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Voices from the Academy

AGB Search has launched Voices from the Academy, a video series featuring higher education leaders who are meeting today’s challenges head-on. We’ll hear about the strategies they’re employing to guide their institutions through uncertainty and their plans for the academic year.

  • Barbara J. Lawrence, VP, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/CDO, Rider University - Full Conversation
Interview recorded May 4, 2022.

Barbara J. Lawrence, VP for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/CDO

Rider University

AGB Search Principal Kim Bobby speaks with Barbara J. Lawrence, Rider University's VP of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion/Chief Diversity Officer, about what it takes for institutions to support this work.

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  • Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College - AGB Search Voices from the Academy
Interview recorded December 6, 2021.

Madeline Pumariega, President

Miami Dade College

AGB Search Managing Principal Melissa Trotta speaks with Madeline Pumariega, President of Miami Dade College, about her first year in the presidency.

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  • President Keith Whitfield, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Interview recorded in November 2020.

Dr. Keith Whitfield, President

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

SUNY Chancellor Emeritus Nancy Zimpher talks with Keith Whitfield, President of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, about his path to the presidency and assuming the role during a global crisis. 

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Dr. M. Brian Blake, Provost & Executive Vice President

George Washington University

AGB Search Managing Principal Dr. Rod McDavis speaks with Dr. Blake about first year as Provost and EVP at GW.

Interview recorded in August 2020.
  • President Joan Gabel, University of Minnesota
Interview recorded in July 2020.

Joan Gabel, President

University of Minnesota

AGB Search talks with University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel about her first year as President – from the pandemic to protests, and more.

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