<p>Dave Stachowiak joins Bonni in remembering Ken Bain on episode 594 of the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast.<br />
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<h2>Quotes from the episode</h2>
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<p>Ken Bain was such good company to me and to countless people from around the world.<br />
-Bonni Stachowiak</p>
<p>While I didn&#8217;t ever have a chance to meet him or talk to him, I&#8217;m so glad for everything Ken did, all his writing, and how he&#8217;s inspired a new generation of leadership and faculty development in higher education to have a conversation that was really needed.<br />
-Dave Stachowiak</p>
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<h2>Resources</h2>
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<li><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/posts/jim-lang-9047366_i-learned-some-sad-news-over-the-weekend-activity-7383510708615041024-LaCE">Post: James Lang Shares About Ken Bain’s Passing</a></li>
<li><a href="https://danglerfuneralhomes.com/tribute/details/4434/Kenneth-Bain/obituary.html#tribute-start">Obituary of Kenneth R. Bain</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/36">Episode 36: What the Best College Teachers Do with Ken Bain</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/100">Episode 100: The Failure Episode</a></li>
<li><a href="https://teachinginhighered.com/146">Episode 146: James Lang and Ken Bain on Motivation in the Classroom</a></li>
<li><a href="https://johanneshaushofer.com/Johannes_Haushofer_CV_of_Failures.pdf">Johannes Haushofer CV of Failures</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780674013254">What the Best College Teachers Do, by Ken Bain</a></li>
<li><a href="https://bookshop.org/a/79174/9780674293847">What the Best College Students Do, by Ken Bain</a></li>
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