The Academic Boardroom Podcast

In this episode of The Academic Boardroom, the hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare sat down with Dr. Maggie Hunter about the impact of structural equity and colorism in today's education. Based on her personal experience as a biracial academic and her latest research regarding Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Dr. Hunter provides a review of the situation regarding...

In this edition of The Academic Boardroom, hosts Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare speak with orator, instructor, and author Minda Harts about issues surrounding workplace dynamics. As Andrea and Harts discuss in much greater detail than the typical compliance issues like race and gender identity, they also discover the importance of developing a connection to the fundamental aspect of be...

Traditional diversity initiatives often rely heavily on traditional storytelling to spark systemic change. However, the common occurrence of “empathy fatigue” often diminishes the impact of these stories, particularly with executives. To explore ways to overcome this corporate paralytic state, we had an opportunity to speak with Dr. Courtney Cogburn, Associate Professor of Social Work at Columbia...

In this groundbreaking episode, Dr. Eli Joseph and Dr. Janice Gassam Asare welcome nurse-scientist Dr. Paule Valery Joseph, who shares her knowledge about the hidden vital sensory signs.  Dr. Joseph discusses the uniqueness of the neurobiology of the olfactory system, which bypasses the thalamus and sends its information directly to the emotional and memory regions of the human brain. This unique...

Higher education is facing a crisis in its value system, as it relies on a “safety net” of bachelor's degree awards, but cannot keep pace with the growing number of awards it will need to offer to future graduates due to widening automation in the labor market as we approach 2026. In this episode, we discuss this value crisis with Provost Anand Marri from Ball State University and his desire to mo...

As we enter the “Innovation Trap” era, where many institutions continue to spend billions of dollars on vaporware, the ability for individual institutions to differentiate between a high-production marketing video and a market-ready innovation is critical to their survival. Emma Barker, who has been the creative vision behind the TIME Best Inventions list, joins us for this episode of The Academic...

In our latest episode, we analyze the decline of the "subjective shield," or old belief system, where performance measures are based on tradition versus data. We analyze the latency crisis, where there is almost zero distance to events and the ability to profit from them, along with the volatility paradox arising from the extraordinary increase in gambling in the industry, while most traditional s...

As UCLA Athletics dominates the national stage, the traditional "Amateur Shield"—a century-old barrier that once kept college sports isolated from the professional market—has officially collapsed. With student-athlete compensation projected to hit $6 billion by 2030, the role of the athletic director has fundamentally shifted from a rule enforcer to a builder of professional career foundations. Th...

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