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New Why? Radio podcast is online

A new Why? Radio podcast is now online.

“What’s It Like to Be a University President?” with guest and former UND Provost John Ettling, who recently retired as president of the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, is available here. Join us for a discussion about university leadership in the modern age.

John Ettling received his Ph.D. in history from Harvard University and made his way up the university ranks as a professor at the University of Houston, then as dean and provost at the University of North Dakota. He recently retired after 15 years as president of the State University of New York, Plattsburgh, a small public university in northern New York.

Click here to listen.

— Jack Weinstein, Philosophy & Religious Studies