Rebuilding The American Dream

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Rebuilding The American Dream

In this podcast we introduce you to thought leaders who are shaping the lives of the next generation, to discuss the challenges and innovations shaping higher education and how it can adapt to give students a strong foundation for their futures. Through in-depth conversations with leading voices in education, we discover what it takes to give students the tools they need to excel and succeed in order to rebuild the American Dream.

  1. 02/03/2023

    Senator Ann Millner - Building On What You've Already Completed

    Utah State Senator Ann Millner is intensely focused on improving Utah through education and workforce development. She is a Regents Professor of Health Administration and former President at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah. A proponent of flexible certifications and pathways in higher education, Senator Millner shares more about what Dual Mission Institutions are, and why they are necessary for today's students - those working adults who want to move up the ladder and those emerging adu...

    21 min

  2. 22/02/2023

    President Jonathan Alger - Everybody Sees Diversity and Inclusion As Part of Their Job.

    With a legal background steeped in higher education and diversity, President Jonathan Alger of James Madison University quickly learned his passion was in combining the three fields. As he says in this episode of Rebuilding the American Dream: "I've always been interested in using education and knowledge to make a difference in the world. That's what I loved about being a lawyer, frankly, is that you can use the tools of the law and legal reasoning to improve society's responses to major issu...

    31 min
  3. Dr. David M. Mellott - An Instrument of Justice in the Wider Community

    08/02/2023

    Dr. David M. Mellott - An Instrument of Justice in the Wider Community

    Dr. David Mellott is the head of Christian Theological Seminary, a unique institution with a series of core values upon which their mission is focused. Not just from the perspective of training clergy, but Dr. Mellott and CTS are focused on teaching the values of human dignity, justice, diversity to their students and impacting real and lasting change across communities. As Dr. Mellott shares: "I do see our students really coming to life when they realize that so much of what's important abou...

    35 min

  4. 01/02/2023

    Dr. J.P. Barfield - Accessibility for All Student-Athletes

    With a unique topic not often addressed in conversations in collegiate sports, today we discuss the disability sports communities and the importance of bringing those communities and student-athletes within the umbrella of formal college athletic departments. Our guest is Dr. J. P. Barfield. With over 25 years of experience in the adaptive physical activity and sports fields, Dr. Barfield's work focuses on health related and quality of life outcomes of adaptive physical activity and disabilit...

    25 min

  5. 24/01/2023

    Dr. Gregory Washington - Finding the Right Paths and Highlighting Those Paths For Others

    Dr. Gregory Washington, President of George Mason University, could not have imagined during his childhood that he would have the experiences and opportunities that would lead him to now be the President of GMU, one of the largest public universities in the country. What he has seen, while reflecting on his youth, are the ways in which pathways were presented at critical times, ways lit for him by those who went before. Join us for this episode of Rebuilding the American Dream to learn more f...

    28 min

  6. 18/01/2023

    Dr. Marc Parlange - Investment In Higher Education Is An Investment Into Our Future Communities

    The University of Rhode Island, while located in a small state, has a tremendous amount of impact in the local communities and even state-wide. In building coalitions and partnerships with local, state and federal officials, Dr. Parlange has been able to create great champions for the work that URI is doing to better the citizens of the state and entice folks from out of state to enroll and enjoy the incredible programs and beautiful nature URI has to offer - which has shown in its increase i...

    25 min
  7. Stevie Baker-Watson - Putting Yourself At The Table and Using Your Leadership To Build Relationships

    05/01/2023

    Stevie Baker-Watson - Putting Yourself At The Table and Using Your Leadership To Build Relationships

    A woman of many hats and many committees and many responsibilities, Stevie Baker-Watson, Associate Vice President for Student Wellness and Theodore Katula Director of Athletics and Recreational Sports at DePauw University, is still focused on the individual and building relationships. In this episode of Rebuilding the American Dream: The Student-Athlete Experience, she shares some of her best practices and purposeful actions to create those meaningful relationships and be able to use her lead...

    27 min

  8. 28/12/2022

    Dr. Jim Henderson - Leveraging Individual Excellence Towards Collective Good

    Higher education institutions face many of the same challenges, but often work alone in finding solutions. In this episode of Rebuilding the American Dream, Dr. James Henderson, President of the University of Louisiana System, shares several programs and specific experiences where the UL System (a public, nine campus university system) has been able to come together and support each other, find solutions for collective problems and empower individuals to create larger system-wide impact - whi...

    26 min
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In this podcast we introduce you to thought leaders who are shaping the lives of the next generation, to discuss the challenges and innovations shaping higher education and how it can adapt to give students a strong foundation for their futures. Through in-depth conversations with leading voices in education, we discover what it takes to give students the tools they need to excel and succeed in order to rebuild the American Dream.

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  • Creator
    Degree Insurance
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    88
  • Rating
    Clean
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    © 2023 Rebuilding The American Dream
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