"I think public intellectuals have a responsibility - to be self-critical on the one hand, to do serious, nuanced work rigorously executed; but to also be able to get off those perches and out of those ivory towers and speak to the real people who make decisions" (Michael Eric Dyson). RTI's innovative new program, RTI Scholars, is meant to bridge the work of university faculty members with the public sphere. In this episode, we speak with Jackie Olich and two current RTI scholars about the program and its importance.
