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About David Finegold

David Finegold is the president of Chatham University.

NBN Episodes hosted by David:

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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of 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 …
The Future of Higher Education September 8, 2021

An Interview with Sheldon Schuster and Jim Sterling

President and PhD Program Director at the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences

Sheldon Schuster and Jim Sterling

Hosted by David Finegold
The third episode in our series on the Keck Graduate Institute (KGI) of Applied Life Sciences, the 7th of the Claremont Colleges founded in 1998, features a discussion with Sheldon …
The Future of Higher Education August 30, 2021

A Discussion with Gordon Gee

President, West Virginia University

Gordon Gee

Hosted by David Finegold
Gordon Gee was named the Top University President in the U.S. by Time Magazine, and is the only higher education leader to have been a president 7 times, including return …
The Future of Higher Education August 26, 2021

An Discussion with Scott Miller

President, Virginia Wesleyan University

Scott Miller

Hosted by David Finegold
Scott Miller, who has been recognized as one of the most innovative and influential college presidents in the U.S., shares insights from his over 3 decades of experience leading four …
The Future of Higher Education July 26, 2021

When Colleges Close

Leading in a Time of Crisis

David Chard and Mary Churchill

Hosted by David Finegold
David Chard, the President of Wheelock College in Boston, MA, discusses the process of merging Wheelock successfully into Boston University to become the BU Wheelock College of Education and Human …
The Future of Higher Education July 12, 2021

An Interview with Bob Fisher

Former President, Belmont University

Bob Fischer

Hosted by David Finegold
Bob Fisher earned the moniker “Bob the Builder” by spearheading over $1 billion in new construction during his 21-year tenure at Belmont University. Accompanying and enabling the physical transformation of …
The Future of Higher Education July 5, 2021

An Interview with Paul LeBlanc

President, Southern New Hampshire University

Paul LeBlanc

Hosted by David Finegold
When Paul LeBlanc arrived at Southern New Hampshire University in 2003 it had just attained university-status and begun a few online degrees to supplement its small on-campus population in Manchester …
The Future of Higher Education June 28, 2021

An interview with Thomas O'Reilly

President of Pine Manor College

Thomas O'Reilly

Hosted by David Finegold
Thomas O’Reilly tells the inspiring story of Pine Manor College, which serves more students of color (90%) and first-generation college students (85%) than almost any small private college in the …
The Future of Higher Education June 21, 2021

An interview with Sarah Drummond

Founding Dean Andover Newton Seminary at Yale Divinity School

Hosted by David Finegold
Sarah Drummond provides a master class for any higher education leader contemplating a strategic alliance or merger with another institution. She describes and draws lessons from the many earlier failed …
The Future of Higher Education June 14, 2021

An interview with David Galas

Founding Chief Academic Officer and Chancellor of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Science and Principal Scientist, Pacific Northwest Labs

Hosted by David Finegold
David Galas describes his unusual journey from Air Force brat to theoretical physicist to Systems Biologist in charge of the Human Genome Project for the U.S. Department of Energy. He …
The Future of Higher Education June 14, 2021

An Interview with Gayle Riggs

Gayle Riggs

Hosted by David Finegold
This episode is a companion to the interview with David Galas on the founding of the Keck Graduate Institute of Applied Life Sciences, the newest of the Claremont Colleges. Gayle …
The Future of Higher Education June 7, 2021

An interview with Michael Crow

President, Arizona State University

Hosted by David Finegold
Michael Crow describes his 19-year tenure leading ASU’s transformation from a regional, “party school” to what has been recognized as the U.S.’s most innovative research universities for six years in …
The Future of Higher Education May 31, 2021

An Interview with Shai Reshef

Founding President, University of the People

Hosted by David Finegold
Shai Reshef shares the remarkable story of the creation of the University of the People, which has grown from an initial small class of students in 2008 to over 55,00 …