Episodes

  • Episode 17: Forecasting the Impact of Coronavirus on Georgia’s Future Resources

    Episode 17: Forecasting the Impact of Coronavirus on Georgia’s Future Resources
    May 21 2020
    Sally Wallace, dean of Georgia State’s Andrew Young School of Policy Studies and an expert on the economics of public policy, talks about the funding and tax implications of the coronavirus crisis in a conversation with Georgia State President Mark Becker.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 16: The Challenges of Testing for the Coronavirus

    Episode 16: The Challenges of Testing for the Coronavirus
    May 14 2020
    This week, Georgia State University President talks with a highly regarded researcher who is at the center of coronavirus testing in Georgia. Dr. Julia Hilliard, professor of biology and director of Georgia State’s Viral Immunology Center, is leading a team whose testing has had a major impact on the number of people being checked for COVID-19.
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    19 mins
  • Episode 15: Predicting What’s Next for a Damaged Economy

    Episode 15: Predicting What’s Next for a Damaged Economy
    May 7 2020
    Rajeev Dhawan, director of Georgia State’s Economic Forecasting Center, shares his perspectives on the obstacles facing an economic recovery in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and looks at a possible timetable for business and industry around the world in his conversation with Georgia State President Mark Becker.
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    20 mins
  • Episode 14: Protecting People in the Coronavirus Crisis

    Episode 14: Protecting People in the Coronavirus Crisis
    Apr 30 2020
    Georgia State University President Mark Becker talks with Harry Heiman, a medical doctor and clinical associate professor in the university’s School of Public Health, about the issues and problems government officials are facing in addressing the coronavirus crisis. Heiman, one of the nation’s most widely quoted coronavirus experts, discusses the need to ensure that policies and programs protect all sectors of society equally.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 13: Tracking the Spread of The Coronavirus

    Episode 13: Tracking the Spread of The Coronavirus
    Apr 23 2020
    Georgia State University President Mark Becker talks with internationally renowned infectious disease expert Gerardo Chowell about what we can learn from mathematical models he and others around the world are using to track the spread of the coronavirus.
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    26 mins
  • Episode 12: Investing in Student Success in South Africa

    Episode 12: Investing in Student Success in South Africa
    Feb 27 2020
    In episode 12 of "Conversations with Mark Becker," the Georgia State University president talks with Bill Moses, managing director of education programs at the Kresge Foundation, about the foundation's work in South Africa to overcome the legacy of apartheid and foster success in colleges and universities for students from all backgrounds.
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    15 mins
  • Episode 11: How to Combat Inequities in Computing and Technical Education

    Episode 11: How to Combat Inequities in Computing and Technical Education
    Feb 10 2020
    Mark Becker talks with Kamau Bobb, senior director of the Constellations Center at Georgia Tech and global lead for diversity, strategy and research for Google, about his work to advance equity,
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    18 mins
  • Episode 10: Managing Change in Higher Education

    Episode 10: Managing Change in Higher Education
    Dec 20 2019
    The president of Georgia State University talks with Cole Clark, managing director of the Higher Education Group at the international consulting firm, Deloitte, about the obstacles, challenges and issues confronting change in management of higher education institutions. Clark, whose group focuses on making administrative operations at colleges and universities more effective and efficient, discusses trends in organizational changes and the potential of technology to improve administrative processes and services.
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    20 mins