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The Future of Higher Education January 17, 2022

A Conversation with Bijal Shah

Chief Experience Officer, Guild Education

Bijal Shah

Hosted by David Finegold
Bijal Shah shares story of the meteoric rise of Guild Education, the Denver-based ed tech firm that has quickly emerged as the leading marketplace for corporate education. True to its …

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Interviews on the current state and future of higher education.

African Studies December 29, 2021

Making the World Global

U.S. Universities and the Production of the Global Imaginary

Isaac A. Kamola

Hosted by Sara Katz
Following World War II the American government and philanthropic foundations fundamentally remade American universities into sites for producing knowledge about the world as a collection of distinct nation-states. As neoliberal …
Economics December 20, 2021

Economy Studies

A Guide to Rethinking Econom​ics Education

Sam de Muijnck and Joris Tieleman

Hosted by Utsav Saksena
The Economy Studies project emerged from the worldwide movement to modernise economics education, spurred on by the global financial crisis of 2008, the climate crisis, and the COVID-19 pandemic. It …
The Future of Higher Education December 20, 2021

Wasif Rizvi

President of Habib University, Karachi, Pakistan

Hosted by David Finegold
Wasif Rizvi is the founding president of Habib University, the first liberal arts institution in Pakistan. Planning for the University began in 2010, with the first calls of students accepted …
Grinnell College: Authors and Artists December 15, 2021

A Talk with George Drake

President Emeritus (1979-1991) of Grinnell College

George Drake

Hosted by Marshall Poe
Today I had the pleasure of talking to George Drake, historian, professor emeritus and president emeritus of Grinnell College. George has written a memoir: Seventy Years in Academe. George brought a wealth of …
Academic Life January 20, 2022

Navigating the Two-Body Problem

A Discussion with Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Kelly J. Baker and Chris Baker

Hosted by Dana Malone
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: What the two-body problem isDr. Kelly Baker’s experience on the academic job market as a wife and mother How …
Entrepreneurship and Leadership January 17, 2022

Marshall Poe

The Founder and Editor of the New Books Network

Hosted by Richard Lucas and Kimon Fountoukidis
This interview was recorded and first published in early 2020 when the NBN had about a million downloads a month. Since then the downloads have increased more than four-fold to just below …
Academic Life January 13, 2022

A Conversation about Teaching While Nerdy

Jessamyn Neuhaus

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The hidden curriculum of transforming yourself from student to teacherAccepting and embracing your nerdy/geeky/introverted self Challenges faced by introverted …
Academic Life January 6, 2022

Being Well in Academia

A Candid Conversation About Challenges and Connection

Petra Boynton

Hosted by Christina Gessler
Welcome to The Academic Life! In this episode you’ll hear about: The other hidden curriculum: the support and care strategies necessary for being well in academiaSystemic and structural barriers Undiagnosed …
African American Studies December 13, 2021

In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower

How Universities Are Plundering Our Cities

Davarian L Baldwin

Hosted by Amanda Joyce Hall
In the Shadow of the Ivory Tower: How Universities are Plundering our Cities (Bold Type Books, 2021) by Dr. Davarian Baldwin examines the political economy of the American university over …
Literary Studies December 3, 2021

Humanist Reason

A History, an Argument, a Plan

Eric Hayot

Hosted by Bryant Scott
In Humanist Reason: A History, an Argument, a Plan (Columbia UP, 2021), Eric Hayot develops the concept of “humanist reason” to understand the nature and purpose of humanist intellectual work …
Psychology December 3, 2021

Mental Health in Academia 2

Hacks for Cultivating and Sustaining Wellbeing

Rebecca Lester

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All talks …
Grinnell College: Authors and Artists December 1, 2021

A Conversation with Anne F. Harris, Medieval Art Historian and President of Grinnell College

"Medieval Art 250-1450: Matter, Making, and Meaning" (Oxford UP, 2021)

Anne F. Harris

Hosted by Marshall Poe
Today I talked to Anne F. Harris. Anne wears two hats: she's a medieval art historian and president of Grinnell College. We talked about her new book Medieval Art 250-1450: Matter, Making, and Meaning …
The Future of Higher Education November 29, 2021

A Conversation with Elizabeth Kiss

Warden of the Rhodes Trust and former President of Agnes Scott College

Elizabeth Kiss

Hosted by David Finegold
We speak with Elizabeth Kiss about the design and launch of the very successful SUMMIT initiative that led Agnes Scott College to be recognized as “the most innovative liberal arts …
Psychology November 23, 2021

Mental Health in Academia 1

A Conversation with Roy Richard Grinker

Roy Richard Grinker

Hosted by Galina Limorenko
We are delighted to present All for One and One for All: Public Seminar Series on Mental Health in Academia and Society. All for One and One for All talks …
The Future of Higher Education November 22, 2021

A Discussion with Bill Carroll

President of Benedictine University from 1995-2015 and founder and CEO of Hunter Global Education

Bill Carroll

Hosted by David Finegold
Under Bill Carroll’s leadership, Benedictine University, in Lisle Illinois became the fastest growing university in the U.S. from 2000-12. Carroll describes how Benedictine was able to expand from 1400 to …
The Future of Higher Education November 15, 2021

Come to Believe

How Jesuits Are Reinventing Education (Again)

Steve Katsouros

Hosted by David Finegold
Father Steve Katsouros, founder and CEO of the Come To Believe Network, shares the inspirational story of the founding of Arrupe College at Loyola University Chicago which has been recognized as a …
How to Be Wrong November 10, 2021

How to Be Wrong

An Introduction to the Podcast

John Kaag and John Traphagan

Hosted by John Traphagan
"How To Be Wrong" is a podcast series hosted by John J. Kaag, Professor and Chair of Philosophy at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and John W. Traphagan, Professor of …
The Future of Higher Education November 8, 2021

A Conversation with Leon Botstein

President of Bard College

Hosted by David Finegold
President Botstein shares insights from his remarkable career which started as the youngest college president in the U.S. at just 23, when he joined the experimental Franconia College in New …
Scholarly Communication November 8, 2021

How University Presses Keep Up With Everything

A Discussion with Lisa Bayer

Lisa Bayer

Hosted by Marshall Poe
At the New Books Network, we love university presses. So we're happy to tell you about University Press Week, the annual celebration of UPs and their important work. Today I talked …