Deans Counsel

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83: Steve Currall (Harvard) on Building Corporate Relations

Posted March 6, 202600:33:58

On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Steve Currall, Executive Director and Associate Vice Provost for Academic-Corporate...

82: Chandra Subramaniam (CSUN) on Being a Student-centric Dean

Posted February 20, 202600:40:05

On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Chandra Subramaniam, Dean of David Nazarian College of Business and...

81: Robert Shepard (GG+A) on Philanthropy

Posted February 6, 202600:37:08

On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis and Dave Ikenberry speak with Bob Shepard, a true veteran in philanthropic circles with a storied...

80: Vallabh Sambamurthy (Wisconsin) Does A Deep Dive Into External Relations

Posted January 23, 202600:41:41

On this episode of Deans Counsel, hosts Jim Ellis, Dave Ikenberry and Ken Kring speak with Vallabh "Samba" Sambamurthy, the Albert O. Nicholas Dean...

79: (DC REWIND) Blair Sheppard (Duke) on What's Next in Higher Academia

Posted January 9, 202600:38:29

[This recording of Deans Counsel originally published on July 25, 2025 as episode #67.]


On this episode of Deans...