Mary Sue Coleman: Listen More Than You Speak

About this episode

Martha and Indira interview Mary Sue Coleman, discussing her career and insights in biochemistry and leadership in higher education.

In this episode Martha and Indira have a conversation with Mary Sue Coleman, an internationally recognized biochemist who received a Bachelor of Science in chemistry from Grinnell College and a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of North Carolina. She was on the biochemistry faculty at the University of Kentucky for nineteen years, then served as the 18th President of the University of Iowa from 1995 to 2002. In 2002 she was appointed 13th President of the University of Michigan—...

People in this episode

Hosts: Martha Piper, Indira Samarasekera

Guest: Mary Sue Coleman

Topics covered

• biochemistry
• higher education
• leadership
• women in science
• career development

Keywords

• Mary Sue Coleman
• biochemist
• University of Iowa
• University of Michigan
• leadership
• women in science

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: University of Iowa, University of Michigan, Grinnell College, University of North Carolina, University of Kentucky

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