Episode #26 | A Conversation with Kevin Ross, Lynn University
12/05/22 • 17 min
How can higher ed institutions teach students the value of persistence?
In the latest installment of our MindMaxing podcast series, “Adolescence to Adulthood,” Lynn University President Dr. Kevin Ross addresses the importance of making colleges and universities safe spaces for students to try, fail, and try again.
Dr. Ross discusses how Lynn’s implementation of a block schedule—which enables students to practice skills like writing and public speaking repeatedly over a period of time—has helped create just this kind of safe space. He notes that restoring a strong campus community post-COVID is also a key part of this effort.
“When our campus environments were taken away from us, the value of campus community was far more evident than I think it ever had been,” Dr. Ross says.
How can higher ed institutions teach students the value of persistence?
In the latest installment of our MindMaxing podcast series, “Adolescence to Adulthood,” Lynn University President Dr. Kevin Ross addresses the importance of making colleges and universities safe spaces for students to try, fail, and try again.
Dr. Ross discusses how Lynn’s implementation of a block schedule—which enables students to practice skills like writing and public speaking repeatedly over a period of time—has helped create just this kind of safe space. He notes that restoring a strong campus community post-COVID is also a key part of this effort.
“When our campus environments were taken away from us, the value of campus community was far more evident than I think it ever had been,” Dr. Ross says.
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In the latest episode of our MindMaxing Podcast series, “Adolescence to Adulthood,” Will discusses the existing barriers to higher education, such as standardized testing and expensive tuition, as well as the work Niche does to change the system.
Niche connects people to their future schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces, and Will champions any progress that removes obstacles between students and learning—because learning is the key to success.
Will shares, “To me, the biggest goal of education should be training people who can be lifelong learners to be inquisitive, to make an impact that is meaningful to them and meaningful to their community.”
MindMaxing: Conversations on Higher Ed - Episode #26 | A Conversation with Kevin Ross, Lynn University
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- Hi, my name's Lee Maxey, and welcome to another episode of "MindMaxing" podcast. And today I'm delighted to be here with a friend of mine, Kevin Ross, who's the President of Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida. And yeah, I'm delighted to have Kevin here. Lynn had some terrific successes in his presidency and is doing some really neat things, and this is on the tail of a neat article talking about some of Lynn's alte
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