A conversation with Richard Peters on service learning and Xavier's new core curriculum.
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Conversation #33: A Presidential Perspective on Higher Education
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A conversation with Reynold Verret on teaching, learning, and a presidential perspective on higher education.
Our teaching is nourished by our scholarship and our service is an application of our scholarship.
Prior to assuming the office of president this summer, Dr. Verret served as provost and chief academic officer for Savannah State University since 2012. Dr. Verret has also served also as provost at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania and as Dean of the Misher College of Arts and Sciences and Professor of Chemistry and Biochemistry at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Dr. Verret also served on faculty at Tulane University and at Clark Atlanta University, where he was chair of the department of chemistry for many years.
As a scientist, Dr. Verret’s research interests have included the cytotoxicity of immune cells, biosensors and biomarkers. He has published in the fields of biological chemistry and immunology. He has served on many professional organizations and advisory bodies, including those of the National Institutes of Health, the Board of the Pennsylvania Humanities Council, and the Georgia Coastal Indicators Coalition.
Dr. Verret received his undergraduate degree cum laude in biochemistry from Columbia University and the Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
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Conversation #2: Service Learning
A conversation with Dr. David Park of Xavier University of Louisiana about teaching and service learning.
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