062 - Betsy Barnhart

The conversation continues! We are interviewing Betsy Barnhart, the Program Director of Industrial Design at the University of Kansas. Betsy is focused on providing a connection between academic institutions and private practice to tackle large-scale, complex design problems. Prior to joining KU, Betsy was an Assistant Professor at Iowa State University where she led multi-disciplinary sponsored studios with a focus on market disruption and innovation. During our conversation with Betsy, we will be talking about the state of design education, and how we need to re-write curriculums to help underrepresented students succeed in the classroom. There's still a gender gap in design, inequalities, and it begins at the design education level - so where are the design educators? Why aren't they standing up for change? Go follow @betsy_barnhart_id to see her amazing work! Thanks for tuning in, be on the lookout for our next podcast! Send us a DM or email at hello@advdes.org to provide us with your thoughts and comments on our dialogue with designers!