Office Hours with John Gardner
We are searching for big ideas that inspire hope and action in higher education around institutional transformation and innovation to advance student success and more equitable student outcomes. Joining John Gardner are higher education leaders and other relevant persons of interest who will discuss innovation and strategies that improve higher education.The Gardner Institute, a 24-year-old non-profit, has been at the forefront of innovation in higher education; our mission very clearly connects us to the broader societal efforts to increase social justice.The Gardner Institute connects with thousands of professionals in the higher education ecosystem; through a wide array of activities such as Transformative Conversations, the Teaching and Learning Academy, and the Socially Just Design Series, and through our work as an Intermediary for Scale supported by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As a leader in the student success movement in higher education, we strive to provide support for institutions interested in social justice and institutional transformation.
Office Hours with John Gardner
Episode 98- Ethical Leadership with Alexandra Perry
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 particular on healthcare for rural, diverse, and underserved populations, leadership development as a public health intervention, and ethical issues in neonatology, pediatrics, and end-of-life care. She is currently working on a book that looks at end-of-life care in American hospitals, and projects surrounding the opioid epidemic, and rural and indigenous healthcare. Dr. Perry is on the board of trustees of the Bioethics Network of Ohio and is the author or editor of five books including Ethical Leadership: A Primer, co-authored with Robert McManus and Stanley Ward, and published by Edward Elgar. Additionally, Dr. Perry provides ethics consultation for a healthcare system, and her clinical ethics training and specializations include rural health, opioid use disorder, pediatrics and neonatology, blood conservation programs, and transplant and advanced cardiac critical care.
