ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. Some are nearing the summit. Some are already there. But how did they get there? And what can other climbers learn from their mindsets, habits, and experiences? © Ken Anselment 2024
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
David Hawkins
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Ken Anselment
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Season 3
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Episode 3
What do a growling beagle, Andrew Cuomo, the Green Bay Packers, shoe leather and good ideas have in common? Find out in this fun and wide-ranging interview with David Hawkins, Executive Director for Educational Content and Policy at the National Association for College Admission Counseling.
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: Total Football by Parquet Courts
- Best recent read: The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. DuBois
- Eager to read next: Mostly Harmless (The 5th book in the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Trilogy) by Douglas Adams
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Nestle Tollhouse Chocolate Chip Cookies, which his mother taught him to make when he was 4.
- What she uses to take and keep notes: College notebooks and a utilitarian pen.
- Memorable bit of advice: "A man should love his life enough to call it his own in the end." from Orhan Pamuk's The White Castle.
- Bucket list: To see the Green Bay Packers play at Lambeau Field.
The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment