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.
Episodes
151 episodes
Episode 151- Duane Williams- Creating Tradition
Duane A. Williams, Ph.D, is the Associate Vice Provost of Student Success and Retention at TexasA&M San Antonio. In his role, he oversees Undergraduate Academic Advisement, the StudentAcademic Success Center, First-year Experience, a...
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Episode 150 - Andy Person- Active Engagement in Student Support
Dr. Andy Person serves as the Chief of Strategy and Advancement at Long Island University, a nationally recognized research institution, where he leads transformative initiatives to drive institutional growth, enhance strategic planning,...
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Episode 149- Digital Education with Nuno Fernandes
APUS President Nuno Fernandes is a visionary leader who has been successful in making online higher education more affordable and accessible, while deliver...
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Episode 149
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Episode 148- Amber Fallucca, Ambra Hiott, & Silvia Patricia Rios Husain- The Carolina Experience
Amber Fallucca serves as the inaugural Director of the Carolina Experience, University of South Carolina’s focus on providing access to a comprehensive undergraduate experience through an emphasis on transfer, sophomore, junior, and seni...
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Episode 147- Colleen McCabe- Getting to Know your Learners
Dr. Colleen McCabe serves as the Provost and Vice President for the Wisconsin Technical College System. In this role, she provides leadership and administrative oversight for the development and delivery of technical college educational program...
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Episode 146- Jamia Stokes- Leading Postsecondary Innovation in Tennessee
At the time of this podcast recording, Jamia led SCORE’s postsecondary strategy, relying on her deep experience in higher education to build relationships in the field to ensure all Tennessee students have access to postsecondary opportunities ...
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Episode 145- Marta Mohr- Belonging to a System
I'm newly retired and in the process of sorting through 40 years of books and papers! My professional life has been shaped by a variety of experiences, including my childhood in South Dakota, my experiences at rural and tribal colleges and univ...
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Episode 144- Ron Cole- Sharing Innovation Goals
Ron Cole, Ph.D., is the 23rd president of Allegheny College. As president, he leads the senior leadership team of the College to drive holistic student success and an interdisciplinary, 21st century education. Under his direc...
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Episode 143- Michael Benitez- Using Your Influence
Michael Benitez, Ph.D. is a nationally acclaimed educator in the field of diversity, equity, and inclusion in higher education, often called upon by colleges and universities, community organizations and corporations nationwide for his deep kno...
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Episode 143
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Episode 142- Kate Lehman- Supporting Changing Demographics
Dr. Kate Lehman serves as Director of the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition (NRC) where she provides leadership for all center operations, strategic initiatives, conferences and events, publicatio...
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Episode 141- Thomas Ranzweiler- Shaping a News Career
Tom Ranzweiler is an Edward R. Murrow award-winning and Emmy-nominated senior producer for NBC News. He currently oversees a two hour block of primetime programming for the networks pioneering free 24-hour streaming platform NBC News Now. He pr...
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Episode 141
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Episode 140- Bryan Dewsbury- Fostering Connection in the Classroom
Bryan Dewsbury, Ph.D is a Gardner Institute Fellow and an Associate Professor Biological Sciences Florida International University. He serves as a Teaching and Learning Fellow at the Gardner Institute.Bryan Dewsbury is the principal inv...
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Episode 139- Nido Qubein- Applying a Business Perspective
Dr. Nido Qubein serves as the president of High Point University where, even in the middle of the Great Recession, he increased enrollment by 261%, grew net assets from $56M to almost a billion dollars, created 10 new academic schools – most re...
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Episode 139
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Episode 138- Akilah Martin- Access to Learning for Everyone
Akilah A. Martin serves as an Assistant Vice President for the Gardner Institute. In this role, Dr. Martin serves as one of the leads for the Institutional Transformation Assessment project.Akilah A. Martin, Ed.D., began her higher educa...
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Episode 138
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Episode 137- Gerald Whittington- Innovation and Purpose in Finance
As Special Assistant to the President at Elon University, Mr. Whittington provides strategic leadership for the President on projects and initiatives assigned by the President in all areas of the campus.Formerly, Gerald Whittington was t...
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Episode 136- Oscar R. Miranda Tapia- From Challenges to Change
Oscar R. Miranda Tapia is a Research Associate at the Belk Center for Community College Leadership and Research and a Policy Intern at North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities. He is also a PhD student and Provost Fellow at NC Sta...
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Episode 136
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Episode 135- Sarah Bunnell- Transforming Teaching Practices
Sarah Bunnell is the Director of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning at Elon University and Past-President of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (ISSOTL), Bunnell is an internationally rec...
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Episode 135
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Episode 134- Kimberly Koledoye- Defining and Developing Success
Dr. Kimberly Koledoye is a professor of academic student success and serves as the program coordinator for the Houston Community College system. Additionally she teaches developmental and credit level English. She has made tremendous impact on ...
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Episode 133- Meghan Gilbert– Supporting the Whole Student
Meghan Gilbert is an Associate Professor of English and the Faculty Coordinator of the First Year Experience (FYE) at Guttman Community College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY). Dr. Gilbert holds a Ph.D. in English from St. John’...
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Episode 133
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Episode 132- Robert Smith- Inspiring Innovation
Dr. Robert (Bob) Smith is the University of Tennessee System’s Senior Advisor for Executive Leadership and Talent Development. In 2023, he took leave to serve as the Interim Executive Director for the Tennessee Higher Education Comm...
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Episode 132
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Episode 131- Leonard Cassuto- Student-Centered Graduate Education
Leonard Cassuto wears many hats. He's a professor of American literature at Fordham University, a well-known voice of reform in the graduate school world, and--encompassing all of these--he's a writer. He has written or edited ten b...
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Episode 131
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Episode 130- John Lawless- Shared Dreams for Innovation
John W. Lawless has many years of experience as a manager and CEO of business and non-profit organizations. His career began in the information systems division of McDonnell Douglas and includes the founding of HBOC, a nationwide healthcare inf...
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Episode 129- Wendy Ault- Connecting for Educational Equity
A Maine native, Wendy Ault is a graduate of Bates College in Lewiston, Maine. She has worked as a reproductive health teacher and the Assistant Director of Admissions at Westbrook College (now the University of New England) in Portland, Maine.<...
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Episode 129
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Episode 128- James Reardon- Social Aspects of Mental Health
Dr. James “Jim” Reardon is a retired psychiatrist who resides with his wife in New Zealand. He came to the attention of this podcast by being the first supervisor of podcast host, John Gardner, when both Gardner and Reardon were THE “Psychiatri...
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Episode 127- Will Bryant- Compassion and Engagement
Will Bryant is a native of Western North Carolina and was ordained in the Episcopal Church in 2021.Will holds a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and a Master of Divinity degree from Ch...
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Episode 127
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