Podcasts about duke's fuqua school

My guest is Bill Mayew, a former UNC-Wilmington basketball standout who is now Professor of Accounting at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. Bill's story is especially powerful for two reasons: (1) He did something that most athletes don't do - he pursued an advanced degree and works in the most rigorous academic research; and (2) He says that sports prepared him for that path.   In Today's Episode: See a day in the life of a university professor - see what it's like to get paid to research topics you're passionate about. Discover how to communicate the value of "stress-testedness" to future employers. Learn why former athletes so often make excellent teachers and coaches.   Show Notes https://blog.parallelplatform.com/ep8-bill-mayew/   Connect With Us Twitter Instagram   Recommend A Former Athlete Know a former athlete who's doing big things in life after sports? If so, email us at podcast@parallelplatform.com and let's chat about having them on the show.

The U.S. spends more per student than most of the world's industrialized nations, but our test scores on math and science are in the middle of the pack. Are we getting our money's worth in K-12 education? Helen Ladd and Martin West debate the question on this episode of Zeroing In, hosted by Aaron Chatterji. Ladd is a professor in Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. West is an associate professor at Harvard University's Graduate School of Education. Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business.

Health insurance premiums for individuals dropped by 10 percent during the first year of Obamacare. What does that number say about whether or not the Affordable Care Act is working? Don Taylor and Michael Cannon debate that question on this episode of Zeroing In, with host Aaron Chatterji. Taylor is a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy and the Margolis Center for Health Policy. Cannon is the director of health policy studies at the libertarian Cato Institute in Washington, D.C. Aaron Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy.

Violent crime is spiking in major U.S. cities after several decades of significant decline. What's behind that spike? Heather Mac Donald and Philip Cook debate that question on this episode of Zeroing In, with host Aaron Chatterji. Philip Cook is a professor at Duke University's Sanford School of Public Policy. Journalist and commentator Heather Mac Donald is the author of "The War on Cops." Aaron Chatterji is an associate professor in Duke's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy. Zeroing In is produced by the Duke Office of News and Communications and engineered by Johnny Vince Evans. Music: "Tra-la-la" by Podington Bear. www.soundofpicture.com

The U.S. defense budget for 2015 was $597 billion, more than the next 14 nations combined. Is our country spending too much on defense or not? And are our dollars going to the right priorities? Peter Feaver and Lawrence Korb discuss those questions on this episode of Zeroing In, hosted by Aaron Chatterji. Feaver is a professor of political science and public policy at Duke University who served on the National Security Council Staff under presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush. Korb is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress who served as assistant secretary of defense under President Ronald Reagan. Chatterji is an associate professor at Duke's Fuqua School of Business and Sanford School of Public Policy.

Duke Fuqua campus We hope you enjoyed our recent Duke MBA Q&A with Megan Lynam, Director Admissions, and Catherine Tuttle, Associate Program Director of Career Services from Duke's Fuqua School of Business. You all asked excellent questions, including this one on MBA application mistakes: Linda Abraham: What are the most common mistakes MBA applicants make? Megan Lynam: One is that they really don’t take the time to step back and do some self-reflection before they start the process. As I said before, this is an incredible investment of time and energy and money. It is very important to take the time to know yourself and understand why you want to do this. Why now? What do you want to get out of it? What environments do you flourish in? Each of the top schools has an incredible opportunity for a valuable education, great networks, and any number of other things. It is very important to understand what you want to get out of it so you can evaluate each program and ask, "Do I want to spend two years here? Will I be challenged in this environment? Will it be a place where I will be supported and where I will grow?" What people need is very, very different. You need to be honest with yourself about what you need and also what you can contribute. I think sometimes people apply to schools on a surface level understanding of that community and culture. It really helps if you have done a lot of thinking about yourself and then do a lot of research about the school. Talk to as many people as you can who have gone to the school and people who are going to the school and are affiliated. It gives you a sense of "this is my network, this is my brand." You will find that it is an incredibly diverse group of people who choose to do to Fuqua. At the same time, they have core values which are very similar. If that resonates with you, then this is a great place and we would encourage you to apply. If, however, it does not, then those are the sorts of things you should be looking for in another school. It is very important to know yourself well when you walk into this process. Catherine Tuttle: ...Megan made a great point. This will be the first thing we are going to ask you to do from a career perspective, as well. If you do it in an application process, you are going to be one step ahead for when you start the program. For the entire conversation, please view the transcript or listen to the complete audio file on our website. There were so many questions and so little time. We'd like to send out a huge thank you to Megan Lyman for addressing some of the unanswered questions and offering more excellent advice in an article posted on the Duke Fuqua blog. Please see that post for additional tips on Duke Fuqua admissions. To automatically receive notices about these MBA admissions chats and other MBA admissions events, please subscribe to our MBA event list. Accepted.com ~ Helping You Write Your Best  

Gavan Fitzsimons is the R. David Thomas Professor of Marketing and Psychology at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. He answered questions about his research on consumer psychology during a live "Office Hours" webcast interview February 11, 2011.

Peter Ubel is a physician, a professor of public policy and the Jack O. Blackburn Professor of Marketing at Duke's Fuqua School of Business. He answered questions about his research on how people make health choices during a live "Office Hours" webcast on February 25, 2011.