PostNormal Times

0:00: Andrew welcomes guests Bernie Jaworski, who’s the Peter F. Drucker Chair in Management and the Liberal Arts, and Trevor Anthony, who’s a cultural studies PhD fellow.   3:10: Andrew introduces the episode’s thesis: Peter Drucker—generally considered the father of management—is one of the 20th century’s great unrecognized transdisciplinarians.   4:37: Bernie discusses his professional journey,...

0:00: Language and its role in shaping our understanding of the world 10:26: Transdisciplinary studies, literacies, and intersectionality 15:00: Language acquisition and multilingualism 19:20: Language barriers in collaboration, with a focus on institutions and their perceived negative connotations 25:39: Using metaphors to shape understanding of institutions and their impact on society 28:36: Met...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko and guest Romeo Guzmán, assistant professor of history at Claremont Graduate University, discuss Romeo’s roots in Pomona and El Monte, and then his studies at UCLA and Columbia University. 3:47: Romeo discusses the founding of the South El Monte Arts Posse (SEMAP). 10:00: Romeo discusses his move into public history and the work of public intellectuals in Mexico.  14:00: An...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Patricia Easton, professor of humanities.   1:45: Patricia talks about her tenure overseeing the transdisciplinary studies program at Claremont Graduate University and her background as a philosopher.    4:50: Patricia talks about the evolution of the sciences from natural philosophy into various branches and sub-branches connected by bridge laws.    8:51: Pa...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Jeff Macias, professor of practice at Arizona State University who specializes in supply chains and logistics, and who’s also a PhD student at Claremont Graduate University. 2:11: Jeff describes the concept of interconnectivity and the art and science of supply chains.  4:55: Jeff talks about the bigger picture of supply chains from a strategic perspective an...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko, associate provost and director of transdisciplinary studies at Claremont Graduate University, welcomes guest Sandeep Krishnamurthy, Singelyn Family Dean of the College of Business Administration and Singelyn Graduate School of Business at Cal Poly Pomona. 1:50: Sandeep describes growing up in India, studying chemical engineering, and how he ultimately changed course into t...

0:00: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Michelle Bligh, interim executive vice president and provost of CGU and professor of organizational behavior in the Division of Behavioral & Organizational Sciences. 1:30: A Claremontian, Michelle traces her trajectory from an undergraduate at Pomona College to how an anthropology course changed her direction. 4:15: Andrew elaborates on the debt that transdis...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes his guest, Javier Rodríguez from Claremont Graduate University, who's an associate professor in the Department of Public Policy. 1:00: Javier discusses his academic journey, beginning in Colombia with the study of engineering and bringing him to the study of public policy—with novel and poetry writing on the side. 4:50: Javier talks about coming to UCLA and working...

0:04: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Jennifer Beamer, head of scholarly communications and open publishing services at the Claremont Colleges Library. 2:00: Jennifer discusses the development of her scholarly identity, beginning with the study of textile science, including teaching and studying in Japan and then completing a PhD at the University of Hawaii. 4:40: Jennifer describes getting inter...

0:00: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Lori Anne Ferrell, dean of the School of Arts & Humanities. 4:22: Lori Anne describes coming to transdisciplinarity from her background in history, religious studies, and English. 7:10: Andrew connects the value of historians and historians to the importance of temporal thinking. 8:50: Lori Anne and Andrew talk about the humility required of the historian and...

0:00: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes guest Gloria González-Morales, associate professor of psychology in the Division of Behavioral and Organizational Sciences at Claremont Graduate University. 1:41: Gloria describes how she became interested in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies.  5:46: Gloria responds to Andrew’s question as to how she negotiated the culture of the discipline of psychol...

0:00: Host Andrew Vosko welcomes Dionne Bensonsmith, adjunct assistant professor of applied gender studies at Claremont Graduate University and visiting professor of government at Claremont McKenna College. 1:20: Dionne describes her work with the Reproductive Justice Community Institutional Review Board and Mothers on the Frontline, a nonprofit organization focused on children’s mental health. 4:...

Host Andrew Vosko welcomes this episode’s guest, David Maggs, Fellow on Arts and Society at the Metcalf Institute, a Toronto-based institution focused on the performing arts, climate, and poverty reduction. Maggs describes his background at foundations in Canada and Europe, including the Institute for Advanced Studies and Sustainability in Potsdam, Germany, and the trail back to the University of...

Host Andrew Vosko, associate provost and director of transdisciplinary studies at Claremont Graduate University, welcomes Gwen Garrison, a faculty member in the School of Educational Studies. Garrison describes the characteristics that define her academic path and life journey, including the search for truth and the passion for storytelling – from English literature to data visualization. She also...

Host Andrew Vosko welcomes this episode’s guest, Jeremy Hunter, associate professor at CGU’s Drucker School of Management, and executive director and founder of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute. Jeremy summarizes his work at the Institute—and experience in over 20 years of teaching—as helping leaders evolve in a world that is continually changing.  Andrew raises the notion of growth through...

What does it mean to become a transdisciplinarian?  It's a journey about building bridges, crossing boundaries, and those important moments in our lives when we can either choose to compartmentalize or connect. Shamini Dias talks with Andrew Vosko about growing up in a Catholic-Buddhist-Muslim culture in Malaysia and being educated at the National University of Singapore, which combined the arts a...