Practical Significance | Episode 10: Let’s Talk: Leadership, Education, and Mentorship⁠—A Conversation with Monica Jackson

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Practical Significance | Episode 10: Let's Talk: Leadership, Education, and Mentorship⁠—A Conversation with Monica Jackson

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Practical Significance co-hosts Donna LaLondeand Ron Wassersteinwelcome to the show Monica Jackson, who was recently named deputy provost and dean of faculty at American University, and the three discuss opportunities in undergraduate and graduate statistics education.

As Monica takes on her new leadership position, she shares initiatives she is excited about, the changes she’d like to see, and the challenges that lie ahead in the education arena.

She also discusses her mentors, her leadership role in the JEDI Outreach Group, and the impact of COVID-19 at American University. Discover how being a statistician prepared her to serve as the university’s new deputy provost and dean of faculty.

Ron also reveals the identity of the first Practical Significance sponsor and counts off his traditional top 10. This month? The “Top 10 Candid Admissions Best Not to Share.” Listen in!