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Long Life LearningSaad Omer on How Medical Leaders Can Communicate with Frequency, Clarity, and HumilityThis week, Kavitha is joined by Dr. Saad Omer, a globally recognized leading voice in cutting-edge research on immunization and vaccination. Today he is the Founding Dean of the School of Public Health at UT–Southwestern, and formerly served as inaugural director of the Yale Institute for Global Health. In this prior role, he oversaw not only the university’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, but also managed some of the innovative research which enabled experts to better predict impending outbreaks. His life’s work has involved collaboration in studies everywhere from the US, Guatemala, Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia, and South Africa, to India, Pakis...2025-06-0937 min
Health & VeritasLive at the Yale Innovation Summit 2025In a special episode recorded at Connecticut’s largest entrepreneurship event, Howie and guest host Megan Ranney, the dean of the Yale School of Public Health, welcome four Yale innovators: entrepreneur and YSPH lecturer Kaakpema “KP” Yelpaala; Basmah Safdar, incoming director of Women’s Health Research at Yale; Kayla Wooley, a YSPH graduate and the founder of two nursing home staffing companies; and Yale College student Laurie Jimenez, founder of FulcrumCare, a value-based dental provider for Medicaid and Medicare patients. Links: The Yale Innovation Summit Yale Innovation Summit 2025 Yale Ventures Kaakpem...2025-05-3048 min
Long Life LearningAsha Rangappa on Leading with Conscience and CourageIn our second episode of the season, Kavitha is joined by Asha Rangappa, former Special Agent and current Assistant Dean and Senior Lecturer at the Yale Jackson School of Global Affairs. Her work today is informed by years spent with the FBI specializing in counterintelligence, national security, and U.S. drug policy in Latin America. Together, Asha and Kavitha unpack what it means to lead with moral conscience in an increasingly divided world, and to embrace impact in the realms of academia, business, and public service. Asha’s recent research, culminating in a forthcoming book project, advocates for the urgency of change when lea...2025-05-1232 min
Long Life LearningJeffrey Sonnenfeld on How Successful Leaders Learn To kick off Season 2, Kavitha sits down with Yale SOM Professor and Senior Associate Dean Jeffrey Sonnenfeld to discuss the evergreen question, “How do leaders learn?” Drawing on Jeff’s decades of research expertise, high-profile media engagement, and longtime partnership with Executive Education, they attempt to answer this question for senior level leaders and C-Suite executives in particular. Together, Kavitha and Jeff delve into the rich history of how institutions have striven to craft timely and innovative education for aspiring business leaders, culminating in Yale SOM Executive Education's flagship initiative, the Yale Global Executive Leaders Program (YGELP). Jeff, who has served as Faculty Direct...2025-05-0537 min
Clear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 407—665 GMAT, from India. 2.9 GPA, how to overcome. Columbia versus Yale SOMIn this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing Round 2 activity on LiveWire; this upcoming week we have two more application deadlines, Arizona / Carey and Minnesota / Carlson. Last week, we saw more interview invitations rolling out for UVA / Darden, Dartmouth / Tuck, Yale SOM, Northwestern / Kellogg and CMU / Tepper.
We then discussed the role out of Clear Admit’s latest innovation, our “Ask Clear Admit” chat bot, which launched the prior Thursday. We have seen hundreds of prompts come in from applicants as we launched, and the quality of the responses has impressed! You can find the chat b...2025-01-2741 min
Clear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 407—665 GMAT, from India. 2.9 GPA, how to overcome. Columbia versus Yale SOMIn this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing Round 2 activity on LiveWire; this upcoming week we have two more application deadlines, Arizona / Carey and Minnesota / Carlson. Last week, we saw more interview invitations rolling out for UVA / Darden, Dartmouth / Tuck, Yale SOM, Northwestern / Kellogg and CMU / Tepper.
