in 2024\u201d University of Michigan \u201cWelcome Back 2024: Movin\u2019 through Campus\u201d Stevens Institute of Technology \u201cUnpack the Quack: Welcome Class of 2028!\u201d Rochester Institute of Technology \u201cThe Wonderful Wizard of RIT\u201d (definitely the best of the whole pack!) Enjoy! ","author_name":"Ten with Ken (Video)","author_url":"http:\/\/eduvation.libsyn.com\/podcast","html":"