Dean Brigitte C. Madrian of the Marriott School of Business on the positive influence of BYU
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🗓️ 2 May 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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After spending years researching and teaching behavioral economics and household finance at Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School and the University of Chicago, Brigitte C. Madrian accepted a position as the ninth dean of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young University. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this episode of the Church News podcast, discussing the importance of faith-based education, ethics and empathy in economics and business, and the positive influence of BYU.
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| 0:00.0 | But I have experienced at the same time the blessings that come from that service, you know, making the decision to leave Harvard and come to BYU. |
| 0:18.4 | You know, that was a very intentional decision to say I'm going to go use my |
| 0:24.9 | talents and my capabilities that I've been working on for the past few decades and I'm going to |
| 0:33.3 | go do something different with them and I'm going to use them to serve the Lord and build his |
| 0:37.7 | kingdom at BYU. And it has been the richest blessing of my life the last four years to turn my |
| 0:48.9 | life to Jesus Christ in a very intentional way and to put that type of service first. |
| 1:02.0 | I'm Sarah Jane Weaver, editor of the church news. |
| 1:05.0 | Welcome to the church news podcast. |
| 1:07.1 | We are taking you on a journey of connection as we discuss news and events of the Church |
| 1:11.5 | of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. |
| 1:18.1 | After spending years researching and teaching behavioral economics and household finance at Harvard |
| 1:23.5 | University, the University of Pennsylvania Wharton School, and the University of Chicago, |
| 1:29.7 | Bridget C. Madrian took a post as the ninth dean of the Marriott School of Business at Brigham Young |
| 1:34.4 | University. She brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to this episode of the Church News |
| 1:39.4 | podcast, where we will talk about education, household finances, the economy, business, and the influence of BYU. |
| 1:46.8 | Dean Madrian, welcome to the podcast. Thank you. I'm happy to be here. Well, it's so nice of you to join us. |
| 1:52.7 | You have been Dean of the Marriott School for four years now. You've also been on numerous other campuses |
| 1:58.8 | and worked with young adults. |
| 2:06.0 | Have you seen a change or a shift in students and the way they approach academics in the time that you have been doing this job? |
| 2:09.2 | That's a really interesting question. |
| 2:11.0 | As you note, I've been teaching for 30 years, so I've seen some changes in students across college campuses over that time. |
| 2:20.6 | On the positive side, one of the things that I've noticed, and it's been commented on by others as well, |
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