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ALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastRick Bailey on the importance of coherence, relevance, and organizing your work around your core valuesRichard Harrison Bailey—the RHB behind RHB—joins the ALP to discuss the principle of Coherence; the virtuous cycle of relevance, relationships and revenue for colleges; the difference between market position and brand; and how the values of truth, beauty, love and justice animate the core values and, to this day, guide the work of the firm he and his business partner (and spouse), Tammy Bailey, formed in 1991. Rapid DescentWalkout song: Carmina Burana: I. O FortunaBest recent read: Yale Needs Women by Anne Gardiner PerkinsEager to read...2024-01-051h 04ALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastLaura Kaub of the UNHCR asks, "Why is it so hard for exceptional students to get access to education?"Laura Kaub, director of the Duolingo partnership with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees program, talks about keeping refugees and African students out of the "hole" in holistic admission so they can get into the economic, educational and political systems that can bring about change. She provides examples of U.S colleges that "get it right," including Macalester and Northwestern, as well as models around the globe, like Rwanda and Uganda.Contact Laura directly if you're interested in talking with her about the students she serves.ReferencesPresident's Alliance on Higher...2023-12-1847 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastDavid Burge on Rational Transfer Policy, the Value of Service, and Oxford CommasGet ready for an episode rife with random references when David Burge, VP for Enrollment Management at George Mason University and winner of the Margaret E. Addis Service to NACAC Award, joins the ALP to discuss ADVANCE, a model transfer partnership between GMU and Northern Virginia Community College. Warning: this episode contains eye-rolling dad jokes. Listener discretion is advised.Rapid DescentWalkout song: Champion by Fall Out BoyBest recent read: "My email."Eager to read next: See aboveFavorite thing to make in the kitchen: M...2023-10-2753 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastSusana Briscoe-AlbaSusana Briscoe-Alba, Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid at Mount St. Mary College in New York and founder of the Grit and Purpose Academy shares a story about the journey from a time in her life of being someone not wanting to be heard to someone setting a course for leaders to create environments where everyone can be made to feel seen, valued, and heard.Special shout out to ALP alumna, Jennielle Strother, whom Susana met through the podcast.To take Susana's LinkedIn survey, which we discuss in this episode, go here.This e...2022-02-2851 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastThom GoldenThom Golden, Founder & CEO of Golden Educational Consulting, shares the story of his journey from college admission work to higher-ed adjacent work to launching his own college consulting firm centered around "whole student scheduling." The episode focuses on "purposeful unrest," the path not taken, and watershed moments, and includes great insights no matter where around the desk your seat is located.Whole Student Scheduling100 Cups AcademyNapier Executive SearchAtomic Habits by James ClearWatershed by Indigo GirlsRapid DescentWalkout song: The Man by Aloe BlaccBest recent read: The Second Mountain: Th...2021-12-0651 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastNancy BeaneYou can hear it in my giddy voice when I start the intro for this episode, where Nancy Beane, recently retired associate director of college counseling at The Westminster Schools, and former NACAC president, reflects on her career and all the people who have inspired and lifted her along the way. Come for the inspiration, stay for the history lesson.Shout-outs ... consider it Nancy's thank you's for her Lifetime Achievement AwardJuan Acosta; Lee Ann Afton Backlund; Stephanie Balmer; Marie Bigham; Jack Blackburn; Wade Boggs; David Burge; Terese Buscher; Rick Clark; Anthea Economy; Sarbeth...2021-01-0148 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastDavid HawkinsWhat do a growling beagle, Andrew Cuomo, the Green Bay Packers, shoe leather and good ideas have in common? Find out in this fun and wide-ranging interview with David Hawkins, Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy at the National Association for College Admission Counseling. Rapid DescentWalkout song: Total Football by Parquet CourtsBest recent read: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois Eager to read next: Mostly Harmless (The 5th book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy) by Douglas AdamsF...2020-10-1646 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastJennifer DelahuntyKen chats with Jennifer Delahunty, a self-described "accidental admissions officer, a humanoid and admissions gig worker. The former enrollment chief at Kenyon College and a perpetually gifted writer, Jennifer shares her views on how we can make the admissions world for students better than it is right now, and how our current disruption may be the perfect opportunity for nimble, creative, and humble leaders to bring all hands on deck to do so.Rapid DescentWalkout song: It's the End of the World as We Know It by R.E...2020-04-0348 minALP: The Admissions Leadership PodcastLiz CheronKen chats with Liz Cheron, Assistant Vice President for Enrollment & Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Northeastern University, and former chair of NACAC's Admission Practices Committee. Liz shares a ton of great insights, including integrating design thinking into work, mastery of 24-hour trips to the West Coast and back, and why "admissions leadership and motherhood are not mutually exclusive."Also, there is a reference to a duck.Shout-outs & LinksDavid Burge, former NACAC president who tapped Liz on the shoulder to lead the Admissions Practices committee. Ronné Patrick Turner, former AVP for Enrollment at...2019-10-2444 min