<p>In this first interview of the AKA Innovation series, Dr. Anne Khademian shares excerpts from her recent on-stage interview with a visionary, renowned higher education leader: Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, longtime president of UMBC (University of Maryland Baltimore County). The discussion was part of a tribute event at the Universities at Shady Grove, as Dr. Hrabowski prepares to retire from his post after 30 extraordinary years of transformative leadership at the university.</p>

Josh Wyner - Executive Director, College Excellence Program at the Aspen Institute

Few things in the world may be as intangible and, yet, as desired, as that thought-provoking word: “innovation.” On the AKA Innovation podcast, Dr. Anne Khademian, a longtime higher education leader, highlights innovative practices and leadership philosophies from a variety of fields and industries that can help to transform and catapult the way education is taught and delivered. She talks with an array of business leaders, technology gurus, educators and innovators of all types to harness their thoughts about the application and transferability of such transformative ideas and actions.