Tune in to the Management Insights podcast on Advice on Higher Education from the University’s Stay-At-Home Parent – The Provost with today’s guest, Larry Nielson former Provost of NC State. Step on the higher education career ladder with Larry Nielsen, who describes the roles of a faculty member, department head, college dean, and university provost from his experience in all those positions.  Larry discusses how advocacy, strategy, and ceremony change from job to job; why the provost’s core role is to be the university’s stay-at-home parent; and why curiosity about the world is a student’s best asset in life and career.