As a lifelong educator, Dr. Chartock believes that the future is shaped by the people who make it possible for tomorrow's leaders to develop the skills, compassion, and breadth of and knowledge to create a world which we can all share. The following conversations reflect the ideas and opinions of some of the best and brightest in the field.

Dr. James Gozzo
Alan is joined by Dr. James Gozzo, President of the Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. They discuss the school's growth during Gozzo's tenure and his vision for the future.

 

Anthony Caprio
Anthony S. Caprio is the President of Western New England College, and a noted language scholar who has written numerous books in the areas of language and literature, including Reflets de la Femme (1973), and the widely-used college text French for Communication (1985), now in its third edition.

 

Philip Glotzbach
Alan Chartock interviews the President of Skidmore College, Philip Glotzbach, about his vision for Skidmore, the difference between private and public higher education, what makes Skidmore a special place, the politics of academia, fund raising and much more...

 

Mary Grant
Dr. Mary Grant, became the eleventh president of Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in 2002. Under her leadership, the College received full 10-year re-accreditation by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC).

 

Karen Gross
Dr.Karen Gross is the President of Southern Vermont College. For more than two decades, she was a Professor of Law at New York Law School where she specialized in consumer finance and over-indebtedness.

 

Ralph J. Hexter
Dr. Ralph J. Hexter is the fifth president of Hampshire College as well as the author of three books on medieval and ancient literature. His publications also include articles on Vergil, Horace, Goethe, Verdi, and a variety of topics in Medieval Latin in such journals as Modern Language Notes, Helios, Classical Philology, Yale Journal of Criticism and Cambridge Opera Journal.

Todd Hutton
Dr. Todd Hutton assumed the presidency of Utica College in August 1998 — the first Utica College president selected by the newly-independent Board of Trustees. Under Dr. Hutton’s leadership, Utica College has established a strategic planning process; begun offering master’s programs; initiated major reform in campus governance and the general education program; introduced a new minor in Human Rights Advocacy; constructed a new residence hall; begun work on a campus master plan and a new science and technology center; and guided board approval for seven new athletic programs.

Shirley Ann Jackson
Alan Chartock is joined by Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson, President of R.P.I. to talk about energy security issues. Describing her as a national treasure, the National Science Board selected Dr. Jackson as its 2007 recipient of the prestigious Vannevar Bush Award for a lifetime of achievements in scientific research, education, and senior statesman-like contributions to public policy. An additional, earlier conversation with Dr. Jackson can be heard here.

Michael Klare
Dr. Michael T. Klare is the Five College Professor of Peace and World Security Studies (a joint appointment at Amherst College, Hampshire College, Mount Holyoke College, Smith College, and the University of Massachusetts at Amherst), and Director of the Five College Program in Peace and World Security Studies (PAWSS), a position he has held since 1985. Before assuming his present post, he served as Director of the Program on Militarism and Disarmament at the Institute for Policy Studies in Washington, D.C. (1977-84).

Mary Marcy
Dr. Mary Marcy is the vice president and provost of Simon’s Rock College in Great Barrington, the country’s only four-year liberal arts and science college designed for high school-age students. Dr. Marcy serves on the Brookings Institute Higher Education Policy Forum, and was a recent participant in The Aspen Institute's Justice and Society program.

Joseph B. Moore
Dr. Moore has led Empire State College since 2000. With a system of distributed locations across the state, and Centers for Distance Learning, Graduate Programs, and International Programs, Empire State College students remain in their communities as they earn their degrees.

 

Steven Poskanzer
Listen to Alan Chartock's interview with Steven Poskanzer, President of the State University of New York at New Paltz.