Higher Ed Without Borders

May 09 2024 33 mins
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Higher Ed Without Borders is a podcast series dedicated to education professionals worldwide. Each episode is a conversation with thought leaders to enlighten and provide new thoughts on critical issues facing higher education. The program is a production from Edu Alliance, an international consultancy located in Abu Dhabi, UAE, and Bloomington, Indiana. DISCLAIMER : Higher Ed Without Borders is not in any way affiliated with Doctors Without Borders, which is a registered trademark of Bureau International de Médecins Sans Frontières.

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Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond, President Council for Higher Education Accreditation

May 09 2024 32 mins  
Dr. Cynthia Jackson Hammond is President of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA). She has been a member of the higher education community for over 30 years and has held tenured and administrative positions in universities throughout various regions of the United States. Prior to joining CHEA as President, Dr. Jackson Hammond served as President of Central State Un

Dr. Peter Wells, Chief of the Section for Higher Education UNESCO

Apr 15 2024 32 mins  
Joining us in this encore interview is Dr.Peter Wells, Chief of the Section for Higher Education at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris, which is responsible for the overall coordination of the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs program. The Section’s other activities include: promoting quality enhancement and assurance mechanisms for higher education institutions (HEIs) and systems; the interna

Dr. Samantha Alvis, Senior Advisor for Higher Education for USAID.

Apr 01 2024 29 mins  
In this encore interview, Dean Hoke and Dr. Senthil Nathan interviewed Dr. Samantha Alvis, the Senior Advisor for Higher Education at the Center for Education in USAID/Washington. In this role, she provides technical support to field offices to design activities that engage higher education institutions or post-secondary student populations and works to advance higher education pro

Dr. Matthew Wilson, Dean of Temple University, Japan

Mar 19 2024 33 mins  
In this encore episode of Higher Ed Without Borders, Dean and Senthil speak with Dr. Matthew J. Wilson. Dr. Wilson oversees the Japan campus of Temple University and its 3,500 undergraduate, graduate, and non-degree students in Tokyo and Osaka. Wilson has served as President of the University of Akron and Missouri Western State University in addition to serving in various other sen

Dr. Tarek Sobh President of Lawrence Technological University

Feb 20 2024 31 mins  
In this encore episode, we spoke to Dr. Tarek Sobh, President of Lawrence Technological University in Southfield Michigan. Dr. Sobh, a licensed professional engineer, was named President on January 1st, 2022. He received a Bachelor of Science in engineering with honors in computer science and automatic control from Alexandria University, Egypt, and a Master of Science and Ph.D. We

Dr. Tony Chan President of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

Feb 12 2024 41 mins  
Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke, in late 2022, interviewed Dr. Tony Chan, President of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Saudi Arabia. KAUST was founded in 2009; it is the first mixed-gender university campus in the whole of Saudi Arabia. They rank in the top 200 in the world and number 1 in the Times Higher Education Arab University Rankings 2023. KAUS

Dr. Gil Latz Higher Education International Affairs Expert

Feb 01 2024 39 mins  
In this interview conducted in the Fall of 2022, Nathan and Hoke spoke with Dr. Gil Latz, who was Vice Provost for Global Strategies and International Affairs, The Ohio State University (OSU) located in Columbus, Ohio. We discussed his work at OSU, including serving as President of Ohio State University Global Gateway Network and overseeing offices in Shanghai, Mumbai, and Sao Paul

Dr. Mariët Westermann Vice-Chancellor of New York University Abu Dhabi

Jan 25 2024 40 mins  
Dr. Mariët Westermann, who recently accepted the position of Director and CEO of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation based in New York City, is completing her tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of New York University, Abu Dhabi, located in the United Arab Emirates. Mariët was interviewed in September 2022 by Nathan and Hoke about her career at NYUAD, overseeing all its aca

Dr. Jim Henderson President Louisiana Tech University

Jan 17 2024 29 mins  
In this July 2022 interview, Dr. Jim Henderson was serving as President of the University of Louisiana System. As of January 2024, Dr. Henderson joined Louisiana Tech University as President. Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke spoke with Dr. Henderson about the University of Louisiana System, a multi-university campus system with an enrollment of approximately 90,000 students. In a w

Dr. Allan Goodman Chief Executive Officer Institute of International Education

Jan 09 2024 25 mins  
In this July 2022 episode of Higher Ed Without Borders, Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke speak with Dr. Allan Goodman. Dr. Goodman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of International Education (IIE) and has held the position since July 1998. IIE promotes the exchange of scholars and students, rescues scholars, students, and artists from persecution, displacement, and c