Dr. Randy VanWagoner is president at Mohawk Valley Community College in New York and the author of a timeless book in the Futures Series titled Competing on Culture: Driving Change in Community Colleges. 
In this episode, we dive into what culture is and why it’s so influential; we talk about the power of paradox and the importance of equity; and we explore how the pandemic has, in many ways, been a “cultural catalyst” for colleges. You'll also want to hear his ideas about what community colleges need to be thinking about now in order to prepare for the future.
Thanks again to community college student Jean Luc Gagnon for creating and producing our theme music. 
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Dr. Kjell Christophersen is the co-founder and recently retired senior economist at Emsi, a company that, for decades, has produced high-quality economic impact studies on community colleges. In this episode, we talk about a range of topics that he explores in his new book, Community Colleges as Economic Engines. 
He shares how Emsi carefully and thoroughly measures the net impact of community colleges and how community colleges can and should use their economic impact studies to gauge, not just what they are worth to their students and communities, but also how they can be even stronger economic engines for their regions.
Thanks again to community college student Jean Luc Gagnon for creating and producing our theme music. 
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Dr. Christopher Shults recently authored a fantastic book for the Futures Series titled Reinventing the Community College Business Model. In this episode, we talk about his book and transformative power and potential of community colleges to support the success of their students and make their communities stronger.
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