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About David Finegold

David Finegold is the president of Chatham University.

NBN Episodes hosted by David:

Higher Education May 10, 2023

Relationship-Rich Education

How Human Connections Drive Success in College

Peter Felten and Leo M. Lambert

Hosted by David Finegold
During Leo Lambert’s 19-year tenure as president at Elon University, the institution moved from a regional college to becoming one of the U.S.’s top 100 national universities. It is consistently …
Higher Education April 26, 2023

Transforming the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE)

A Discussion with Daniel Greenstein, Chancellor of PASSHE

Daniel Greenstein

Hosted by David Finegold
We have an engaging discussion with Dr. Dan Greenstein, who in 2018 left the Gates Foundation, where he led the Post-Secondary program, to become the Chancellor for the PASSHE system …
Higher Education December 8, 2022

Mergers in Higher Education

A Discussion with Beth Hillman, President of Mills College (2016-2022)

Beth Hillman

Hosted by David Finegold
Beth Hillman discusses the recent merger between Mills College and Northeastern University. Hillman, who served as President of Mills from 2016-22, describes the many strategies that the Oakland, CA-based women’s …
Higher Education November 14, 2022

Transforming the Urban University: Northeastern University, 1996-2006

A Discussion with Richard Freeland, president emeritus of Northeastern University

Richard Freeland

Hosted by David Finegold
It is rare to see colleges and universities achieve major and rapid changes in their national rankings. Richard Freeland, the president emeritus of Northeastern University, discusses how they were able …
Higher Education September 12, 2022

Growth Strategies for Small Private Universities

A Discussion with Nathan Long, President of Saybrook University

Nathan Long

Hosted by David Finegold
Nathan Long shares insights from his career leading successful growth strategies for two small private universities. Saybrook University was formed in the 1970s by some of the leading scholars and …
Higher Education July 11, 2022

Mergers in Higher Education

A Discussion with Bryon Grigsby (President of Moravian University) and David Rowe (Interim President of Lancaster Theological Seminary)

Bryon Grigsby and David Rowe

Hosted by David Finegold
This episode is the latest in the series of cases we’ve profiled focusing on mergers within higher education. We speak with Bryon Grigsby, President of Moravian University and David Rowe …
Higher Education June 13, 2022

A Discussion with Lynn Pasquerella

President of the American Association of Colleges & Universities

Lynn Pasquerella

Hosted by David Finegold
This episode features a wide-ranging discussion with Dr. Lynn Pasquerella, the President of the American Association of Colleges & Universities (AAC&U). She shares her experience as a community college student …
Higher Education May 16, 2022

A Conversation with Mark Nordenberg

Chancellor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh (Part 2 of 2)

Mark Nordenberg

Hosted by David Finegold
We continue our discussion with Mark Nordenberg, who shares lessons from his successful 19 year tenure as Chancellor of the University of Pittsburgh and his subsequent career as Director of …
Higher Education May 2, 2022

A Conversation with Mark Nordenberg

Chancellor Emeritus, University of Pittsburgh (Part 1)

Hosted by David Finegold
Mark Nordenberg is part of a vanishing breed within higher education – a leader who has spent almost his entire career at a single university. In the first of a …
April 11, 2022

The Future of Tenure

How Chatham University Brought Tenure Back

Jenna Templeton and Joe MacNeil

Hosted by David Finegold
At a time when a growing number of universities are moving away from tenure and hiring a higher percentage of faculty on non tenure-track appointments, Chatham University in Pittsburgh, PA …
Higher Education March 18, 2022

The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs

Lives of Consequence, Inquiry, and Accomplishment

Richard A. Detweiler

Hosted by David Finegold
We speak with Richard Detweiler about his new book The Evidence Liberal Arts Needs: Lives of Consequence, Inquiry and Accomplishment (MIT Press, 2021). This multi-year project, which entailed interviews with …
Higher Education February 7, 2022

John Katzman

Founder and CEO of Noodle

John Katzman

Hosted by David Finegold
John Katzman is one of the U.S.’s most innovative thinkers and successful educational entrepreneurs. He founded Princeton Review right after graduating from Princeton, and grew it into a public company …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Higher Education November 1, 2021

A Conversation with Michael Horowitz (Part 2)

Founder and President of TCS Education System

Michael Horowitz

Hosted by David Finegold
In Part II of this interview, TCS Education Founder Michael Horowitz discusses the evolution of the TCS system from its origins in Chicago to a national system that now includes …
Higher Education October 25, 2021

Michael Alexander

President, Lasell University

Hosted by David Finegold
This episode feature an interview with Michael Alexander, one of the most innovative small university presidents in the U.S. He discusses a number of the innovations during his 15-year tenure …
Higher Education October 11, 2021

A Conversation with Michael Horowitz (Part 1)

Founder and President of TCS Education System

Michael Horowitz

Hosted by David Finegold
Michael Horowitz discusses the origins and evolution of The Cooperative Solution (TCS) Education System, which was created in 2009 as a spinout from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. TCS …
Higher Education October 4, 2021

A Conversation with Judy McLaughlin

Senior Lecturer, Harvard GSE and Founder and Chair of the Harvard Seminars for New College Presidents and Experienced Presidents

Judy McLaughlin

Hosted by David Finegold
Judy McLaughlin has helped prepare over 1000 college and university presidents to take on the varied responsibilities of their role since founding the Harvard Seminar for New Presidents in 1990 …
Higher Education September 20, 2021

A Discussion with Ben Nelson (Part 2)

Founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University

Ben Nelson

Hosted by David Finegold
In Part II of our discussion with Ben Nelson, he shares information on the outcomes for the first Minerva graduates and how Minerva has diversified its business model with new …
Higher Education September 13, 2021

A Discussion with Ben Nelson (Part 1)

Founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University

Ben Nelson

Hosted by David Finegold
In the first of two parts, we meet Ben Nelson, the charismatic founder of the Minerva Project and Minerva University. Ben shares the fascinating story of how he was able …