Innovators

The Innovators podcast, a product of Harris Search Associates, features interesting conversations with global thought leaders in the areas of higher education and research, engineering, technology, and the health sciences and provides our listeners an opportunity to benefit from lessons learned from the national leaders changing the landscape of innovation and discovery. Visit the Harris Search Associates website here.

Are Universities Training Students to Meet the Needs of Employers? (with Dr. Christopher T. Jones, Corporate Vice President and President of Northrop Grumman Technology Services)

Dec 22, 2017

Dr. Christopher T. Jones, the Corporate Vice President and President of Northrop Grumman Technology Services, joins Innovators to talk about the role that universities play (and should play) in training students to enter the workforce. Among other topics, Dr. Jones also talks about the selection of interns and how they...

The Chief Diversity Officer and Its Impact in Higher Education (with Dr. Judy Jackson, Chief Diversity Officer at MIT)

Oct 23, 2017

Dr. Judy "JJ" Jackson, the Chief Diversity Officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, joins Innovators to talk about the state of diversity and inclusion in higher education and the role of the Chief Diversity Officer in making change.

Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates and is...

The Role of the Chair in Search Committees (with Danielle Holley-Walker, Dean of the Howard University School of Law)

Oct 9, 2017

Danielle Holley-Walker - the Dean of the Howard University School of Law - joins Joann Fax to talk about how universities can more effectively utilize search committees when looking for educators and executives.

Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates and is produced by Grant Burkhardt.

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Strategic Enrollment Management (with Dr. Pelema Morrice, Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Missouri)

Sep 25, 2017

Dr. Pelema Morrice, the Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at the University of Missouri, joins host Joann Fax to talk about how enrollment practices in higher education have evolved to become more holistic and to think about the whole campus and community.

Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search...

STEM Research and Higher Education's Role (with Dr. Emily Miller, Associate Vice President of the Association of American Universities)

Sep 4, 2017

Dr. Emily Miller, the associate vice president of the Association of American Universities, joins Innovators to talk about the growth of STEM in schools and higher education's role in expanding and furthering STEM's mission.

Innovators is a podcast production of Harris Search Associates and is produced by Grant...