Latest Illuminate Podcast Episodes
Parenting Styles and Outcomes with Kim Duckworth, Author of Parents, Are You Ready? The Practical Guide to Launching a Successful High School Student
IlluminatED - May 08, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsKim Duckworth is a graduate of Stanford University where she received her BA in Communications Journalism. She was the first woman in her family to attend college. She worked in Sales and Marketing for IBM in Silicon Valley and White Plains, NY for over 10 years. She has called Arizona her home ...
Right To Know - Kara Rubinstein Deyerin
Our Voices Matter Podcast - May 05, 2022 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWe all have a right to know who we are and where we come from. And in this day of over-the-counter DNA tests, it's easier than ever to find out. But what happens when your DNA discovery reveals secrets that rewrite the story of your life? In the case of Kara Rubinstein Deyerin, it shattered h...
nSquared- CyberStart America Keynote with Representative of the Governor's Office of Georgia, Sebastian Barron
IlluminatED - May 04, 2022 04:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsSebastian Barron works with Gov. Kemp's office on outreach and community engagement efforts in the state of Georgia. This episode is brought to you by N2N’s Illuminate App, The iPaaS for Higher Education. Learn more at https://illuminateapp.com/web/higher-education/ Subscribe and listen to ...
Affordable, Accessible, Highest Quality Education for all with Anant Agarwal, Founder and CEO of edX and Chief Open Education Officer of 2U
IlluminatED - May 01, 2022 04:00 - 54 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAnant Agarwal is the Chief Open Education Officer of 2U/edX. He was the Founder and CEO of edX, an online learning destination founded by Harvard and MIT. Anant taught the first edX course on circuits and electronics from MIT, which drew 155,000 students from 162 countries. He has served as the...
Changing Corporate Culture - Allie Danziger
Our Voices Matter Podcast - April 28, 2022 23:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhat does it take to change corporate culture? It's a question countless corporations are asking as diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging take center stage. This week, my guest and I explore this topic from multiple perspectives. Allie Danziger is a whip smart, young entrepreneur whose ...
How Transferring Colleges and Speed Dating are Related with David Cook, Founder and CEO of DegreeSIght
IlluminatED - April 24, 2022 04:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDavid is the Founder and CEO of DegreeSight. An engineer by education and with a career in product management helping Fortune 100 companies go through digital transformations, he brings everything to the table to help universities and students succeed in a changing environment. And as a father o...
America Talks - Joan Blades & John Gable
Our Voices Matter Podcast - April 21, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAs I write this on April 21, 2022, America Talks is underway. Americans with different backgrounds and beliefs are firing up their computers, turning on their cameras and talking to each other, face-to-face. On purpose. And with a purpose. Creating connections to build bridges across our...
nSquared- No, You can't go back to the way things were before, with John Katzman, Founder and CEO of Noodle Inc
IlluminatED - April 20, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJohn Katzman is the founder and CEO of Noodle. Prior to getting it right, he founded and ran 2U, which is also involved in online learning, and The Princeton Review, which helps students find, get into, and pay for higher ed. Katzman is the co-author of five books, and has served as a direct...
Finding the right college at the right price with Vielka Hoy, CEO and Founder of Bridge to College
IlluminatED - April 17, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsVielka Hoy is a twenty-year public, private and collegiate career educator turned college consultant. She has guided thousands of students in identifying “best fit” collegiate institutions to match their strengths and needs. After perfecting her formula, Hoy wanted to make her process available ...
nSquared- National Student Clearinghouse Keynote with President and CEO Rick Torres
IlluminatED - April 13, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAs the President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, Rick Torres believes that we can begin to aggressively address our nation's education-to-workforce challenges with reliable, verified data and information in today's ever evolving digitalized education and technical environments. The ...
College graduate? How to get the financial freedom and career? with Gene Rice, Co-Founder & Chairman at Rice Cohen International
IlluminatED - April 10, 2022 04:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsRags-to-riches author and CEO Gene Rice and his high school English teacher daughter Courtney Bejgrowicz, share critical information alongside professional and personal successes and failures to demystify adulthood. They are the co-authors of the book “Grad to Grown-Up” which teaches everything ...
It's Not a Choice - Liam Paschall
Our Voices Matter Podcast - April 07, 2022 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsBeing Liam isn't always easy. But it's not a choice. It's his truth. Just like all of us, Liam Paschall wants to be accepted for who he is. A loving husband and father, DEIB advocate, keynote speaker, passionate volunteer -- and transgender man. Only One Regret Assigned female at birth,...
nSquared- Life Experiences and Experiential Learning with Dr. Emad Rahim
IlluminatED - April 06, 2022 04:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDr. Emad Rahim is a dynamic educator, higher education administrator, and business leader, with an outstanding talent for making rapid business assessments of diverse situational challenges, and developing and leading the resulting action plan. A proactive leader that is skilled in developing st...
nSquared- Firesdie Chat with Dr.Jordan Shapiro
IlluminatED - April 03, 2022 04:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsFor the past two years, the pandemic has disrupted our kids' classrooms, as well as our homes, offices, and professional workspaces. Our general lives have been upended in innumerable ways—some obvious and others subtle. What does it take to be a parent or an educator now? What does child-rearin...
Beyond the Digital Divide - Larry Irving
Our Voices Matter Podcast - March 31, 2022 23:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsWhen Larry Irving coined the term "digital divide" in the early 1990s, he was fighting for those being left behind. He stood on the shoulders of mentors who came before him, advocating for what he knew was right. No matter the cost. The pushback was real -- from the U.S. Department of Commer...
nSquared- Imagining a Connected Smart Campus
IlluminatED - March 30, 2022 04:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsOne of the best-known chatbots deployed by universities is IBM Watson. IBM Watson uses a technology referred to as Watson Conversation Service. Universities can use it for expediting student responses, downloading and providing documents, and answering subject-specific questions. An AI chatb...
