Dr. Jim Henderson President Louisiana Tech University

01/17/24 • 29 min

In this July 2022 interview, Dr. Jim Henderson was serving as President of the University of Louisiana System. As of January 2024, Dr. Henderson joined Louisiana Tech University as President. Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke spoke with Dr. Henderson about the University of Louisiana System, a multi-university campus system with an enrollment of approximately 90,000 students. In a wide-ranging conversation, Jim discussed the university system, his and the university system’s commitment to lifelong learning, and the critical role of higher education.

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Dr. Allan Goodman Chief Executive Officer Institute of International Education

In this July 2022 episode of Higher Ed Without Borders, Dr. Senthil Nathan and Dean Hoke speak with Dr. Allan Goodman. Dr. Goodman is the Chief Executive Officer of the Institute of International Education (IIE) and has held the position since July 1998. IIE promotes the exchange of scholars and students, rescues scholars, students, and artists from persecution, displacement, and crises, conducts research on international academic mobility, and administers the Fulbright program sponsored by the United States Department of State. The Institute collaborates with a wide range of corporate, government, and foundation partners across the globe. 108 of its directors, grantees, and alumni of programs administered by IIE are recipients of Nobel Prizes.

Dr. Goodman is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and serves on the selection committees for the Rhodes and Schwarzman Scholars and the Yidan Prize. He also serves on the Council for Higher Education Accreditation International Quality Group Advisory Council and the Board of Trustees of the Education Above All Foundation. Dr. Goodman has a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard, an M.P.A. from the John F. Kennedy School of Government, and a B.S. from Northwestern University, and is the recipient of honorary degrees from Canadian, European, Japanese, UK, and US universities. Before joining IIE, Dr. Goodman was Executive Dean of the School of Foreign Service and a Professor at Georgetown University. His books on international relations are published by Princeton, Harvard, and Yale University presses. He has served at the Department of State and the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Dr. Mariët Westermann Vice-Chancellor of New York University Abu Dhabi

Dr. Mariët Westermann, who recently accepted the position of Director and CEO of The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and Foundation based in New York City, is completing her tenure as the Vice-Chancellor of New York University, Abu Dhabi, located in the United Arab Emirates. Mariët was interviewed in September 2022 by Nathan and Hoke about her career at NYUAD, overseeing all its academic and administrative affairs. NYUAD is a world-class research university with a liberal arts and science college at its core. We spoke to Dr. Westermann about her work at NYU Abu Dhabi from its formation to the current day and her experience serving as Executive Vice President of the US-based Mellon Foundation.