As in the latest episode of the Penn State Dickinson Law #ProfilesinLeadership series, I was pleased to sit down with Dr. Susan Poser, Hofstra University‘s first female President, for a wide-ranging discussion on the finer points of leadership.

Dr. Poser assumed the office of the president on August 1, 2021.

She has focused on strategies for growing and strengthening academic programs, enhancing outreach and recruiting, and further diversifying the faculty. She has strengthened community and local outreach, creating ties between the University and the surrounding neighborhoods, the Village of Hempstead, the Town of Hempstead and the state. Under her direction, the university community undertook a campus-wide initiative to understand stakeholders’ perspectives about the University as it exists today and what should be its long-term ambitions. Dr. Poser has traveled the country meeting alumni, gathering input as she sets the course for the next era in Hofstra’s history.

Topics we covered include:

1:20: – Key takeaways from Dr. Poser’s first year as president

3:20:– What was most formative for you during your formative years?

7:05:– Mentees and mentors: Daniel Dawes Satcher Health Leadership Institute at Morehouse School of Medicine and Perlman University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

14:40:– Peers and presidents: Barbara Wilson University of Iowa.

20:20:– Ladders to leadership: Bridge to the Faculty and the Faculty Administrators Leadership Program.

28:54:– Embodying the institution.

32:22:– Engaging political leaders.

34:33:– Visionary leadership: Closing the deal on the John Marshall Law School. University of Illinois Chicago University of Illinois Chicago School of Law

44:36:– On listening well, trusting and delegating, and being fearless.

52:19:– Dealing with skepticism on the value of higher education.

59:18:– The next chapter.

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