Is Higher Education Ready for Disruptive Innovation with Jennifer Wilde, Managing Director and Dan McClure, System Innovation Architect of Innovation Ecosystem
IlluminatED - March 27, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsJennifer draws on over 15 years of hands-on experience as a senior manager in humanitarian response. She has developed strategies for fostering innovation during emergency response, in challenging volatile contexts, always with complex challenges. Jenny has pioneered initiatives that break from ...
nSquared- Reinventing Learning and Student Success
IlluminatED - March 23, 2022 04:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratings63% of students unable to pay for classes/educational expenses due to pandemic-related changes to income canceled all classes. Over 1,100 colleges and universities in all 50 states canceled in-person classes during the pandemic. Spring 2021 undergraduate enrollment is down 5.9% compared to Spr...
Overcoming Inertia and Enabling Innovation with Dr. Jayson Boyers, President of Rosemont College
IlluminatED - March 20, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDr. Boyers is a nationally regarded expert in the field of higher education and has been published in The Huffington Post, Diverse Magazine, Wall Street Journal Market Watch, Crain’s Business, and Forbes. He has also been covered nationally for his education strategies in The Chronicle of Higher...
Overcoming Inertia and Enabling Innovation ft. Dr. Jayson Boyers
IlluminatED - March 20, 2022 04:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsDr. Boyers is a nationally regarded expert in the field of higher education and has been published in The Huffington Post, Diverse Magazine, Wall Street Journal Market Watch, Crain’s Business, and Forbes. He has also been covered nationally for his education strategies in The Chronicle of Higher...
Let's F*#!ing Talk to Each Other - Manu Meel
Our Voices Matter Podcast - March 17, 2022 23:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsLeave it to Gen Z to cut to the chase. "Let's f*cking talk to each other!" The perfect name for a campaign to get Americans, and especially our politicians, out of their silos for the greater good -- namely solving the problems that face our democracy and our very existence. Manu Meel and hi...
nSquared –Unstacking Student Data and Campus Infrastructure
IlluminatED - March 16, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAccording to a recent survey, 39% of higher education apps run in the cloud today, and that number is expected to increase to 62% by 2021. Most deployments will likely use a combination of a public cloud and a private environment that remain distinct entities but are bound together, an approac...
Everyone Deserves Education, but not at the College of Their Choice with Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting
IlluminatED - March 13, 2022 05:00 - 52 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode of Illuminate Higher Education, N2N Services CEO Kiran Kodithala speaks with Dr. Shirag Shemmassian, Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting Dr. Shemmassian is the Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world’s foremost experts on medical school admissi...
nSquared – Reinvesting in Human Capital Management
IlluminatED - March 06, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsAccording to the latest figures that came out earliest this year, the report showed that 4.5 million people voluntarily left their positions in November – an “all-time high,” according to the agency responsible for collecting the data. Many are giving up the traditional 9-to-5 structure entirel...
The Intersection of Activism and Joy - Karen Walrond
Our Voices Matter Podcast - March 04, 2022 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsMy guest this week takes us on a journey that leads to the intersection of activism and joy. And what a wonderful ride it is! The journey unfolds in the pages of Karen Walrond's new book, "The Lightmaker's Manifesto: How to Work for Change Without Losing Your Joy". Our guide is the author...
Olympic Gold Medalist Rises Above With Joy - Scott Hamilton
Our Voices Matter Podcast - February 24, 2022 23:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsIf anyone can show Olympic figure skater, Kamila Valieva, how to rise above with joy, it’s Olympic gold medalist, Scott Hamilton. The 2022 winter games that just wrapped up were devastating for the 15 year-old Russian phenom. She went into the games as a gold medal favorite and finished 4th in...
How to Normalize Diversity in Higher Education with Dr. Hilary Link, President at Allegheny College
IlluminatED - February 20, 2022 05:00 - 48 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode of Illuminate Higher Education, N2N Services CEO Kiran Kodithala speaks with Dr. Hilary Link, President at Allegheny College. Dr. Hilary Link is the first woman to be named as President of Allegheny College, one of the nation's oldest and most innovative academic institutions. D...
Side Hustle - Jacque Reid
Our Voices Matter Podcast - February 18, 2022 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsJacque Reid is a walking, talking example of the power of a good side hustle. Yes, she’s an Emmy award-winning TV and radio journalist with national network experience. CNN. BET. NBC (Oscars Red Carpet team). Tom Joyner Morning Show. But she is also her own powerhouse brand, creating conte...
Say YES, and Upgrade Your Campus with Ryan Palmer, Principal at Kennedy & Company Education Strategies
IlluminatED - February 13, 2022 05:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsIn this episode of Illuminate Higher Education, N2N Services CEO Kiran Kodithala speaks with Ryan Palmer, Principal at Kennedy & Company Education Strategies. Ryan has appeared in numerous theater and screen productions and holds an MFA in acting from the theater school at DePaul University. On...
Lofton & Moon Talk Football, Fun & Life
Our Voices Matter Podcast - February 11, 2022 00:00 - 57 minutes ★★★★★ - 19 ratingsAre you ready for some football? NFL Hall of Famers James Lofton and Warren Moon weigh in on COVID and the gridiron. What are the odds we'll truly have a season? Is it safe to play? Would they take the field if they were still playing? What about the role of professional athletes in the rac...
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