#39 - Chancellor Robert Jones: $2.7 Billion, Education, and Grammy Awards

Robert J. Jones is the Chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:58 - What Drives Chancellor Jones? 2:28 - Becoming The Chancellor 5:04 - Mentors 8:30 - Student Hardships 13:11 - How UIUC Raised $2.7 Billion 19:29 - Is College Worth it? 26:45 - Should Colleges be Accountable for Student Debt? 29:10 - Is College about Getting a Job? 35:13 - Interdisciplinarity 40:41 - Milk on Cereal or Cereal on Milk? 🥛🥣 42:10 - Memories 45:16 - Dreams 46:49 - Singing & Grammy Awards 48:49 - Advice for young people 🚥Overrated or Underrated Section 🚥 50:21 - 🐢 Galápagos Islands 50:45 - 🎨 Modern Art 51:47 - 🎬Acting 53:32 - Closing Words SOCIAL: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/uiuctalkshow Twitter: https://twitter.com/uiuctalkshow TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@uiuctalkshow Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3ezoc4xJa4DrGq7N4lhqQn Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-uiuc-talkshow/id1611427075 Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1H9UJqXvJXr3qlx9c89Rv76c6IpnwGeC Clips Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UIUCTalkshowClips What is the UIUC Talkshow? Our goal with this show is to introduce you to the most interesting people with the most interesting ideas from the UIUC campus. Learn more about Juan David & Aaryaman: Aaryaman Website: https://www.aaryamanpatel.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaryamanpatel/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/aaryamanpatel Juan David Website: https://www.juandavidcampolargo.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jdcampolargo LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jdcampolargo Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jdcampolargo/