The NDNU Podcast is your quick, go-to source for powerful ideas from Notre Dame de Namur University’s three schools—Business and Management, Education, and Psychology.
Designed for busy professionals, each episode delivers focused, practical insights you can apply right away. From leadership and strategy to teaching innovation and mental health, the NDNU Podcast connects the dots between disciplines—so you don’t have to.
If you want to stay sharp, current, and inspired in your field, this podcast was made for you.
Preparing Teacher Candidates to Lead with Human Intelligence in an AI-Shaped World
Artificial intelligence is changing how educators plan lessons, personalize learning, and manage their classrooms—but great teaching still depends on human judgment, empathy, and connection. This episode explores how educators can thoughtfully integrate AI while keeping equity, ethics, student needs, and professional judgment at the center of every decision.
Discover how NDNU's School of Education is preparing educators to use emerging technology as a tool to enhance teaching, not replace the human intelligence that makes meaningful learning possible.
8 Sept 2026
The Known, Unknown, and Unknowable: A Conversation With Dr. Helen Marlo
Inspired by a profile of Dr. Helen Marlo, Dean of NDNU’s School of Psychology, this episode explores the experiences, ideas, and perspectives that have shaped her nearly 30-year career as a clinical psychologist, educator, Jungian psychoanalyst, and academic leader.
Discover how Dr. Marlo bridges clinical and depth psychology, integrates teaching with active clinical practice, and encourages students to explore different approaches as they develop their own paths as mental health professionals. The conversation also explores her work with synchronicity-informed therapy and her commitment to bringing together the known, unknown, and unknowable in psychology.
31 Aug 2026
How Colleges Are Preparing Students for an AI Future + What the LNP/LancasterOnline Transition Means for Local News
How can higher education prepare students for an AI-driven future without losing sight of the knowledge and skills at the core of their chosen fields?
NDNU President Leamor Kahanov, EdD, ATC, joins as a featured guest on The Spark to discuss how colleges and universities can responsibly integrate AI across existing academic disciplines.
Drawing on more than 25 years of higher education leadership, President Kahanov explores why AI may be most valuable when embedded throughout the curriculum—enhancing students’ areas of study rather than replacing them with standalone AI degrees.
31 Aug 2026
Accrediting the Future: Workforce Learning, Continuing Education and the New Credential Economy
What happens when learning no longer fits neatly within the traditional degree model?
In this episode of Accreditation Insights, NDNU President Leamor Kahanov, EdD, ATC, joins the conversation as a co-host to explore the growing role of continuing education, workforce credentials, employer-aligned training, and lifelong learning.
The discussion examines how accreditation can evolve beyond traditional higher education, why quality and credibility matter across new learning pathways, and how continuing education may play an increasingly important role in the future of higher educatio
31 Aug 2026
Presidential Podcast | Accreditation Insights
How is accreditation evolving to meet the changing needs of higher education?
In this episode of Accreditation Insights, NDNU President Leamor Kahanov, EdD, ATC, joins the conversation as a co-host for a timely discussion on the future of accreditation and quality assurance in higher education.
The episode explores how accreditation can better recognize diverse institutional missions, provide institutions with greater choice and alignment, and adapt to an evolving higher education landscape.
23 Jul 2026
What “anchored inflation expectations” mean for the Fed
In this episode, John Veitch, Dean of NDNU's School of Business & Management, breaks down a recent speech by Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller and explains how inflation expectations influence monetary policy, interest rates, and the broader economy. Gain practical insights into one of today's most important economic concepts and what it could mean for businesses, consumers, and financial decision-making.
23 Jul 2026
Dr. Kelly Vaughn: A Career in Educational Advocacy
On NDNU's podcast, Dean Dr. Kelly Vaughn reflects on the personal experiences that inspired her lifelong commitment to educational advocacy. From the compassion of a middle school principal who supported her family during a difficult time to a decade spent teaching middle school mathematics, Vaughn shares how those experiences ultimately led her to prepare future educators, creating a lasting impact far beyond her own classroom.
The conversation explores whole-child education, social-emotional learning, and Vaughn's influential research on California's teacher performance assessment, which helped uncover structural barriers affecting teacher candidates from historically underrepresented communities and contributed to changes in state policy. She concludes by discussing the future of artificial intelligence in education, advocating for a human-centered approach that uses AI to enhance efficiency while preserving the meaningful relationships at the heart of teaching.
10 Apr 2026
Between Brain and Soul: Freud, Jung, and the New Science of Dreams
On NDNU’s podcast, Dean Dr. Helen Marlo traces how our understanding of dreams has journeyed from Freud and Jung’s visions of the unconscious to today’s neuroscience labs and AI-driven research. She contrasts early psychoanalytic views of dreams as portals to repressed desire and individuation with later models that saw dreams as emotional housekeeping or meaningless neural noise.
Highlighting contemporary work by leading dream researchers, the conversation shows how modern findings circle back to depth-psychological insights while adding new tools—from sleep laboratories to AI-assisted analysis and dream incubation. Marlo invites listeners to reclaim a living relationship with their dreams, treating them as creative, symbolic companions that can guide problem‑solving, emotional integration, and personal growth.
26 Mar 2026
Reading the Language of Dreams: Key Concepts for Interpretation
On NDNU’s podcast, hosts draw from Dean Dr. Helen Marlo’s insights to introduce core concepts that make dream interpretation more grounded, creative, and clinically useful. They explain how to track both a dream’s emotional tone and narrative, why everyday details can carry symbolic weight, and how context from waking life shapes what a dream is asking us to see.
