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Future Insight

Dean Cantu, Ph.D.•www.deancantu.com
Education
Future Insight is a monthly podcast hosted by Dr. Dean Cantu, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, which examines current issues impacting K-12 and higher education. Future Insight, which is sponsored by the Future Institute Research Center, explores national and international education trends, twenty-first century workforce demands, and current research relative to student college and career readiness. Each month, Future Insight host Dean Cantu engages in an engaging and informative conversation with some of the leading education experts from around the United States and world.
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Episodes

Episode #14 College Transition and Persistence Panel Discussion

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu moderates a panel discussion at the Chicago International Summit on Education, on June 6, 2025, with Dr. Gina Buccola, Dean, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences at Roosevelt University, and Dr. Mark Potter, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at City Colleges of Chicago. The focus of the panel discussion is on the transition of high school students to college and effective strategies for helping to improve student persistence and overall academ...

Jun 13, 2025•1 hr 9 min

Episode #13 A Team and Community Approach to Student Academic Success

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses with Dr. Cynthia Bice, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies at Missouri Valley College, educational initiatives she has engaged in during her career, focused on student academic success, which provide insight into potential opportunities with community partners and stakeholders in the current higher education landscape.

May 26, 2025•30 min

Episode #12 Registered Apprenticeships, Educational Partnerships, and Vision Casting

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses the role a new approach to apprenticeships in the woodworking industry and educational partnerships play in workforce development and vision casting with Professor Kelly Victor-Burke, Lecturer III, Co-Director Geotourism, & Historic Preservation Program Emerita, Eastern Michigan University.

Apr 05, 2022•22 min

Episode #11 Noncognitive Factors and Student Academic Success

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses the relationship between noncognitive factors – to include emotional intelligence, personality type, resilience/grit, and growth mindset – and student academic success, with Dr. Scott Richardson, Associate Professor, Franklin Pierce University.

Feb 26, 2022•20 min

Episode #10 The Use of Technology to Promote Equity and Excellence

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses the current K-12 educational landscape, with a particular focus on the integration of technology in the teaching and learning process to promote equity and excellence, with Dr. Marcus Belin, President of the Illinois Principals Association and Principal of Huntley High School.

Nov 07, 2021•22 min

Episode #9 Moving from Survival to Thriving

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses strategies to enhance resiliency and thriving in our ever-changing world, particularly within the current context of the global pandemic, with Dr. Joy Miller, internationally known licensed psychotherapist, professional trainer and author, as well as the founder and director of Joy Miller & Associates in Peoria, Illinois.

Sep 30, 2021•25 min

Episode #8 Future Institute Research Center

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses various initiatives and events sponsored by the Future Institute Research Center (FIRC), focused on maximizing college and career transition success, with the FIRC Director Dr. Radhi Al-Mabuk, Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program, University of Northern Iowa.

Apr 24, 2021•22 min

Episode #7 Promoting Student Success and Retention

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses various approaches and initiatives designed to help promote student success and retention in higher education with Dr. Melissa Cheese, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Academic Enrichment at Bloomsburg University.

Apr 16, 2021•24 min

Episode #6 The Role of Technology and the Internet on Memory and Learning

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses the impact technology and the Internet have on memory and student learning with Dr. Arnold Glass, Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, who is the author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach , published by Cambridge University Press.

Jan 26, 2021•44 min

Episode #5: The Role of Green Chemistry in STEM Education

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses green chemistry and the role it plays in the field of chemistry and in STEM Education today with Dr. John C. Warner, President and Chief Technology Officer, The Warner Babcock Institute for Green Chemistry, in Wilmington, Massachusetts.

Mar 06, 2020•27 min

Episode #3: Transitioning to Tomorrow (May 2019)

Live Panel Discussion, hosted by Dr. Dean Cantu, at the World Future Forum at the Palmer House in Chicago, Illinois. The focus of the Panel Discussion was on College and Career Readiness for Success.

May 31, 2019•59 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Episode #1: STEM Education (March 2019)

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu discusses STEM education with Dr. Tim Indahl, Education Coordinator for Integrated Science Education Outreach (InSciEdOut) at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.

Mar 11, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 1
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