Association for the Study of Higher Education Presidential Podcast

Dec 10 2024 16 ep. 62 mins 3
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In this podcast series, our ASHE co-hosts Drs. Felecia Commodore and Royel Johnson will invite scholars and higher education leaders to consider how political forces today affect higher education’s purposes and practices, and the role that we, as higher education researchers, can or should play in addressing these forces. For recommended readings from panelists and written transcripts, visit www.ashe.ws/podcasts2023.

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Season 3, Episode 5: A Lifetime of Being a Scholar

Dec 10 2024 69 mins  
This episode explores the evolving role of scholars across different career stages, examining how their approaches to scholarship, teaching, and service have adapted to the changing academic landscape. Panelists will reflect on the lessons they've learned throughout their careers and offer insights into how to maintain passion for their work, navigate institutional challenges, and

Season 3, Episode 4: A Scholar and a [Insert Role Here]

Dec 10 2024 49 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with established scholars across diverse roles—ranging from academia to leadership in professional organizations—about how their scholarly identities have evolved alongside the increasing demands of their careers. The discussion will explore how they navigate professional responsibilities, such as leadership positions and recog

Season 3, Episode 3: Creating a Scholarly Identity

Dec 10 2024 67 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with scholars at different stages of their careers—ranging from early-career assistant professors to a senior research associate outside the tenure track—to discuss the diverse ways they navigate the field after earning their doctoral degrees. The conversation will explore how they continue to shape their scholarly identities,

Season 3, Episode 2: The New Generation of Scholars

Dec 10 2024 54 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with graduate students and postdocs to explore what it means to enter the field of higher education at a time when it is under attack by state legislatures. The conversation will also delve into how these emerging scholars envision the future of higher education through their own research and scholarship.

Season 3, Episode 1: I Am A Scholar

Dec 10 2024 52 mins  
In this first episode of Season 3, Dr. Commodores and Johnson chat with ASHE President Dr. Jeni Hart about this year’s theme and was in which it challenges the ASHE community to not only consider our own identities as scholars, but to consider who we are as a scholarly community.

Season 2, Episode 6: Where Do We Go From Here?

Nov 22 2023 76 mins  
In this session, Drs. Commodore and Johnson discuss with panelists how they are chartering new possibilities for the future of higher education. Guests offer insight into challenges and opportunities they have encountered while navigating institutional politics to implement transformative research and practice. They share practical recommendations for others seeking to drive change

Season 2, Episode 5: Practice, Part 2: The Price Students Pay

Oct 17 2023 68 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson discuss the social, political and economic forces that shape college affordability. From SCOTUS’ recent decision on student debt loan forgiveness to shrinking state funding for public higher education, guest panelists Dr. Dominique Baker and Tia Caldwell offer insight into the price students pay for college.

Season 2, Episode 4: Practice, Part 1: On-Going, New, and Emerging Impacts of Access

Sep 26 2023 59 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson discuss with panelists the myriad of forces that are impacting access to higher education. They delve into the recent Affirmative Action decision, lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, and other imminent shifts that pose challenges to expanding college access for underserved populations. Panelists share insightful reflections and pr

Season 2, Episode 3: Politics: Governance and Governing Boards

Sep 12 2023 57 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson delve into the important role that state and institutional governing boards play in advancing equity in higher education and beyond. Panelists reflect on the purposes, politics and practices that shape governing bodies and their impact on effort to promote diversity, equity and inclusion.

Season 2, Episode 2: Purposes: The Intended and Unexpected Outcomes of Higher Education

Sep 05 2023 59 mins  
In this episode, Drs. Commodore and Johnson engage with scholars about the purpose(s) of higher education and the challenging social and political forces that impact college and universities from fulfilling their mission. Panelists reflect on the history of higher education and what lessons we might learn from to chart a more equitable and just future at this critical juncture. Gue