The University’s Office of the Provost debuted “Faculty in Focus” Oct. 6, a new podcast featuring conversations between the University’s most distinguished faculty members and Provost Richard Locke P ’18.
The podcast is intended “to strengthen awareness of our faculty and the consequential work that they do across fields and disciplines,” Locke wrote in an email to The Herald. While the podcast’s primary audience is the campus community and University alums, Locke hopes the podcast will reach the general public, including policymakers.
Marisa Quinn, chief of staff to the provost, hopes the podcast will serve as more than a discussion of academic research. “We wanted to make it about their research but also about what makes them tick,” she said. In one-on-one interviews with Locke, faculty members have the opportunity to offer personal insights on their research and its origins through a convenient, engaging medium.
In the inaugural episode, Locke sat down…
