LearningWell Radio

Ep. 7: How Learning Influences Wellbeing

October 16th, 2024  |  18 mins 55 secs

A conversation with Holly White, doctoral candidate at the University of Maine, and lead author of the recent PNAS Nexus article, Cultivating long-term well-being through transformative undergraduate education.

Invented Here: Dr. Joe Tranquillo, Bucknell University

October 1st, 2024  |  43 mins 15 secs

LearningWell Radio co-host Dana Humphrey talks to Dr. Joe Tranquillo, Associate Provost for Transformative Teaching and Learning and Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Bucknell University. Tranquillo is the driving force behind the Thrive Framework, which aims to fulfill the promise laid out in Bucknell’s strategic plan – “to educate individuals and, through that education, change people’s lives…. to offer students a transformative experiences that prepares them to thrive not only at Bucknell but throughout their lives.” The framework has been used to generate over 300 university-wide initiatives that enhance the student experience, addressing the ways students struggle – meeting their basic needs, enhancing their sense of belonging, improving access and use of resources and enabling holistic growth. This episode is part of LearningWell Radio's series “Invented Here,” which spotlights innovative, transformational learning programs at colleges and universities across the country.

Ep. 6: Talking Student Mental Health and Wellbeing With Experts on Campus

September 10th, 2024  |  23 mins 1 sec

Dr. Zoe Ragouzeos, Vice President for Student Mental Health and Wellbeing at New York University and Dr. Eric Wood, Director of Counseling and Mental Health at Texas Christian University discuss what they are seeing in students returning this fall, how traumatic events of the past several years are affecting incoming students, and trends in the way we think about student behavioral health and wellbeing in higher education.

Invented Here: Dr. Angela Lindner

August 13th, 2024  |  37 mins 42 secs

LearningWell Radio co-host Dana Humphrey in conversation with Dr. Angela Lindner, professor and former Associate Provost of Undergraduate Affairs at the University of Florida. Lindner helped create and lead UF Quest, a 4-year signature course aimed at providing intimate, interactive learning communities within the large land-grant university in Gainesville. Part of the general education program that begins with a first year Humanities course, UF Quest engages students with questions that Lindner says “are difficult to answer, but impossible to ignore.”

This episode is part of LearningWell Radio's series “Invented Here,” which spotlights innovative, transformational learning programs at colleges and universities across the country.

Invented Here: A new series for LearningWell Radio

July 23rd, 2024  |  25 mins 28 secs

A conversation with Dr. John Volin, Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost at the University of Maine, on introducing research experiences to first year students as a pathway to belonging, wellbeing and retention.

Trailer: Invented Here

July 19th, 2024  |  32 secs

From LearningWell and the Coalition for Transformational Education, a new series that features stories of innovation in learner-centered education that fosters life-long wellbeing. Marjorie Malpiede and Dana Humphrey interview the founders of the innovative programs at Coalition schools about the initiatives they built.

Ep. 5: Overcoming Student Loneliness: Strategies for Connection: A conversation with Alex Kafka, Senior Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education.

July 9th, 2024  |  30 mins 50 secs

In this in-depth conversation, Alex Kafka provides insights and evidence-based guidance for how colleges and universities can address the rising concern of student loneliness based on his recent report for the Chronicle of Higher Education.

Ep. 4: Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion with Wendy Suzuki

June 25th, 2024  |  20 mins 16 secs

Wendy Suzuki, neuroscientist and Dean of the College of Arts & Science at New York University, discusses her book Good Anxiety: Harnessing the Power of the Most Misunderstood Emotion. She highlights the differences between good and bad anxiety, the importance of “turning the volume down” on everyday anxiety, the link between stress and resilience, what she termed the “activist mindset” and more.

Ep. 3: Mindset Matters: The Power of College to Activate Life-long Growth

June 11th, 2024  |  43 mins 17 secs

In this interview, Porterfield tells us why he believes college remains one of the best opportunities to shape mindsets that lead to personal fulfillment and societal gain. With spot-on stories from students themselves, Porterfield says, “What I love best about higher education is that is benefits everyone.”

Ep. 2: Interview with Paul Tough, journalist and author of “The Inequality Machine”

March 26th, 2024  |  29 mins 32 secs

Author Paul Tough discusses his latest reporting on higher education’s value proposition and how that influences the enduring mission (or myth) of college as a path towards greater social equity.

Ep. 1: Understanding languishing and flourishing with Dr. Corey Keyes

February 21st, 2024  |  31 mins 16 secs

The renowned sociologist and psychologist discusses his new book “Languishing” which explores the conditions under which we either
languish or flourish with some surprising information based on his research.