We then discussed the role out of Clear Admit’s latest innovation, our “Ask Clear Admit” chat bot, which launched the prior Thursday. We have seen hundreds of prompts come in from applicants as we launched, and the quality of the responses has impressed! You can find the chat b...2025-01-2741 min
MAM Admissions UnpluggedMAM Career Toolkit: Resources for SuccessTune in to discover career resources that will help you make informed decisions, unlock new opportunities, and achieve your goals at Yale SOM. Learn more from our Assistant Dean of Career Development, Abigail Kies, and Career Coach, Nahkia Henry.2025-01-0821 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 402—Nurse to MBA. Indian entrepreneur. Ross vs Yale.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
Graham highlighted three admissions tips that have been published on the Clear Admit site this week. These include tips about how to highlight the reasons for a target program, without comparing them to other programs, how to explain any employment gaps, and whether to consider test waivers.
Graham then discussed a recently published Adcom Q&A which features the Assistant Dean from Yale SOM. We then discussed a Real Humans story, focused on MBA students at INSEAD.
Graham...2024-12-2340 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 402—Nurse to MBA. Indian entrepreneur. Ross vs Yale.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by wishing everyone a happy holiday season!
Graham highlighted three admissions tips that have been published on the Clear Admit site this week. These include tips about how to highlight the reasons for a target program, without comparing them to other programs, how to explain any employment gaps, and whether to consider test waivers.
Graham then discussed a recently published Adcom Q&A which features the Assistant Dean from Yale SOM. We then discussed a Real Humans story, focused on MBA students at INSEAD.
Graham...2024-12-2340 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 398—Interesting streaming experience. 770 GMAT, next season. Ghanian CFA.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the activity of MBA LiveWire; upcoming this week several top MBA programs will be releasing their Round 1 decisions including Stanford, Chicago / Booth, Yale SOM, Michigan / Ross, Cornell / Johnson, CMU / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Boston College / Carroll and Georgia / Terry. INSEAD is scheduled to release its Round 2 interview invites.
Graham highlighted the upcoming webinar series for Masters in Management programs, which will be held this week on December 3rd and 4th, and include Chicago / Booth, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta and Notre Dame / Mendoza. Signups are...2024-12-0236 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 398—Interesting streaming experience. 770 GMAT, next season. Ghanian CFA.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the activity of MBA LiveWire; upcoming this week several top MBA programs will be releasing their Round 1 decisions including Stanford, Chicago / Booth, Yale SOM, Michigan / Ross, Cornell / Johnson, CMU / Tepper, Emory / Goizueta, Boston College / Carroll and Georgia / Terry. INSEAD is scheduled to release its Round 2 interview invites.
Graham highlighted the upcoming webinar series for Masters in Management programs, which will be held this week on December 3rd and 4th, and include Chicago / Booth, Georgetown / McDonough, Michigan / Ross, Duke / Fuqua, Emory / Goizueta and Notre Dame / Mendoza. Signups are...2024-12-0236 min
Admissions Straight TalkHow to Get Into Yale SOM 2025 [Episode 598]In this episode, Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean of Admissions at Yale School of Management, shares an overview of the Yale School of Management. The program offers a distinctive two-year, full-time MBA program emphasizing an interdisciplinary, integrated curriculum to prepare students for leadership in business and society. Bruce discusses how aspiring applicants can prepare for and approach the extensive application process, which includes a GMAT/GRE test score, written essays, a resume, a video component, a behavioral assessment, and an interview. Links mentioned in this episode:Yale SOM MBA AdmissionsYale SOM Application...2024-11-1237 min
Silicon Curtain538. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld - Russia's "Axis of Evil" will not Prevent the Imminent Economic CatastropheJeffrey Sonnenfeld is Lester Crown Professor of Leadership Practice and a
Senior Associate Dean of the Yale School of Management. He helped
catalyse the retreat of 1,200 global corporations from Russia, and now
strongly advocates for seized Russian Central Bank assets to be passed
to Ukraine. Sonnenfeld is known as the founder and CEO of the Chief
Executive Leadership Institute (CELI), affiliated with Yale University
and for convening Yale's semi-annual CEO Summits, which have drawn
thousands of CEOs over the years to engage in off-the-record
peer-to-peer conversations.
