In conversation with Dr. Beau Breslin, Skidmore College

17/04/2024 34 min Temporada 1 Episodio 3
In conversation with Dr. Beau Breslin, Skidmore College

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Dr. Beau Breslin is Professor of Government at Skidmore College, where he has spent most of career and held the position Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs between 2011-2018. “You have to be a good listener. You have to be empathetic. These are the things that build credibility and build political capital.” Dr. Breslin shares his perspectives from his time in the role as Dean of Faculty and Vice President for Academic Affairs, including his thoughts about addressing resistance to change, being nimble, how nonacceptance of an idea can ultimately lead to better outcomes, and more. Dr. Pat Farrell, former provost at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Lehigh University, hosts this five-part series on leading through change in higher education. About Dr. Beau BreslinRELATED CONTENTAbout Skidmore CollegeOffice of the Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic AffairsA Constitution for the Living: Imagining How Five Generations of Americans Would Rewrite the Nation’s Fundamental Law. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press, 2021

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