Talking higher education and real world experience with Dr. Petersen of Hendrix College

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. Podcast on Apple, Spotify, and YouTube, or visit arkansasonline.com/podcast23 for an exclusive subscription offer available only to podcast listeners Chapters (00:00:14) - Southern Fried Podcast(00:01:53) - The future of private liberal arts colleges(00:04:31) - Arkansas private university's change to how students earn their bachelor's(00:07:15) - What does success look like for a Hendricks College graduate?(00:09:45) - President Hendricks on her path to becoming University President(00:12:26) - Hendrickson President talks about the liberal arts at the college(00:16:10) - Via Hendricks Co-op Program(00:20:38) - Hendricks College's involvement in Streamer University(00:25:14) - Jimmy Kimmel on Colin Jones(00:25:30) - Three years as president of Conway Community College(00:28:41) - President Karen Peterson on the Next 3 to 5 Years at Hendricks College