The episode explores distinctions such as inner versus outer perspectives, personal versus collective meanings, and when to approach a dream literally versus metaphorically. Using accessible examples, the hosts show how these guiding ideas—rooted in Marlo’s depth psychology—help therapists and dreamers alike listen more deeply to dreams as invitations to insight, integration, and transformation.
26 Mar 2026
The Vocabulary of Dreams: Rewriting Your Identity
Join NDNU’s podcast as we explore how the language of dreams helps shape our identity. Dr. Helen Marlo, Dean of the School of Psychology, explains how basic Jungian concepts make dream work a powerful tool for personal growth.
This episode contrasts reductive (backward) and prospective (forward) interpretations, and subjective (inner) versus objective (outer) perspectives, emphasizing condensation—how one dream image can hold many meanings. Using relatable examples, the discussion shows how dreams reveal past wounds, future development, inner conflicts, and real-world context to guide self-understanding and growth.
26 Mar 2026
When Coincidence Becomes Therapy: The Power of Synchronicity
On NDNU's podcast, School of Psychology Dean, Dr. Helen Marlo, discusses synchronicity—meaningful coincidences that link inner experiences with outer events—and how these moments can trigger powerful therapeutic breakthroughs.
Using clinical examples (Jung's scarab beetle, a mother bird feeding her chick, and an accidental playing of "Hotel California"), she shows how paying attention to synchronicities can reframe identity, foster integration, and inform a depth-psychology approach to therapy.
26 Mar 2026
Beyond Tutoring: How Educational Therapy Reimagines Student Success
NDNU's podcast explores Rich Stamos' article "What is Educational Therapy and How Does It Work?" and examines how educational therapy blends assessment, teaching, and therapeutic strategies to support students’ academic, social, and emotional growth.The episode discusses the practical challenges of scaling holistic approaches, the need for multidisciplinary collaboration, and how NDNU’s online Master of Arts in Educational Therapy prepares professionals to advocate for individualized, inclusive learning.
26 Mar 2026
From Degree to Classroom: Navigating California’s Teaching Credential
On this episode of NDNU's Podcast we unpack How to Get a Teaching Credential in California, exploring how the state’s requirements shape an educator’s professional identity. Hosts walk through credential types (multiple subject, single subject, education specialist), the 600-hour student-teaching requirement, the preliminary-to-clear pathway with induction and mentorship, exams and background checks, and recent policy updates that affect entry into the profession.
We also highlight how NDNU supports candidates with one‑year post‑baccalaureate and master’s pathways, flexible hybrid/online options, residencies, and chartered credentialing support to turn complex requirements into accessible, career-ready routes into California classrooms.
26 Mar 2026
Mastering Impact: Careers & Leadership with a Master's in Special Education
This NDNU Podcast explores the Master's in Special Education as both a hands-on clinical training and a springboard for systemic leadership. Hosts discuss practical skills like IEP development, diagnostic assessment, behavior intervention, and lifelong support across ages.
The episode outlines diverse career paths—from teachers and diagnosticians to administrators, consultants, researchers, and advocates—and offers practical steps for applicants, including program research, prerequisites, funding, and essential internships.
26 Mar 2026
How Long to Get a Master’s in Education? Breaking Down the Timeline
In this episode of NDNU's podcast we explore how long it really takes to earn a master’s degree in education and why the timeline varies so widely. We unpack key factors—credit requirements, program format, practical placements, and dual-degree options—that influence whether a degree can be completed in one year, two years, or longer.Guests discuss tradeoffs between accelerated programs and more intensive specializations like special education, the professional and financial returns of advanced training, and practical steps for prospective students, including consulting academic advisors and weighing personal goals against program demands.
24 Mar 2026
Video as the New Currency: Why Universities Must Adapt
In this episode, NDNU hosts unpack Kurt Allen’s argument that video has become essential for engagement in a hybrid world while debating whether it is a strategic imperative or a high-performing tactic. They explore how short-form hooks, tiered content stacks, and personalized videos drive measurable conversions and replicate campus experiences remotely.The conversation also covers operational efficiency—repurposing assets, AI-enabled editing, and the need to balance technological adaptability with authentic human connection—concluding that video is now mandatory but succeeds only when grounded in quality content and personalization.
24 Mar 2026
How AI Is Remaking Corporate Culture
On this episode of NDNU's podcast we examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate culture, drawing on analysis by NDNU vice president Kurt Allen. Hosts debate whether AI merely accelerates existing values or structurally flattens organizations by prioritizing speed over human judgment.
We explore core tensions around communication guardrails, role and skill transformation, lost learning pathways for junior staff, and the risks of shadow AI—highlighting examples of governance rituals that can preserve empathy, accountability and synthesis.
24 Mar 2026
Hybrid Thinkers: Marketing's New Strategic Role
On this podcast episode, Kurt Allen outlines why marketing and communications leaders must become "hybrid thinkers"—equally fluent in systems (analytics, first‑party data, AI, dashboards) and story (brand voice, authenticity, human connection).
He walks through key trends—first‑party data, conversational search, authentic video, cultural fluency, and the power of internal communications—and shows how institutional intelligence links marketing performance to strategic decisions, protecting trust and amplifying mission impact in an AI‑driven world.
10 Mar 2026
How Long Does an MBA Really Take? Understanding Timelines and Trade‑Offs
In this episode of NDNU's podcast we examine the modern Master of Business Administration: the range of program lengths, from 12‑month accelerations to traditional two‑year formats and four‑plus‑one fast‑track paths, and the tradeoffs they present for career change, specialization, and practical experience.
We discuss how program structure, internships, admissions requirements like GMAT waivers, and institutional options shape outcomes, and offer guidance for matching your timeline to your professional goals.
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