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A project to make a documentary film...2024-10-2639 min
Health & VeritasMargaret McGovern: Building an Integrated Health SystemHowie and Harlan are joined by Margaret McGovern, deputy dean for clinical affairs at the Yale School of Medicine, CEO of Yale Medicine, and chief physician executive of the Yale New Haven Health System. They discuss her path from the lab to healthcare leadership, and her efforts to better align Yale's medical school and its health system. Harlan reflects on the anniversary of the September 11 attacks; Howie provides an update on the bird flu outbreak. Links: September 11 “60 Minutes remembers 9/11: The FDNY” Margaret McGovern “McGovern Welcomed as Yale Medicine CEO” “M...2024-09-1234 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 373—Doctor to MBA. Reporter to MBA. Military marathoner.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the activity on MBA LiveWire; a few MBA programs are still reducing their wait lists as pre-terms approach; we then discussed the value and importance of pre-term to help set up candidates for their MBA experience.
Clear Admit’s summer essay workshops have now come to a very successful conclusion; the next series of events will begin in September. Graham highlighted Harvard’s recent announcement that their MBA program is now STEM certified. This allows international students more scope for remaining in the United States in the shor...2024-08-0532 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastMBA Wire Taps 373—Doctor to MBA. Reporter to MBA. Military marathoner.In this week's MBA Admissions podcast we began by discussing the activity on MBA LiveWire; a few MBA programs are still reducing their wait lists as pre-terms approach; we then discussed the value and importance of pre-term to help set up candidates for their MBA experience.
Clear Admit’s summer essay workshops have now come to a very successful conclusion; the next series of events will begin in September. Graham highlighted Harvard’s recent announcement that their MBA program is now STEM certified. This allows international students more scope for remaining in the United States in the shor...2024-08-0532 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastLive Admissions Q&A: Laurel Grodman of Yale SoMIf you're planning to apply to the Yale School of Management for your MBA, tune into this special edition of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast for what to expect from the application process and more.
Wire Taps host Graham Richmond sat down with Laurel Grodman, Assistant Dean for Admissions, to dig into some key topics, including the guidance and support regarding using AI in the application process, what to expect from the video component of the Yale MBA application, which is the next step once applicants click "submit," and industry trends among MBA candidates.2024-08-0210 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastLive Admissions Q&A: Laurel Grodman of Yale SoMIf you're planning to apply to the Yale School of Management for your MBA, tune into this special edition of the Clear Admit MBA Admissions Podcast for what to expect from the application process and more.
Wire Taps host Graham Richmond sat down with Laurel Grodman, Assistant Dean for Admissions, to dig into some key topics, including the guidance and support regarding using AI in the application process, what to expect from the video component of the Yale MBA application, which is the next step once applicants click "submit," and industry trends among MBA candidates.2024-08-0210 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastEpisode 363: Roundtable Insights from Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough & Yale SoMSelect MBA admissions experts convened at the Clear Admit MBA Fair to discuss some components of a successful MBA application. In this special podcast episode, Shelly Heinrich, Associate Dean & Managing Director, MBA Admissions, Georgetown McDonough; Allison Jamison: Assistant Dean of Admissions, Duke's Fuqua School of Business; Melissa Rapp, Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions, Emory Goizueta Business School; Amber Walsh, Senior Associate Director, MBA Admissions, Yale SOM, dig into the following questions: What is the role of standardized testing and past academic performance? How much work experience is needed, and what aspects are important? Why do admissions teams look at hobbies...2024-07-0332 minClear Admit MBA Admissions PodcastEpisode 363: Roundtable Insights from Duke Fuqua, Emory Goizueta, Georgetown McDonough & Yale SoMSelect MBA admissions experts convened at the Clear Admit MBA Fair to discuss some components of a successful MBA application. In this special podcast episode, Shelly Heinrich, Associate Dean & Managing Director, MBA Admissions, Georgetown McDonough; Allison Jamison: Assistant Dean of Admissions, Duke's Fuqua School of Business; Melissa Rapp, Associate Dean of Graduate Admissions, Emory Goizueta Business School; Amber Walsh, Senior Associate Director, MBA Admissions, Yale SOM, dig into the following questions: What is the role of standardized testing and past academic performance? How much work experience is needed, and what aspects are important? Why do admissions teams look at hobbies...2024-07-0332 min
