Embracing (Family) Feud: Megan Stephenson

About this episode

Megan Stephenson discusses her unique perspective on conflict as a means of connection and her experiences in academia and game shows.

A moment of honesty: This producer shies from conflict. Most often, when someone disagrees, I perceive it as intellectual arm-wrestling—the more clever person winning the day and their opponent (usually me) hunched in a walk of shame away from the table. Imagine our delight when we began to work with today's guest, Megan Stephenson, who not only sees conflict as a means of connection and a path toward equity, but finds the reconciliation of differing views to be one way we can work toward a shared understanding. Megan is the College of Arts and Sciences' director of academic operations and student records, the college's hidden email voice and the person who helps students navigate academic policies. On today's episode, she discusses her take on conflict, how she arrived at this distinct stature, the way she sings through life and, yes, the sheer number of game shows on which she's competed. For more about Megan, see her CU Boulder About me page. See Megan's announcement on Family Feud. --- Original music composed by Nelson Walker. Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia. Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley. The Ampersand is a production of the College of…

People in this episode

Host: Erika Randall

Guest: Megan Stephenson

Topics covered

• conflict resolution
• academic policies
• personal growth
• game shows
• communication

Keywords

• conflict
• reconciliation
• academic operations
• Family Feud
• communication skills

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: College of Arts and Sciences, CU Boulder, Interplay Recording and Multimedia

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