His 30 years of experience in teaching, research & executive leadership, includes being a 2003 Fellow of the American Council on Education. Currently, he is the Northwest region President at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. Previous roles included President, Campus CEO and Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management. He was the recipient of the Faculty Award, for "Excellence in Scholarship" while serving as faculty and chairperson of the ...
Mar 11, 2024•54 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Stephen J. Handel, PhD, oversees a portfolio of grants designed to solidify ECMC Foundation’s commitment to the systematic and widespread improvement of students' postsecondary education outcomes, especially students from underserved groups. Steve’s special focus is on college and university transformation as a key lever in substantially increasing student degree and credential completion and advancing their social and economic mobility. Prior to joining the Foundation, he served as the College ...
Mar 04, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Dr. Amy Salazar currently serves as the Associate Vice Provost of Student Success at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, TX. In her current role, she oversees several functional areas related to student success including Academic Advising, Academic Support, First Year Experience, Career Success, Global Engagement, First Gen Student Center, and Academic Redesign & Course Enhancement. In addition to the leadership of these areas, Dr. Salazar works at the institutional level to identify...
Feb 26, 2024•45 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Jeffrey Baylor, who has successfully led enrollment efforts at institutions across the U.S., joined the University of Virginia’s College at Wise in 2022 as Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management. Baylor spent three years at West Texas A&M University (WTAMU) as the Associate Vice President for Student Enrollment Engagement and Success. During his time at WTAMU, he led the University’s recruitment efforts through the pandemic, including recording WTAMU’s highest enrollment on record. Prior ...
Feb 19, 2024•42 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Dr. Andrew Koch is a child of immigrants who came to the United States in pursuit of a better life. His first language was not English, and postsecondary education was valued by his family as a means for realizing the American Dream. A recipient of need-based aid while in school, Koch is a staunch advocate for and leader of efforts that increase student access to and, ultimately, completion of postsecondary education. He has worked in and with higher education institutions for over 30 years. He ...
Feb 12, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Brooke Barnett, Ph.D., Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, previously served as Dean of the College of Communication at Butler. Brooke earned a Bachelor of Arts in English and Communication Studies at Georgetown College, a Master of Arts in Journalism and doctorate in Mass Communication with a concentration in Law and Visual Communication at IU-Bloomington. Prior to her arrival at Butler, and in addition to her career as a teacher and scholar spanning more than 25 years, at Elon Uni...
Feb 05, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Dr. Alexandra Perry is the Interim Dean of the McDonough Center for Leadership and Business and an Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Marietta College. Dr. Perry teaches undergraduate classes in leadership and ethics, oversees the McDonough Center's academic and community engagement offerings, and serves on the College's faculty council and as the faculty advisor to the Student Government Association. Dr. Perry's reasearch centers on leadership, ethics, and public health, and in par...
Jan 29, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Frank Cuevas serves as the vice chancellor for the Division of Student Life. Student Life departments provide the daily support students need to learn, lead, and serve on campus and in our community. We provide students with transformational experiences that are critical to realizing their academic and personal aspirations. The vice chancellor is the chief student advocate for the campus. This role supports the development, assessment, and improvement of campus life and student experiences that ...
Jan 22, 2024•49 min•Season 1Ep. 97
Artist Sabrina Fadial is known for making the impermanent permanent and the minute monumental. She forges iron into delicate organic forms that are larger than life. The strength of the metal becomes malleable in her hands, yielding graceful passages of iron that unfurl in space. Fadial asks us to consider the minute facets of our lives that tend to be taken for granted. Reflecting on this moment of existence that is often overshadowed by the systems in which we function. She challenges societal...
Jan 15, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 96
David R. Arendale, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor Emeritus in the Curriculum and Instruction Department at the University of Minnesota (UMN). Arendale is Co-convener of Colleagues of Color for Social Justice and editor of the EOA Best Practices Clearinghouse. At UMN, he led a team that developed the Peer Assisted Learning program for courses throughout the curriculum. Arendale investigates the history and best practices of equity programs, learning assistance, and academic interventions suppor...
