Monthly, 60-minute virtual conversations where 20 participants can connect with featured leaders, ask questions, and learn alongside fellow higher ed professionals
Next Conversations Event
Mindfulness in College: How practices inside and outside of the classroom can help students flourish, make better choices, and examine their purpose
Tue. Jan. 27 @ 1:00 PM ET ─ Zoom
University of Washington
Sara McDermott, Be REAL Program Manager, Center for Child & Family Well-Being, University of Washington. Click here to read more about Be REAL.
The Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults
Holly Rogers, M.D., co-founder of The Mindfulness Institute for Emerging Adults. Click here to read more about BentleyPlus.
Previous Events
December 2025 ─ Purpose-driven Career Exploration
Bates College
Marianne Cowan, Senior Associate Director for Exploration and Curricular Design, Purposeful Work and Visiting Lecturer in the Humanities, Bates College.
Bentley University
Rebecca Jimenez, Associate Dean of Wellbeing & BentleyPlus, Bentley University.
November 2025 ─ Engaging First-Year Students in Big Picture Questions
The Great Questions Project
Ted Hadzi-Antich Jr., MA, representing The Great Questions Project at Austin Community College, a discussion-based first-year course that tackles the timeless questions at the heart of human experience.
University of Florida’s Quest Program
Alison Reynolds, Ph.D., representing UF Quest, an innovative general-education model helping students connect big ideas to their personal and professional purpose.
October 2025 ─ Experiential Learning
Bill Whitney, Ph.D., Assistant Vice Provost for Experiential Learning Programs and Michelle Spada, MBA, Program Manager, Lehigh 360, Office of Creative Inquiry, representing Lehigh360, an initiative from Lehigh University.
Elizabeth Paul, Ph.D., University President, representing ExperienceU, an initiative from Nazareth University.
