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
Peaches Valdes
Peaches Valdes, Dean of Admission at Hamilton College, joins Ken for a conversation that spans everything from taking the path less taken and the importance of having a board of mentors, to the magic of super soft stationery and storytelling without notes. Much hilarity ensues.
Alternative episode title: "Paths, Pearls, Pickups, Pens, and Paper."
Rapid Descent
- Walkout song: Tilted , Christine and the Queens
- Best recent read: The Farm: A Novel by Joanne Ramos
- Eager to read next: A Promised Land by Barack Obama
- Podcast: The Moth.
- Favorite thing to make in the kitchen: Filipino food, especially eggrolls, which she makes with her mother and sisters
- What she uses to take and keep notes: Peaches and Ken go on a major sidequest about unlined paper and ultra fine point pens, including erasables because, as Peaches says, "I like making mistakes." So many tips about pens and paper purveyors: like OOLY fountain pens Ivy League Stationers and Muji, who make "super soft" paper. Don't forget about Clairefontaine paper.
- Memorable bit of advice: "Be open to possibilities."
- Bucket list: Go on the Moth.
The ALP is supported by RHB. Music arranged by Ryan Anselment