Podcast appearances and mentions of Irving B Harris

In part two of this interview, Mike explains why his first priority is to invest in the development and talent of his team. He also talks about how to embed building a talent-driven organization into the day-to-day operations of your organization. Mike is a longtime advocate for children and a recognized leader in the child welfare field. He believes in strategic collaboration and in using research, evidence, and data to develop, deliver, and analyze innovative practices and programs to ensure children and families receive only effective, quality services. He has extensive experience in developing collective impact strategies.Mike served as the President & CEO of Children's Home Society of Florida from 2014 to 2019. He joined the agency after seven years as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Children's Home & Aid. He earned an MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy and a BA in Political Science from Colorado College.Children's Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. They help children recover their health, their hope, and their faith in the people around them.The organization links children to a network of opportunity and care, to extended family, teachers, mentors, and the resources of their neighborhood and community. For 135 years, Children's Home & Aid has gone wherever children and families need them, and where their work has been proven to be most effective: at home, in the classroom, in the neighborhood, in the course of daily life. Their offices are located across Illinois and serve more than 40,000 children and families each year in over 60 counties.

In part one of this interview, Mike Shaver talks about why he believes leading in the non-profit sector can offer greater challenges than leading a for-profit organization. He also shares lessons he learned during his first CEO post, when he successfully led his team through a major reorganization of a $120 million-a-year business. Before Mike's involvement, it was believed the organization had an uncertain future. Mike is a longtime advocate for children and a recognized leader in the child welfare field. He believes in strategic collaboration and in using research, evidence, and data to develop, deliver, and analyze innovative practices and programs to ensure children and families receive only effective, quality services. He has extensive experience in developing collective impact strategies.Mike served as the President & CEO of Children's Home Society of Florida from 2014 to 2019. He joined the agency after seven years as the Chief Operating Officer and Executive Vice President of Children's Home & Aid. He earned an MA in Public Policy from the University of Chicago, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy and a BA in Political Science from Colorado College.Children's Home & Aid is a leading child and family service agency in Illinois. They help children recover their health, their hope, and their faith in the people around them.The organization links children to a network of opportunity and care, to extended family, teachers, mentors, and the resources of their neighborhood and community. For 135 years, Children's Home & Aid has gone wherever children and families need them, and where their work has been proven to be most effective: at home, in the classroom, in the neighborhood, in the course of daily life. Their offices are located across Illinois and serve more than 40,000 children and families each year in over 60 counties.

Dr. Ann Masten is a Regents Professor of Child Development and the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Development at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Masten has studied resilience in children and families experiencing homelessness for more than 25 years in collaboration with shelter providers and school districts in the Twin Cities. Her research focuses on risk and resilience in human development with the goal of informing and fostering practices and policies that support success for young people who have experienced trauma. She is the author of Ordinary Magic: Resilience in Development, among many other publications, and regularly offers a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on resilience which draws participants from around the world.

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Joan Harris, president and past chair of the Irving Harris Foundation, reflects on her late husband’s pivotal role in the formation of the Harris School of Public Policy. She spoke at a Harris School event celebrating the University of Chicago’s 125th anniversary, “Unleashing Children’s Potential: The Power of Innovative Policy."

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Cultural policy expert John Holden frames the symposium, offering insight on how to think about different modes of valuing arts and culture in the modern city. He is joined by key experts to discuss strategies for assessing and enhancing the cultural life of global cities, including Chicago. Introduction by Betty Farrell, Executive Director, Cultural Policy Center at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and NORC; Senior Lecturer, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies John Holden, Associate, DEMOS; Visiting Professor in Cultural Policy and Management at City University, London; Writer and speaker Alan Freeman, Principal Economist, Greater London Authority; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manitoba; Author, Creativity: London’s Core Business and London: A Cultural Audit Carol Coletta, Director, ArtPlace Moderated by Sunil Iyengar, Director, Office of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts

If you experience any technical difficulties with this video or would like to make an accessibility-related request, please send a message to digicomm@uchicago.edu. Cultural policy expert John Holden frames the symposium, offering insight on how to think about different modes of valuing arts and culture in the modern city. He is joined by key experts to discuss strategies for assessing and enhancing the cultural life of global cities, including Chicago. Introduction by Betty Farrell, Executive Director, Cultural Policy Center at the Harris School of Public Policy Studies and NORC; Senior Lecturer, Irving B. Harris School of Public Policy Studies John Holden, Associate, DEMOS; Visiting Professor in Cultural Policy and Management at City University, London; Writer and speaker Alan Freeman, Principal Economist, Greater London Authority; Visiting Research Fellow, University of Manitoba; Author, Creativity: London’s Core Business and London: A Cultural Audit Carol Coletta, Director, ArtPlace Moderated by Sunil Iyengar, Director, Office of Research & Analysis, National Endowment for the Arts

Dr. Fred Volkmar, the Irving B. Harris Professor of Child Psychiatry, pediatrics and psychology, wrote the definition of autism that forms the basis the medical community uses to make the diagnosis. He talks about how early diagnosis and treatment can broaden the worlds of children with this developmental disability. Dr. Volkmar discusses controversies about the perceived rise in autism and shares how his own research in robotics offers new possibilities for treatment. (August 13, 2007)