Podcast appearances and mentions of David A Thomas

In today's episode, Dr. Montgomery Rice sits down with her fellow Atlanta University Presidents ... Dr. George T. French, Jr. of Clark Atlanta University Dr. Mary Schmidt Campbell of Spelman College and Dr. David A Thomas of Morehouse College Atlanta University Center is the oldest and largest contiguous consortium of African American higher education institutions in the united states, each of which was significantly impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. You'll get to hear the intimate details from each of these remarkable university leaders about some of the hardest decisions they had to make during the pandemic, challenges like the mental health crisis they still face on the road ahead, and how they came together as a close-knit community of leaders amid these challenges, and they are continuing to persevere to move the needle historically black colleagues and university systems and the stakeholder communities they serve. We hope you enjoy this inspiring episode of Danforth Dialogues... ADDITIONAL RESOURCES RELATED TO THIS EPISODE Visit https://www.msm.edu/about_us/office-president-ceo Visit https://aucenter.edu CREDITS Theme Music

Another Monday brings another incredible guest. I am a very proud graduate of Ball State University, but I was able to get to speak with one of the most recognizable institutions among Historically Black Colleges & Universities, the 12th President of Morehouse College, Dr. David A. Thomas. This past week, almost every Historically Black College & University President and Chancellor signed a letter to both Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell regarding the funding needed and required to continue to be beacons of hope into the world. But, they consistently have not been getting the financial support that other colleges and universities get from both state and federal government. With the Build Back Better Plan, HBCU's will have $10 billion invested into them, and locally, Dr. Thomas & I discussed the plan's benefit, what it would look like for its institution, and with the headlines that Howard University have had recently, the relationship that Morehouse administration has with its own student body. To follow everything that has to do with Morehouse College, please visit morehouse.edu or follow them on social media, @Morehouse. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/therealsix5/message

Today we are interviewing President David A. Thomas, President of Morehouse College, one of only three all male colleges in the United States. President Thomas shared how Covid-19 impacted Morehouse College, how they adapted, his thoughts on digital learning, and qualities and character traits he believes are important to develop in his students. With nearly 2300 students on campus, 25% of students were taking classes remotely during the fall, and 75% were in person or hybrid. Because Morehouse has kept very strict COVID-19 protocols, they have been able to keep the infection rate below 1%. Prior to COVID-19 emerging, digital learning was already a discussion, and they were in the strategic planning process to make it a reality. Morehouse created a program called, “Morehouse Beyond Borders.” For the last 152 years, the world came to Morehouse. Now, Morehouse is providing alternative ways to deliver teaching and learning in higher education. Now, Morehouse goes to the world. President Thomas shared that they launched their first online degree program for non-traditional students in Fall 2021. Morehouse is the first historically black college to have a globally available undergraduate degree (Business Management). More degrees will be offered in the future. In order to develop character qualities, Morehouse students are required to attend Crown Forum. Students apply what they learn in their classes where common touchstones of spirituality, integrity, and being a global cosmopolitan with themes of leadership, social justice, and ethics are taught. Morehouse has also created a program called “Partnerships of Purpose.” For example, a partnership with Spellman called the “Black Economic Alliance” has created the “Center for Black Entrepreneurship.” Fundraising has been very successful to make this new venture sustainable in the future with a foundation of faculty and resources. President Thomas summed up the one of the benefits of receiving a Morehouse education, “Come as boys, leave as men.” When asked what advice he lives by, he said, “two critical skills of being a leader are knowing how to ask the right question and knowing how to listen. If you put those two qualities together, you are probably speaking less than everybody else because you are asking questions and listening.” He then shared some stories about how he is often seen as just one of the guys, and later people will apologize for not treating him like the President. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/innovationalliance/message

Scholars David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely talk with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about why the business case for diversity takes pressure off leaders to create a real culture of inclusion.

Scholars David A. Thomas and Robin J. Ely talk with Wharton’s Katherine Klein about why the business case for diversity takes pressure off leaders to create a real culture of inclusion.

President David A. Thomas addresses the extension of Spring Break and the move to online classes at Morehouse College in light of the coronavirus pandemic.

In part five of our series #1AUSA – conversations on the First Amendment’s past, present, and future, from the National Conference on the First Amendment at Duquesne University in Pittsburgh – NCC President Jeff Rosen sits down with college presidents David A. Thomas of Morehouse College, Robert Zimmer of the University of Chicago, and Teresa Sullivan, president emerita of the University of Virginia. Sullivan shares the challenges of serving as president during the “Unite the Right” protests in Charlottesville, and all three presidents discuss their efforts to foster free speech and intellectual diversity on their campuses. Later, you’ll hear from a panel of journalists who have reported in foreign countries. They share stories of the sometimes life-threatening situations they and their colleagues face, and of the disparities in press freedom around the world. The emcee you’ll hear from later on is Joy McNally. This episode was presented by Duquesne University and The Pittsburgh Foundation. For more information about the National Conference on the First Amendment, visit www.duq.edu/1a. Questions or comments about the show? Email us at podcast@constitutioncenter.org.

Mark Nelson is the Anne and Elmer Lindseth Dean at Cornell University’s Samuel Curtis Johnson Graduate School of Management. Robert Libby is the David A. Thomas Professor of Management. Both are longtime Johnson professors and experts in financial accounting. In this episode, we learn about some infamous accounting fraud cases and then delve into academic research that illustrates how managers slide down the "slippery slope" to accounting fraud by justifying their own actions against egregious examples. We also discuss how new revenue recognition standards could shape future financial frauds and could make fraud more difficult to catch. Links from the Episode at presentvaluepodcast.com Episode Article: Nelson and Libby on financial accounting fraud, past and future Faculty Page: Dean Mark Nelson - Johnson, Cornell ; Robert Libby - Johnson, Cornell Textbook: Financial Accounting (Amazon link) 

Tune in Tuesday Night January 22,2019 at 8pm as our Special Guest will be The Honorable President of Morehouse College Dr. David Thomas as we talk about sports at “THE HOUSE “... Go to OUR FACEBOOK PAGE day of the show to get the link to listen to the show..