Future Insight

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, discusses with Dr. Janell Harvey, founder of Harvey Nonprofit Consulting Group LLC, and co-founder of Cyber Bros Against Cyberbullying, educational and community initiatives she has engaged in during her career.  As a retired marketing professor and distinguished researcher, Dr. Harvey attempts to bridge the gap between education, technology, and community well-being.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, moderates a panel discussion at the Chicago International Summit on Education, on June 6, 2025, with Dr. Gina Buccola, Dean, College of Humanities, Education, and Social Sciences at Roosevelt University, and Dr. Mark Potter, Provost and Chief Academic Officer at City Colleges of Chicago. The focus of the panel discussion is on the transition of high school students to college and effective strategies for helping to improve student persistence and overall academic success.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, discusses with Dr. Cynthia Bice, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Graduate Studies at Missouri Valley College, educational initiatives she has engaged in during her career, focused on student academic success, which provide insight into potential opportunities with community partners and stakeholders in the current higher education landscape.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, discusses the role a new approach to apprenticeships in the woodworking industry and educational partnerships play in workforce development and vision casting with Professor Kelly Victor-Burke, Lecturer III, Co-Director Geotourism, & Historic Preservation Program Emerita, Eastern Michigan University.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Dean, College of Health, Education, and Human Sciences, University of Arkansas - Fort Smith, discusses the relationship between noncognitive factors – to include emotional intelligence, personality type, resilience/grit, and growth mindset – and student academic success, with Dr. Scott Richardson, Associate Professor, Franklin Pierce University.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling, and Leadership, Bradley University, discusses the current K-12 educational landscape, with a particular focus on the integration of technology in the teaching and learning process to promote equity and excellence, with Dr. Marcus Belin, President of the Illinois Principals Association and Principal of Huntley High School.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling, and Leadership, Bradley University, discusses strategies to enhance resiliency and thriving in our ever-changing world, particularly within the current context of the global pandemic, with Dr. Joy Miller, internationally known licensed psychotherapist, professional trainer and author, as well as the founder and director of Joy Miller & Associates in Peoria, Illinois.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling, and Leadership, Bradley University, discusses various initiatives and events sponsored by the Future Institute Research Center (FIRC), focused on maximizing college and career transition success, with the FIRC Director Dr. Radhi Al-Mabuk, Professor & Coordinator, Professional Development for Teachers Program, University of Northern Iowa.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling, and Leadership, Bradley University, discusses various approaches and initiatives designed to help promote student success and retention in higher education with Dr. Melissa Cheese, Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Academic Enrichment at Bloomsburg University.

Future Insight host Dr. Dean Cantu, Associate Dean and Director of Education, Counseling, and Leadership, Bradley University, discusses the impact technology and the Internet have on memory and student learning with Dr. Arnold Glass, Professor of Psychology at Rutgers University, who is the author of Cognition: A Neuroscience Approach, published by Cambridge University Press.