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\nScott Cowen, Ph.D. – President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair, Tulane University, and Interim President of Case Western Reserve University. (October 1, 2020 \u2013 June 30, 2021)<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
Friday October 8, 2021
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nOnline Zoom Meeting<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

Greetings, and I hope that you and yours are healthy and safe – and can stay that way.<\/p>\n

As part of being careful to stay safe,\u00a0the \u201cFriday Lunch,\u201d a CWRU tradition since 1989, continues on Zoom.<\/strong>\u00a0We work to present experts from campus and sometimes beyond to discuss important issues for the university, local community, nation or the international stage.<\/span><\/p>\n

This Week\u2019s Program<\/h3>\n

This week we have a very special opportunity to consider important issues especially for this university and other private research universities.\u00a0Scott Cowen joins us<\/strong>\u00a0to share reflections from his experiences as the long-time president of Tulane and interim president of CWRU.<\/p>\n

We will do this as a moderated discussion which will begin with me posing some questions and maybe following them up a bit, and then open up to questions from other participants. Among the topics I might ask about are:<\/p>\n

* What is the job of a university president? Particularly at a private research university?<\/p>\n

* Standard organization theory literature distinguishes between a CEO\u2019s tasks of boundary spanning, dealing with relationships between the organization and outside forces; and internal management of an organization\u2019s activities and performance. How do these two kinds of roles work for a university president?<\/p>\n

* Private research universities seem to face a set of basic challenges. These include, for example, recruiting or marketing to students, competing for research funds, and attracting philanthropic support. I might ask him to talk a bit about each.<\/p>\n

* People are always saying universities are too \u201csiloed\u201d and need to be more \u201cintegrated.\u201d But it\u2019s not clear why some parts of the university logically have much to do with others. So in what sense is there something called a \u201cuniversity\u201d with common interests and concerns? How is that affected by a president\u2019s leadership?<\/p>\n

I have lots of other questions but I\u2019m sure others do, too! And I look forward to learning a lot.<\/span><\/p>\n

Signing In<\/h3>\n

This semester’s discussions will begin at 12:30 p.m., the usual time. The meeting will be set up as from Noon to 2:00 p.m., so people are not all signing in at the same time and to allow for the discussion to run a bit long.\u00a0Each week we will send out this newsletter with information about the topic. It will also include a link to register (for free) for the discussion.<\/strong>\u00a0Every Monday the same information will be posted on our website:<\/span>\u00a0fridaylunch.case.edu<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n

If you register, you will automatically receive from the Zoom system the link to join the meeting. This week’s link for registration is:<\/span><\/p>\n

https:\/\/cwru.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJMtcuCsrj4qGdFTNP69a0pLA3euYT_HjBRn<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.<\/p>\n

Please e-mail<\/span>\u00a0padg@case.edu<\/span><\/a>\u00a0if you have questions about how the Zoom version of the Friday Lunch will work or any other suggestions. Or call at 216 368-2426 and we’ll try to get back to you. We are very pleased to be partnering this semester with the<\/span>\u00a0Siegal Lifelong Learning Program<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to share information about the discussions.<\/p>\n

Best wishes for safety and security for you and yours,<\/p>\n

Joe White
\nLuxenberg Family Professor of Public Policy and Director, Center for Policy Studies<\/span><\/p>\n

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About Our Guest<\/span><\/h3>\n

Scott Cowen<\/strong>\u00a0is President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair of Tulane University and former Interim President of Case Western Reserve University. He served as Tulane\u2019s 14th president from July 1998 through June 2014 and as interim president of CWRU from October 2020 through June 2021.<\/p>\n

Time Magazine<\/em>\u00a0named Cowen one of the nation\u2019s Top 10 Best College Presidents and he was one of only four university leaders nationwide to receive the 2009 Carnegie Corporation Academic Leadership Award. In 2010 Cowen was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the world\u2019s most prestigious honorary societies. That same year he was appointed by President Barack Obama to the White House Council for Community Solutions, which advised the President on ways to reconnect and empower young people who are neither employed nor in school.<\/p>\n

Cowen received his bachelor\u2019s degree from the University of Connecticut in 1968. After serving a three-year term in the U.S. Army as an infantry officer from 1968-1971, he went back to school and received masters and doctoral degrees in business administration from The George Washington University.<\/span><\/p>\n

Schedule of Friday Lunch Upcoming Topics and Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n

October 15: Germany\u2019s New Government \u2013 and Europe\u2019s New Leadership?<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Mark K. Cassell, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Professor of Political Science, Kent State University.<\/p>\n

October 22: The Biden Administration\u2019s Immigration Policies.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Aleksandar Cuic, J.D.<\/strong>, Director of the Immigration Clinic, Milton A. Kramer Law Clinic Center, CWRU School of Law.<\/p>\n

October 29: Continuity and Change in the Opioid Epidemic.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Lee Hoffer, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Anthropology and Professor of Psychiatry.<\/p>\n

November 5: Redeveloping Buckeye\/Woodhill.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Taryn Gress, MSSA<\/strong>, Strategic Director, and\u00a0Debbie Wilber<\/strong>, Assistant Director, National Initiative on Mixed-Income Communities.<\/p>\n

November 12: Can India Survive as a Secular Democracy?<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Ananya DasGupta, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of History.<\/p>\n

November 19: Hospital Boom and Busts.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0J.B. Silvers, Ph.D.<\/strong>, Associate Dean of Finance and Professor of Banking and Finance.<\/p>\n

December 3: President Biden\u2019s Trade Policy: Continuity and Change.<\/strong>\u00a0With\u00a0Juscelino Colares, J.D.<\/strong>, Schott-van den Eynden Professor of Business Law.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n
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Center for Policy Studies
\nPublic Affairs Discussion Group<\/strong><\/p>\n

A Conversation with Scott Cowen<\/strong><\/p>\n

Scott Cowen, Ph.D. – President Emeritus and Distinguished University Chair, Tulane University, and Interim President of Case Western Reserve University. (October 1, 2020 \u2013 June 30, 2021)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Friday October 8, 2021
\n12:30-1:30 p.m.
\nOnline Zoom Meeting<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dear Colleagues:<\/p>\n

Greetings, and I hope that you and yours are healthy and safe – and can stay that way.<\/p>\n

As part of being careful to stay safe,\u00a0<\/p>\n

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