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All episodes of Cohort in Progress and Cohort After Dark
“My price went up.” Cindy Okosun and James Jeansonne on why they chose a DBA
Cindy Okosun and James Jeansonne on choosing a DBA over a PhD, the cohort nobody warns you about, life after the degree, and AI that knows you.
“Daddy, I don’t want you to go to school.” Nathan Luce and Sade Thompson
Classmates Nathan Luce and Sade Thompson on fatherhood and a doctorate, the dissertation dilemma, a brutal week of deadlines, and the AI debate.
Stuck in Dubai when the war broke out: Ashwini Bhaskar and Kevin Burgess
Your hosts trade chairs: their paths to a doctorate, and what it was like to be in Dubai with fellow DBA students when the Iran war began.
Hatching dragon eggs: Ajay Raju on AI, Philadelphia and the Germination Project
Philadelphia civic leader Ajay Raju on AI as the biggest shift since the internet, keeping young talent in the city, and the Germination Project.
Night mayor. Chemicals VP. Same classroom. Raheem Manning and Vince Patram
Philadelphia’s nighttime economy director and a LANXESS global marketing VP on going back to school mid-career and choosing a DBA over a PhD.
What is enshittification? Dr. Lynne Andersson weighs in
Temple’s Dr. Lynne Andersson on enshittification and AI, incivility at work, qualitative research and the Executive DBA Council.
The real value of a DBA, with Dr. Sunil Wattal
Temple’s Associate Dean Dr. Sunil Wattal on what a DBA is, why it isn’t a PhD light, and his research on attention, fake news and AI.