Episode 2

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10th Jun 2022

Josh Wyner - Executive Director, College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute

Dr. Anne Khademian talks with Josh Wyner, founder and Executive Director of the College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute, where he also serves as a Vice President. Their discussion focuses on the importance in higher education of building successful pathways for students that guide and support them in their pursuit of their degrees or other credentials, and enable them to ultimately achieve their career goals.

For more information about Josh Wyner's work at the Aspen Institute visit www.aspeninstitute.org and for more information about his book "What Excellent Community Colleges Do: Preparing All Students for Success" visit https://www.aspeninstitute.org/publications/excellent-community-colleges-preparing-students-success/.

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AKA Innovation
Few things in the world may be as intangible and, yet, as desired, as that thought-provoking word: “innovation.” On the AKA Innovation podcast, Dr. Anne Khademian, a longtime higher education leader, highlights innovative practices and leadership philosophies from a variety of fields and industries that can help to transform and catapult the way education is taught and delivered. She talks with an array of business leaders, technology gurus, educators and innovators of all types to harness their thoughts about the application and transferability of such transformative ideas and actions.

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Anne Khademian

Dr. Anne Khademian is the Executive Director of the Universities at Shady Grove,
a regional higher education center of the University System of Maryland. Before
joining USG, Dr. Khademian served most recently as a Presidential Fellow and
professor at Virginia Tech, where she enjoyed a stellar 17-year career that
included several years as director of the School of Public and International Affairs.
With more than 20 years of experience in higher education, Dr. Khademian is a
nationally recognized scholar and author in the areas of inclusive leadership and
organizational change.