Vern Granger

Season Finale: Vern Granger,  Director of Undergraduate Admissions at the University of Connecticut AND the Chair of the Board for the National Association for College Admission Counseling shares what it takes to manage two jobs that, in themselves, are more than full-time jobs. We also discuss Vern's World Cup predictions, the finer points of bacon, proper peanut butter choices, and the virtue of the handwritten note. 

Rapid Descent

• Walkout songs:  Big Poppa by the Notorious B.I.G. and Sumthin' Sumthin' by Maxwell
• Best recent read: The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America by Richard Rothstein
• Eager to read next: Stealing Home: Los Angeles, The Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between  by Eric Nusbaum
• Favorite podcast: The 2 Robbies with Robbie Mustoe and Robbie Earle
• Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: PB&J, BLT, and/or Chicken Parmesan
• What he uses to take and keep notes: paper and pen (but, to be clear, it's a fountain pen).
• Memorable bit of advice: "If you're going to hoot with the owls, you better know how to crow with the roosters."
• Bucket list: Travel to South Africa.

Theme music arranged by Ryan Anselment.

The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment