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An academic administrator on teaching career-ready skills in class

Confessions of a Community College Dean

A: I was a first-generation college student from a small coal-mining community in east Kentucky. Reed spoke with Inside Higher Ed about his cross-departmental work and a new initiative at Montana to match course objectives with professional experience. Q: What led you to your career in higher education?

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How Presidents Can Create a Thriving Workplace Culture in Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 186 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Carrie Lovelace Petr

The Change Leader, Inc.

Outside of the student affairs arena, Carrie has enjoyed work as a faculty member, academic adviser, and academic administrator. I’ve got a colleague of mine who works with a very prestigious law firm, and, said, you know, I’ll just call her Mary for anonymous sake, Mary, I thought you were on vacation this week.

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AGB Board of Directors Statement: A Conversation with the EVP: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 188 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Mary Papazian

The Change Leader, Inc.

and I just had a phone call with a very old friend and mentor who I haven’t talked to for a long time, who’s based in the Boston area, so while I’m there, I’m gonna sneak out and catch up with, a mentor of mine who really helped set me on the path to higher education leadership. [01:07:05]