Jan 08, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 95
As a senior director at the American Institutes for Research (AIR), Veronica Tate provides strategic direction and quality assurance for mission-aligned projects and services in education and related content areas. She serves as a strategic advisor and relationship manager on the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Intermediaries for Scale grant project aimed at catalyzing post-secondary institutional transformation through guidance from intermediary organizations and an ecosystem of support par...
Dec 11, 2023•56 min•Season 1Ep. 94
Nicole Poff currently serves as the Director of Academic Services and Assessment at United State University, an online institution committed to serving underserved student populations. In her present role, Nicole offers strategic support across multiple domains, including new program development, curriculum enhancements, assessment, faculty development, and student success initiatives. Her experience in various departments and roles within Higher Education provides her with a comprehensive persp...
Dec 04, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 93
Lori Stewart Gonzalez , Ph.D., joined Ohio University from the University of Louisville where she served as the executive vice president and university provost. Dr. Gonzalez received her Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Kentucky in speech pathology and audiology, a Master of Arts degree in communication disorders from Eastern Kentucky University and a Ph.D. in communication disorders from the University of Florida. She began her academic career at Southern Illinois University at Ca...
Nov 27, 2023•41 min•Season 1Ep. 92
Dr. Scott E. Evenbeck is a retired president of the Charles and Stella Guttman Community College and currently serves as a University Professor at Baruch College. Scott joined CUNY in 2011 as The New Community College’s founding president. He served as professor of psychology and founding dean of University College at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. He joined the psychology faculty there after completing his Masters' and Doctorate in Social Psychology at University of North C...
Nov 20, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 91
Dr. Alyssa Crittenden is the Vice Provost for Graduate Education, Dean of the Graduate College, and a Professor of Anthropology at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV). The university, and the Graduate College, are deeply committed to creating an environment where all students can thrive. UNLV is a large public university that holds the Carnegie R1 ranking for research and is a designated Minority Serving Institution (MSI), Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), and Asian American Native Amer...
Nov 13, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 90
Douglas L. Robertson (Ph.D., Maxwell School, Syracuse University, 1978) is Tenured Full Professor of Higher Education in the Department of Educational Policy Studies, School of Education and Human Development, College of Arts, Sciences, and Education, at Florida International University, a public metropolitan research university in Miami with highest research activity (R1) and engaged Carnegie designations (2021 enrollment, 74,678). From 2008 to 2016, Dr. Robertson was the University Dean of Und...
Nov 06, 2023•54 min•Season 1Ep. 89
Farrah Jackson Ward, Ph.D. is the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Professor of Mathematics at Elizabeth City State University (ECSU). She received her B.S. in mathematics education from North Carolina A&T State University and MS and PhD degrees in mathematics from North Carolina State University. Dr. Ward holds a post graduate Certificate in Academic Leadership from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology and is a graduate of the American Association of State Colle...
Oct 30, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 88
Dr. Brad A. Williams is Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs and Dean at Nova Southeastern University in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. Arriving in 1989, Williams has created and developed numerous aspects of co-curricular life at NSU. These include entities such as NSU recreation program (1989), Greek system (1992), Student Leadership (1990), Campus Radio (1990), Student Union (1996), and Student Judicial System (2000). In 2006, Williams authored and designed initial proposal...
Oct 23, 2023•51 min•Season 1Ep. 87
Marjorie Hass is a philosopher, leader, award-winning teacher, mentor, author, and an influential thinker in independent higher education. She has led the Council of Independent Colleges since 2021. Before joining CIC, Hass served as president of Rhodes College and of Austin College. She is the author of A Leadership Guide for Women in Higher Education (JohnsHopkinsPress,2021).
Oct 16, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 86
Dr. Kevin P. Reilly is president emeritus and regent professor with the 26-campus University of Wisconsin System, having served as president from 2004-13. He came to Wisconsin from the State University of New York System, where he was associate provost for academic programs and then secretary of the university. As secretary, he was the chief staff officer for the SUNY Board of Trustees. Currently he has an appointment as Senior Fellow with the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and ...
Oct 09, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 85
Dr. Houston Davis serves as the 11th president of the University of Central Arkansas. Prior to becoming president of UCA, Davis was interim President of Kennesaw State University in Georgia. Davis also served as Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Academic Officer of the University System of Georgia from 2012 to 2016. Before his role in Georgia, Davis served as theVice Chancellor for Academic Affairs for the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education from 2007 to 2012. He has also served as Ass...