Silicon Curtain422. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld - Russia has Become a Malign Genocidal Entity and its Collapse Should be WelcomedHarvard’s Lawrence Tribe has forcefully remarked, “there can be no
justification for halfway measures, let alone for doing nothing while
Ukraine is destroyed. Inaction is an illusion: it would represent a
cowardly decision to appease and to encourage further aggression around
the world.” Similarly, 80 years ago, FDR warned, “The only limit to our
realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.” Interpreting that
in the context of Russia’s illegal violation of Ukraine’s sovereign
borders, Jeffrey Sonnenfeld argues that now is the time to act and seize
Russia’s $300 billion in frozen assets to support a Ukrainian victor...2024-05-2517 min
Health & VeritasMelinda Pettigrew: The Battle Against Antimicrobial ResistanceHowie and Harlan are joined by Melinda Pettigrew of the Yale School of Public Health to discuss the changes needed in the prescription and agriculture use of antibiotics to address the crisis of antimicrobial resistance. Harlan reports on a survey underlining the scale of medical misinformation among Americans; Howie discusses a new tool for the treatment of unhoused people. Links: Medical Misinformation Harlan Krumholz: “A prescription for the US FDA for the regulation of health misinformation” “Vaccine Confidence Falls as Belief in Health Misinformation Grows” Melinda Pettigrew and Antimicrobial Resistanc...2023-11-0232 min
Admissions Straight TalkHow to Get Into Yale SOMHow to Get Into Yale SOM [Episode 542]Are you looking for a mission-driven school that aims to educate leaders for business and society? Would you like to know how to get into that MBA program, which happens to be at the Yale School of Management? Tune in for this interview with its Assistant Dean for Admissions, Bruce DelMonico.Welcome to the 542nd episode of Admissions Straight Talk, thanks for tuning in. Sometimes I'm asked, "Is the MBA worth it?" And my answer is, "It depends on your individual circumstances." But I've got good news, we've developed a tool that...2023-09-1244 min
CitySCOPE PodcastTransit Oriented Development, part 1The next two episodes feature conversations with Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris, Distinguished Professor of Urban Planning & Interim Dean of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs, and Karen Chapple of the School of Cities at the University of Toronto. These are two giants in the field of urban planning and innovative scholars in their approach to the study of cities. We will be exploring the pros and cons of transit-oriented development (TOD) as examined in their co-authored book Transit Oriented Displacement or Community Dividends? Understanding the Effects of Smarter Growth on Communities. In episode 4, we learn about the benefits of TOD alo...2023-08-0333 min
Health & VeritasMegan Ranney: What’s Next for Public Health?Howie and Harlan are joined by Megan Ranney, who will become the dean of the newly independent Yale School of Public Health later this year. Harlan reflects on the research that is helping us understand aging at a cellular level; Howie discusses a new study that he co-authored which examines the costs that make it harder for many mothers to breastfeed. Links: “Accelerated Epigenetic Aging Is Associated with Multiple Cardiometabolic, Hematologic, and Renal Abnormalities: A Project Baseline Health Substudy” Outlive by Peter Attia with Bill Gifford “Megan Ranney named dean of Yale Sc...2023-04-2035 min
Health & VeritasDr. Nancy Brown: The Power of MentorshipHarlan reports on a unprecedented recall of ventilators and CPAP machines; Howie discusses a new approach to tackling the issue of antimicrobial resistance. And they’re joined by Dr. Nancy Brown, dean of the Yale School of Medicine, to discuss her career path and her investments in developing talent. Links: FDA Update: Certain Philips Respironics Ventilators, BiPAP Machines, and CPAP Machines Recalled Due to Potential Health Risks “Getting to know Yale leaders—Nancy Brown” WHO fact sheet: antimicrobial resistance PASTEUR Act of 2021 “The PASTEUR Act can help win the wa...2022-11-2334 min
