Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the President of Hendrix College in Conway, Dr. Karen Petersen, about the shift in higher education and how that translates to postgraduate life.



Petersen shares her journey and how her unique lived experience prepared her for academia and leadership in higher education later in life.



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