This is A-State Connections on KASU. I’m Johnathan Reaves. Dr. Todd Shields is the next chancellor at Arkansas State University. Dr. Shields has been at the University of Arkansas, with his last position being Dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences. Fulbright College is the largest college at the U of A. Dr. Shields managed an 80-million dollar budget plus a research budget of 18 million. He had oversight for more than 650 full time faculty and instructors and more than 700 teaching and research assistants as Fulbright dean. Dr Shields will start August 15th.
In this interview, Reaves talks with Shields about his thoughts on being the next chancellor, student recruitment and retention, DEI, and the future of A-State. Click on the Listen button to hear the entire interview.
