Rick Mathieu serves as president of Johnson & Wales University’s Charlotte campus. Johnson & Wales is a public university with some 1,200 students enrolled in Charlotte. It’s located in the heart of Charlotte's Third Ward.

On this episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast, Mathieu sat down with The Ledger’s Cristina Bolling on campus of Johnson & Wales to talk about what's new at the university, his take on the state of higher education, and how Johnson & Wales fits into the greater Charlotte community.

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This episode of The Charlotte Ledger Podcast is hosted by Ledger managing editor Cristina Bolling and produced by Ledger staff writer Lindsey Banks.

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