About this episode

The episode discusses the transition of leadership at Highland Community College, featuring insights from the outgoing and incoming presidents and the board chair.

In its 64 years of serving northwest Illinois, Highland Community College has only ever had 9 people serve as President. But next month, that number goes to 10. Alan Wenzel spoke with outgoing President Chris Kuberski, incoming President Dr. Jamal Scott, and Chair of the Board of Trustees Doug Block about the legacy Chris leaves behind, the future envisioned by Jamal, and the hopes and needs of the community Highland serves.

People in this episode

Host: Alan Wenzel

Guest: Dr. Jamal Scott

Topics covered

• presidential transition
• community college
• leadership
• local news
• education

Keywords

• Highland Community College
• presidential transition
• Chris Kuberski
• Dr. Jamal Scott
• Doug Block

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Highland Community College

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