Sam Lane

2 months ago | pbs.org | Sam Lane

Apr 4, 2025 6:25 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The NCAA Women’s Final Four tips off Friday in Tampa Bay with the men’s games starting Saturday in San Antonio. This year, the tournaments are unique because they feature a large number of players who previously played for a different school. That’s thanks to rule changes that let athletes easily move between schools. William Brangham discussed more with Jesse Dockerty of The Washington Post.

2 months ago | pbs.org | Sam Lane

Apr 1, 2025 6:20 PM EDT Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Princeton University said several dozen of its federal grants have been halted. It's just the latest Trump administration move targeting colleges. Partly in response, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley announced he’s leaving not only his school, but the country, to teach at the University of Toronto. Stanley joined Amna Nawaz to discuss his decision.

Mar 7, 2025 | pbs.org | Sam Lane

Mar 7, 2025 6:35 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio In December, NCAA President Charlie Baker testified that out of more than 500,000 total college student athletes, he believed fewer than 10 were transgender But last month, President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s sports. White House correspondent Laura Barrón-López looks at the debate around this issue.

Feb 24, 2025 | pbs.org | Sam Lane

Feb 24, 2025 6:20 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio The fires that burned parts of Southern California will likely become the most expensive wildfires in U.S. history. They also burned a scar through historically Black neighborhoods in Altadena. Families there are still sifting through the debris and are concerned about what Altadena will look like going forward. William Brangham reports.

Feb 11, 2025 | pbs.org | Sam Lane

Feb 11, 2025 6:35 PM EST Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Audio Amid the devastation of the wildfires that tore through Southern California last month, thousands had their education disrupted. At least a dozen schools were burned or so badly damaged that students can’t return any time soon. William Brangham spent time with teachers and students from an elementary in Altadena to understand how educators keep moving forward in the middle of a disaster zone.