Open to Interpretation: Failure w/ Jp Avila, Kory Brown, Amy Young

PLU Audio

The seventh episode of "Open to Interpretation" features a discussion of the word "failure" among host and Associate Professor of Communication Amy Young, Associate Professor of Art and Design Jp Avila, and Assistant Professor of Business Kory Brown. Conversation Highlights 6:50: How can failure present a path to success? 10:00: Developing a "thick skin" for failure and the ability to problem solve following failure. 14:00: How can students develop persistence when facing failure. Should ways of learning from failure be part of college courses? 19:40: How faculty can help students through failure without "fixing it for them." 27:20: Why is it so difficult to recover from failure? 28:55: Why Professor Avila tells so many of his students who are interested in attending grad school "perhaps not yet." 31:10 Professor Brown shares about coping with failure as a business leader in the private sector. 32:55 Closing thoughts on failure. “Open to Interpretation” is a podcast devoted to exploring the meanings and implications of words commonly used in the news, on social media and on college campuses. Previous OTI topics include "Climate," "Gender," "Violence" and "Advocacy."