ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Ken Anselment hosts a series of one-on-one conversations with people who have been climbing the leadership mountain in the world of college admissions. Some are nearing the summit. Some are already there. But how did they get there? And what can other climbers learn from their mindsets, habits, and experiences? © Ken Anselment 2024
ALP: The Admissions Leadership Podcast
Emmi Harward
Ken chats with Emmi Harward, Executive Director at the Association of College Counselors in Independent Schools (ACCIS). Together they explore alternate universes (including one where Emmi is a Supreme Court justice/former U.S. President) as well as a pro tip for getting the first win of the day before you even get out of bed.
Shout-outs & Links
- Terry Cowdrey, who hired Emmi into her first admissions gig at Vanderbilt.
- Marie Bigham... yes THAT Marie Bigham.
- Briana Barkin, Lawrence University California-based regional admission superstar
- Suzan Zarwell, director of college counseling at University School of Milwaukee (for a picture she got author Paul Tough to send to Ken).
Rapid Descent
- Emmi's walkout song: This is How We Do It by Montell Jordan
- Best thing she's read lately: Real American by Julie Lythcott-Haimes
- What she's eager to read next: The Privileged Poor by Anthony Jack and The Years That Matter Most by Paul Tough
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Besides dinner reservations, her mother's Mac and cheese... with dreams of making John Legend's Mac and cheese.
- What she uses to take and keep notes: Whatever paper is near her Pilot G2 fine point pen. (Also many many Post-it Notes.)
- Memorable bit of advice: From her mother who advised, "Make sure you are running to something and not just from something."
- Bucket list: Communicating in Spanish, and also spending a lot of time in London.
The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment