Hosted by Ian Solomon, Dean of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at UVA, our new vidcast features insightful conversations with leaders and scholars from diverse backgrounds, exploring their personal stories and delving into the art of leadership in an increasingly diverse and divided world.
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4 Jun 2025
Tim Phillips
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7 May 2025
Tim Tassopoulos
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19 Nov 2024
Nicholas Ma
On this episode of Grounds to Listen, film producer and director Nicholas Ma talks with Batten Dean Ian Solomon about his latest work, “Leap of Faith.” The conversation, recorded this summer prior to the November 2024 election, offers inspiration and hope to those looking to bridge divides and find beauty in recognizing our common humanity. Ma previously produced the award-winning documentary "Won't You Be My Neighbor?" about television personality Fred Rogers.
23 May 2024
Mariko Silver
On this special episode of Grounds to Listen, Mariko Silver, president and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, joins Dean Ian Solomon for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership. The two discuss the importance of curiosity, the challenges of leading diverse groups of people, and the value of stepping out of your comfort zone.
22 Mar 2024
Melissa Thomas-Hunt
In this episode of Grounds to Listen, Dean Ian Solomon talks with Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt about her new book, "Inclusion Unlocked - A Guide for Leaders to Act," the challenges of being an inclusive leader in today's world, the role of candor in leadership.
Thomas-Hunt is the John Forbes Distinguished Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business and professor of public policy at the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy at the University of Virginia. She is the senior associate dean for the Residential Full-Time MBA Program at the Darden School and the former Head of Global Diversity and Belonging at Airbnb where she led the strategy and execution of our global internal diversity, inclusion, equity and belonging programs.
9 Feb 2024
Bill Howell and David Toscano
Bill Howell, former Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, and David Toscano, former Minority Leader and mayor of Charlottesville, join Dean Ian Solomon to talk about their time in the legislature, how they worked together across the aisle to get things done, and the importance of listening as a leader.
10 Dec 2023
Kevin Parker
Former Washington state representative and entrepreneur Kevin Parker joins Dean Ian Solomon to share his story of how his experience as a survivor of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting has shaped his journey as a leader and to offer ideas for policy solutions to the epidemic of gun violence. The Batten School invited Parker to Grounds in November, 2023 to participate in our "Beyond Boundaries" special event on the one-year anniversary of the shooting that took the lives of three UVA student-athletes. This episode is the third in a three-part series featuring elected leaders who are alums of Rodel Institute's prestigious Rodel Fellowship leadership development program.
22 Nov 2023
Bill Gates & Heather Carter
Dean Ian Solomon talks with two Arizona Republicans - Maricopa County Supervisor Bill Gates, who presided over the pivotal county's 2020 presidential election and recount, and State Sen. Heather Carter - about the challenges they have faced by working across the aisle and the importance of communication. This audio-only episode is the second in a three-part series featuring elected leaders who are alums of Rodel Institute's prestigious Rodel Fellowship leadership development program.
16 Nov 2023
Lauren Matsumoto
Hawaii State Rep Lauren Matsumoto joins Dean Ian Solomon for a conversation about her path from Miss Hawaii to Minority Leader and the challenges of leading a "superminority". This audio-only episode is the first in a three-part series featuring elected leaders who are alums of Rodel Institute's prestigious Rodel Fellowship leadership development program.
16 Nov 2023
Governor Jim Gilmore
Vidcast version is available on youtube. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YC5x0DyXbU4)
16 Nov 2023
Bo Seo
The second episode of the Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy’s Grounds to Listen podcast features Bo Seo, two-time world debate champion and author of the book “Good Arguments.” Seo talks about how debate has influenced his life and how we can learn how to argue better.
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