University Presidency | 1001: Intro to Everything podcast #16 with Kent Fuchs

Dr. Kent Fuchs was the head of the School of Engineering at Purdue
University, then he became the dean and later provost at Cornell
University. He then served for eight years as the president at the
University of Florida and he is still at UF as a professor in electrical
engineering.


OUTLINE:
0:00 - Intro
01:15 - What does the president at a university do?
13:57 - His personality and philosophy in the presidency
19:13 - University rankings
31:28 - Is higher education declining?
38:14 - Meeting honors demands
42:38 - Political ideologies inside campus
51:46 - Influence of the state government in public universities
57:24 - Handling of the pandemic
01:05:36 - Censorship of professors
01:13:48 - Gratefulness

EPISODE LINKS:
Dr. Fuchs wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kent_Fuchs
Dr. Fuchs UF profile: https://president.ufl.edu/past-presidents/kent-fuchs/

PODCAST INFO:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7lIxLKAKO8pDt6vkmU7TBX
Anchor: https://anchor.fm/andres-pulido5
Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLFn7Fn5wd5p-quHz_YdoxrUryu0MRP6d0

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