Higher Education Renaissance

Peter Lake has consistently addressed controversial topics impacting Higher Education with his distinctive, candid, and unique style. As a Professor of Law, Charles A. Dana Chair, and Director of the Center for Excellence on Higher Education Law and Policy at Stetson University’s College of Law, he has authored numerous books and has been consistently quoted in media publications. He is often sought after to deliver keynote presentations on significant campus topics and is considered an expert in his field.

Host Eric Seaborg has created this podcast series to capture Peter Lake’s insights on the status of higher education. With this internationally recognized expert, Seaborg will discuss the key challenges facing the post-secondary education industry and the future direction of institutions across the country. No topic is off-limits, so we encourage you to listen to this series of informative, uncensored, transparent, and entertaining discussions on the resurgence of the new age of Higher Education.

Contributors

Host

Eric "Gingy" Seaborg

Eric is a retired Higher Education specialist with four decades of experience in the education industry. Before diving into private sector work, he worked on the campuses of a State University, an Ivy League College, a renowned Art Institution, and a Community College. Throughout his career, he held various administrative positions and even taught as an adjunct instructor. His advanced degree in Mass Communications, coupled with his lifelong love for photography, has shaped his journey.

When Eric isn’t podcasting, you can find him engrossed in his thrilling partnership with thoroughbreds, day trading, and collecting and brokering sports trading cards. He believes that his incredible life is all thanks to his amazing wife, Janet, his spirited daughter, Jacqui, his adorable granddaughter, Patricia, and the unwavering love he shares with all his furry companions.

Co-host

Peter Lake

Law Professor Peter Lake is the Charles A. Dana Chair and Director of the Center for Excellence in Higher Ed Law and Policy at Stetson University College of Law. With over 30 years of teaching law, he is an internationally recognized expert on higher ed law/policy. He has been in hundreds of newspapers and court opinions, including the Supreme Courts of California and Massachusetts. As an award-winning academic, he has authored numerous law review articles, books, and other publications. Peter has served as a presenter or keynote speaker at hundreds of international, national, regional, and local conferences, along with providing extensive training of campus personnel on student safety, student mental health, alcohol/drug abuse, Title IX, sex discrimination, and the First Amendment, to name a few. Peter serves as a Senior Higher Ed Consulting Attorney at the law firm of Steptoe & Johnson PLLC. He is a graduate of Harvard College and Harvard Law School.

Guests

Guest

Gary Attle

Gary Attle has worked in private legal practice in the UK for over 30 years, specializing in the law of higher education. He has acted in test cases involving universities and colleges in England, covering a wide range of topics, and advised on legal and policy developments for universities throughout his career. In 2018, he was invited to give evidence to the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights for its Inquiry into freedom of speech on campus. Having recently retired as a partner from his legal practice, he is developing a portfolio career and started in January 2025 as a Consultant to top 50 UK law firm Birketts LLP (www.birketts.co.uk) to assist in developing further their legal practice in the UK higher education sector. Gary continues to be on the Advisory Panel for the social mobility charity IntoUniversity www.intouniversity.org.uk, which supports young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.