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
Michael Keaton
(No, the other one.)
What happens when two avowed GenXers record a podcast episode? From the host you get a bad reference to C+C Music Factory; from the guest you get helpful lessons on "how to vice president." Michael Keaton, VP for Enrollment Management at Ursinus College, sets the record straight on who was Michael Keaton first, how to leave things better than you found them, and why all colleges are not in the same boat in the midst of the FAFSA rollout debacle.
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: The Boss by James Brown (Michael actually uses walkout music at open house events ... get yourself to Ursinus for one of these!)
- Best recent read: The Black Kids by Christina Hammonds Reed
- Eager to read next: From Punk to Monk by Ray Rahunath Cappo
- Favorite podcast: Broad Street Breakdown by Jedi Mind Tricks
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Vegan chopped cheese.
- Taking and keeping notes: Kindle Scribe
- Memorable bit of advice: "Don't start none; won't be none."
- Bucket list: CVisit the last 11 United States he hasn't yet visited. Friends from IA, ID, HI, KS, MI, MS, MT, ND, NE, SD, and WY? Help him out.
The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment