Audio Podcasts
Drama in the Board Room--The University of South Carolina's Trustees …
This week, I interviewed Lucas DaPrile , reporter for The State newspaper in South Carolina. DaPrile has been covering the story for some time, and has provided his readers insight into the reasons that the Board invited a co...
The Big East Conference --A View From The Inside With Val Ackerman
Val Ackerman has been around college, professional and international basketball for most of her life. From being former collegiate athlete at the University of Virginia, to becoming the Commissioner of the Big East Conference...
What Can College Presidents And Trustees Learn From The Ivy League Mo…
The Ivy League has one of the most storied traditions in all of college athletics. Comprised of eight institutions, they have worked together to establish standards and guidelines that allow for athletes to be students first,...
Can We Do Athletics Differently?
A conversation with Donna Lopiano , President of Sports Management Resources, former women's athletics director at the University of Texas, and President of the Women's Sports Foundation. Dr. Lopiano has been meeting with Sen...
A Regent Speaks Out About Athlete Safety--My Interview With Linda Sho…
Linda Shoemaker, a member of the University of Colorado Board of Trustees , has been proactively advocating for concussion research and safety for many years, particularly in the sport of football. She has inserted the issue ...
Conversations with a Division I President, Carol Cartwright
Carol Cartwright , former President at Kent State (Ohio) and Bowling Green (Ohio) Universities, sits down to discuss the impact that Division I athletics had in the decision making structure at both universities, from faculty...
Using Your Athletics Program to Drive Enrollment and Retention
This week, we'll talk with Lucie Lapovsky, financial consultant and owner of Lapovsky Consulting. She'll talk the nuts and bolts of adding sports, and why sometimes your first thought to drop a sport might need rethinking -- ...
Life in a Basketball Centric Conference-A Conversation With Mark Reed…
Leading off with a semi-annual report from Moody's on the health of the higher education industry, Dr. Karen Weaver is joined by Dr. Mark Reed, President at Saint Joseph's University in Philadelphia to discuss the revenue out...
Higher Ed, College Athletics and State Budgets--A Frank Discussion wi…
This week, we'll visit with Scott Pattison. With decades of experience in the public policy arena, Scott is a sought-after expert in public finance, higher education and workforce policy. Having served as the CEO of the Natio...
Athletics and the small college--thoughts from a Division III preside…
An Interview with Dr. Scott Flanagan. This week, we’ll focus on the role of the President at a Division III institution. Division III is understood to be the Non-scholarship opposite of Division I, but most think of athletics...
Trustee Interference at Wayne State University-with David Jesse, repo…
Wayne State is a public mid sized school with a board of trustees elected by the voters of Michigan. The Detroit Free Press’ David Jesse has been covering Wayne State for many years, and has been front and center in the very ...
Trustees and Presidents--Managing College Sports--coming January 1, 2…
Coupled with supplementary content written exclusively for Forbes , this podcast will address a perspective of intercollegiate athletics that few discuss--the view from the President's Office, the Board of Trustees, and other...