Health & VeritasDr. Vineet Arora: Reinventing Medical EducationHarlan provides updates on R.S.V., flu, and COVID-19; Howie considers the growing use of hallucinogens for treatment of severe depression. And they are joined by Dr. Vineet Arora, dean of medical education at the University of Chicago, to discuss the future of medical Twitter and how medical education is changing in the wake of the pandemic. Links: “A ‘Tripledemic’? Flu, R.S.V. and Covid May Collide This Winter, Experts Say” “Twitter has spent years trying to combat health misinformation. Will Musk’s takeover make that harder?” ”A fake tweet sparked pa...2022-11-1736 min
Career ConversationsSue AnderBois ’13, The Nature ConservancySue AnderBois ’13 is a program manager at the Nature Conservancy in Providence, Rhode Island. She is also running to be the next city councilwoman for Ward 3 in Providence, Rhode Island. Prior to joining The Conservancy, Sue earned her MBA at Yale SOM. She has worked in a variety of energy and social impact roles for the State of Rhode Island. She received her BA in Environmental Studies from Dartmouth College, where she won a Dean’s Award for service to the community.2022-05-0325 min
Career ConversationsCamino de Paz, Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs at Yale SOMCamino de Paz is Yale SOM's Assistant Dean of Global Network Programs. She brings 20 years of experience and a passion for global collaboration to her role working with students across all of SOM's programs. 2021-08-1026 min
docu-mental: mapping the american states of mindWhen psychiatry is life-saving: in defense of diagnosesvol. 2 issue 11Greetings,The first psychiatry papers I ever edited and published were ones I was handed the very day I was named managing editor of a continuing medical education-focused journal in psychiatry. The collection was by a group of outré researchers headed by a Yale-trained psychiatrist fascinated by the Chinese “Book of Changes”. More commonly known now by its actual name, the I Ching, this 9th Century divination tool is largely considered a sacred text in China, while most Western scientists, given its random nature, view it with suspicion. This particular psychiatrist, however...2020-03-2741 min
Career ConversationsAcademic Leadership: Kerwin K. Charles, Yale SOM DeanKerwin K. Charles is the Indra K. Nooyi Dean & Frederic D. Wolfe Professor of Economics, Policy, and Management at Yale SOM. He joined the school as its dean in 2019. He is interviewed by Reeve Harde ’20. 2020-02-2749 min
The Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"This week Darren sat down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective? Don’t miss this very informative chat about what makes Yale unique and how you can give yourself the best shot of getting in.
About Our Guest
Bruce DelMonico is the Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of...2015-06-0750 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"This week Darren sat down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective? Don’t miss this very informative chat about what makes Yale unique and how you can give yourself the best shot of getting in.
About Our Guest
Bruce DelMonico is the Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of...2015-06-0750 minThe Touch MBA Admissions Podcast#75 Yale SOM MBA Admissions Interview with Bruce DelMonico - "Educating Leaders for Business & Society"This week Darren sat down with Bruce DelMonico, Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of Management, to discuss Yale’s mission of “educating leaders for business and society.” How does this translate into the curriculum? How does the school plan to evolve? And what does this mean from an admissions and career perspective? Don’t miss this very informative chat about what makes Yale unique and how you can give yourself the best shot of getting in.
About Our Guest
Bruce DelMonico is the Assistant Dean and Director of Admissions at Yale School of...2015-06-0750 min
International Festival of Arts & IdeasNew Haven and Yale: Dreaming New Worlds TogetherJohn DeStefano Jr., outgoing mayor of New Haven, and Richard Levin, outgoing president of Yale University, reflect on their 20-year partnership to knit together university and city. At the close of the DeStefano-Levin era, we ask: What is the legacy of this extraordinary partnership? What will it mean for New Haven’s future? Moderated by Douglas Rae, Richard S. Ely Professor of Management & Professor of Political Science.
John DeStefano, Jr.
John DeStefano, Jr. was sworn in as the 49th Mayor of New Haven on January 1, 1994. He is serving his 10th term in office. Mayor DeStefano has worked hard and su...2013-07-2200 min