Oct 02, 2023•45 min•Season 1Ep. 84
Beverly Kahn earned degrees in Political Science from Dickinson College (AB), Columbia University (MA), and Indiana University (PhD). As a scholar, she was awarded The Rome Prize from the American Academy in Rome and a Fulbright Fellowship in support of her research focused on Italian Politics and Political Philosophy. She was a faculty member for 17 years (University of South Carolina and The Ohio State University) before moving on into academic administration. Beverly served as a senior academ...
Sep 25, 2023•48 min•Season 1Ep. 83
As the Executive Vice Provost at Nevada State College, Dr. Tony Scinta guides efforts to improve the overall student experience at NSC, with the ultimate goal of helping more students earn degrees on the path to a better quality of life. To this end, much of his time is invested in student success initiatives, the effective integration of academic and student affairs, and the application of evidence-based decisions to promote improved student and institutional outcomes. In his time at NSC, which...
Sep 18, 2023•55 min•Season 1Ep. 82
Lou Albert is a Professor of Practice in the Division of Educational Leadership and Innovation at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College. Prior to his appointment at ASU, Lou served as President of the West Campus of Pima County Community College in Tucson, Arizona from 2003 until his retirement in 2015. He is a former academic Vice Chancellor of the San Jose/Evergreen Community College District (1998-2003); and former Vice President of the American Association for Higher Ed...
Sep 11, 2023•50 min•Season 1Ep. 81
Dr. Jody S. Fournier, a developmental psychologist and professor of psychology with over 24-years of higher education experience, serves as provost and vice president of learning at Capital University, where his responsibilities encompass the roles of chief academic officer, chief student affairs officer, and chief enrollment officer. Capital University, a private, independent institution, combines liberal arts with professional studies to serve a diverse student body of approximately 3300 stude...
Sep 04, 2023•44 min•Season 1Ep. 80
Professor Dennin has been Professor of Physics and Astronomy at UCI since 1997, and was appointed the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning and Dean, Division of Undergraduate Education in May 2015. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physics from Princeton University, and his PhD and Masters in Physics from UCSB. His research focuses on the dynamics of foams, Langmuir monolayers, modeling of ice mélange, and institutional issues in education. The studies in complex fluids are crucial for many...
Aug 28, 2023•47 min•Season 1Ep. 79
Meet JD Gardner, the grandson of founder Dr. John Gardner. JD is from Lexington, South Carolina and recently graduated from Heathwood Hall, a prestigious private school in Columbia, South Carolina. In his time as a Heathwood Hall student, he earned a 3.9 GPA, was a 3 year honor roll student, as well as voted into school office as the executive council secretary. JD has devoted his life to athletics just as much in the classroom. On the court at Heathwood Hall, JD was a 1000 point scorer, the 202...
Aug 21, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 78
Richard Arum is professor with a joint appointment in sociology and education, as well as a courtesy appointment in criminology, law and society at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). At UCI, he is the director of the Next Generation Undergraduate Success Measurement Project and faculty director of the Environmental Climate Change Literacy Project. He recently served as dean of the UCI School of Education, senior fellow at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation from 2013-2015; and direc...
Aug 14, 2023•57 min•Season 1Ep. 77
Brent Drake, has worked in higher education since 2001 with positions focused on institutional research, educational assessment, business intelligence, and institutional effectiveness. He has published and presented refereed conference sessions on research on student success initiatives, gateway course redesign, predictors of individual student success, enrollment management, business intelligence and data analytics, enrollment and student completion predictive modeling, recruitment, and enrollm...
Aug 07, 2023•42 min•Season 1Ep. 76
Dr. Merrill Schwartz has over 35 years of higher education experience in administration, consulting and facilitation, research, writing, and program development, including 27 years with AGB and nearly a decade with The Washington Center for Internships and Academic Seminars. Schwartz has held a series of progressively responsible positions at AGB in programs, research, consulting, and content. As senior vice president for content and program strategy, she was responsible for the association’s ov...
Jul 31, 2023•49 min•Season 1Ep. 75
