Marjorie Malpiede
Host of LearningWell Radio
Marjorie Malpiede is editor-in-chief of LearningWell. She is the former executive director of the Mary Christie Institute and former editor of the Mary Christie Quarterly. As a journalist and strategist, she has over 30 years of leadership experience in the public, private, and non-profit sectors working with public agencies, campaigns, private companies, and non-profit organizations on policy, communications, and government relations. She received her MPA from the McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies at UMass Boston and her BS from Drew University.
Marjorie Malpiede has hosted 20 Episodes.
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Gen Z at Work with Dustin Liu
March 24th, 2026 | 22 mins 16 secs
On this episode of LearningWell Radio, Dustin Liu, the senior associate director of the Institute on Purpose and Flourishing at New York University’s Stern School of Business, joins for a conversation about the tropes and truths of working alongside Gen Z. He discusses the complexities of navigating today’s five-generation workplace and how educators and employers alike can make it one where everyone flourishes.
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How to Flourish with Daniel Coyle
March 17th, 2026 | 29 mins 19 secs
On this episode of LearningWell Radio, reporter Mollie Ames hosts best-selling author Daniel Coyle for a conversation about his latest book, “Flourish: The Art of Building Meaning, Joy, and Fulfillment.” He talks us through the biologically-rooted reasons humans need others to be and do well, and how educational settings can be particularly fertile ground for the kinds of connection that flourishing requires.
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Talking College Student Mental Health with Alexis Redding, Harvard Graduate School of Education
March 10th, 2026 | 16 mins 28 secs
On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, we hear from Alexis Redding — psychologist, researcher, and faculty co-chair of the higher education program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education — about her new book, "Mental Health in College: What Research Tells Us About Supporting Students."
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How Our Stories Shape Culture
February 24th, 2026 | 21 mins 21 secs
This is the second episode of a two-part series on LearningWell Radio called “Lives Well-Told.”
On this episode of LearningWell Radio, professors Jonathan Adler and Gillian Epstein, the co-founders and directors of the Story Lab at Olin College of Engineering, rejoin Marjorie Malpiede to continue their discussion of storytelling in the college context. Following the last episode on how individuals can approach crafting their stories, this episode explores how the act of sharing those stories has the power to shape and change larger communities.
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How to Tell Our Stories with Jonathan Adler and Gillian Epstein, Olin College
February 17th, 2026 | 25 mins 37 secs
On this episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede speaks with storytelling experts Drs. Jonathan Adler and Gillian Epstein, co-founders and directors of the Story Lab at Olin College of Engineering, on the intrapersonal integration that storytelling supports; and the ways in which our stories do (and do not) support our well-being.
This is the first of a two-part series.
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Relationship Rich Education with Peter Felten and Isis Artze-Vega
February 3rd, 2026 | 34 mins 50 secs
On this episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede hosts Peter Felten of Elon University and Isis Artze-Vega, two experts on relational practices in higher education. They discuss why relationships are so important to the success and wellbeing of students, faculty, and staff and how to build connections campus-wide.
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Attention Activism with D. Graham Burnett, Princeton University
January 6th, 2026 | 33 mins 49 secs
On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, D. Graham Burnett, a professor at Princeton University, discusses his new book “Attensity! A Manifesto of the Attention Liberation Movement,” which warns of the exploitation, by the tech industry, of one of the world’s most precious commodities: human attention.
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Love and Flourishing with Matthew Lee, Baylor University
December 9th, 2025 | 23 mins 15 secs
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On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Matthew Lee, a professor at Baylor University’s Institute for Studies of Religion and the director of the Flourishing Network at Harvard University’s Human Flourishing Program, discusses the latest paper he co-authored with H.F.P. director Tyler VanderWeele.
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The Future of Holistic Higher Education with Richard Arum, University of California Irvine
November 18th, 2025 | 26 mins 37 secs
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On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, sociologist and professor Richard Arum from the University of California Irvine discusses the challenges facing student-centered learning and how a new framework for intellectual virtues can help address them.
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A.I.’s Impact on the Student Brain with Beth McMurtrie, The Chronicle of Higher Education
October 7th, 2025 | 24 mins 48 secs
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On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede talks with Beth McMurtrie of The Chronicle of Higher Education about new research on A.I. and student cognition.
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Rethinking the Major and Redesigning the Path to Success with Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, "Hacking College"
April 21st, 2025 | 31 mins 42 secs
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On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, Marjorie Malpiede is joined by Ned Laff and Scott Carlson, co-authors of "Hacking College: Why the Major Doesn’t Matter and What Really Does." They discuss the flaws in traditional higher education pathways and explore how students can better align their college experience with their passions and career goals. With insights into personal development, career success, and the hidden job market, this conversation offers a fresh perspective on navigating college in a way that fosters long-term wellbeing and career fulfillment.
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Growing Up Gen Z with Jean Twenge, "10 Rules for Raising Kids in a High-Tech World"
March 25th, 2025 | 28 mins 14 secs
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On this month's episode of LearningWell Radio, renowned psychologist and author Jean Twenge discusses generational change, the iPhone, social media, and their unprecedented influence on adolescent and young adult mental health.
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