About Shu Cao Mo

Shu Cao Mo's interests span continental philosophy, existential psychology and history of performance art. She previously served as the Asia representative for a global traveling university. She holds an Ed.M. in Arts in Education from Harvard and a B.A. in Political Philosophy and Theater from Duke.

NBN Episodes hosted by Shu Cao:

Arthur Kleinman, "Writing at the Margin: Discourse Between Anthropology and Medicine" (U California Press, 1997)

March 1, 2023

Writing at the Margin

Arthur Kleinman
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

One of the most influential and creative scholars in medical anthropology takes stock of his recent intellectual odysseys in this collection of essays…

John Waterbury, "Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World" (American U in Cairo Press, 2020)

July 27, 2022

Missions Impossible

John Waterbury
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

John Waterbury's book Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World (American U in Cairo Press, 2020) is a rigorous examina…

J. S. Antony et al., "The College President Handbook: A Sustainable and Practical Guide for Emerging Leaders" (Harvard Education Press, 2022)

July 6, 2022

The College President Handbook

James Soto Antony, Ana Mari Cauce and Lynn M. Gangone
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

An indispensable manual for the most demanding position in higher education, The College President Handbook: A Sustainable and Practical Guide for Eme…

Margie Meacham, "AI in Talent Development: Capitalize on the AI Revolution to Transform the Way You Work, Learn, and Live" (ASTD, 2020)

June 2, 2022

AI in Talent Development

Margie Meacham
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

In AI in Talent Development: Capitalize on the AI Revolution to Transform the Way You Work, Learn, and Live (ASTD, 2020), Margie Meacham describes the…

Yanis Varoufakis, "Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present" (Melville House Publishing, 2021)

May 30, 2022

Another Now

Yanis Varoufakis
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

What would a fair and equal society look like? In Another Now: Dispatches from an Alternative Present (Melville House Publishing, 2020), the world-ren…

Stacey Copeland and Hannah McGregor, "A Guide to Academic Podcasting" (Amplify Podcast Network, 2022)

May 11, 2022

A Guide to Academic Podcasting

Stacey Copeland and Hannah McGregor
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

A Guide to Academic Podcasting is a practical guidebook introducing scholars to the multiverse of podcasting. It’s an open-source publication made by …

Kenny Xu, "An Inconvenient Minority: The Attack on Asian American Excellence and the Fight for Meritocracy" (Diversion Book, 2021)

May 10, 2022

An Inconvenient Minority

Kenny Xu
Hosted by Shu Cao Mo

Even in the midst of a nationwide surge of bias and incidents against them, Asians from coast to coast have quietly assumed mastery of the nation's te…