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Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

Hosted by Todd C. Ream

Meet the Host

Indiana Wesleyan University

Todd C. Ream is Honors Professor of Humanities and Executive Director of Faculty Research and Scholarship at Indiana Wesleyan University, Senior Fellow for Public Engagement for the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities, Senior Fellow for Programming for the Lumen Research Institute, and Publisher for Christian Scholar’s Review.  He is the author and editor of numerous books including, most recently The Anxious Middle: Planning for the Future of the Christian College (with Jerry Pattengale).

Recent Episodes

Saturdays at Seven Conversation Series

“Intrinsic Connections” ft. Belmont University’s L. Gregory Jones I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Forty-Two

In the forty-second episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with L. Gregory Jones, President of Belmont University. Jones opens by sharing the importance of what he has come to reference as traditioned innovation. In the recent past, the Church understood part of its calling as the…
July 5, 2025
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“In this Journey Together” ft. Abilene Christian University’s Philip J. Schubert I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Forty-One

In the forty-first episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Philip J. Schubert, President of Abilene Christian University. Reflecting upon his personal experience at Abilene Christian University (ACU) , Schubert opens by exploring the role satirist publications play on college campuses. When the president is the…
June 28, 2025
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“A Sense of Worship” ft. Saint Joseph’s University’s Cheryl A. McConnell I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Forty

In the fortieth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Cheryl A. McConnell, President of Saint Joseph’s University. McConnell begins by discussing how ethical leadership emerged for her as an area of interest and eventually even became an area of expertise. Part of that emergence has…
June 21, 2025
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“An Appeal to the Head and the Heart” ft. John Brown University’s Charles W. Pollard I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Nine

In the thirty-ninth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Charles W. Pollard, President of John Brown University. Pollard opens by sharing how his vocation was shaped by the study of law and the study of English. Each practice of study allowed Pollard to cultivate his…
June 14, 2025
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“Joyfully Engaged in the Life of the Work” ft. the University of Portland’s Robert D. Kelly I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Eight

In the thirty-eighth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Robert D. Kelly, President of the University of Portland. Drawing upon his experience as a curricular and co-curricular educator, Kelly begins by discussing the state of community on college campuses and the ways that declines in…
June 7, 2025
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“For and With Others” ft. Marquette University’s Kimo Ah Yun I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Seven

In the thirty-seventh episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Kimo Ah Yun, President of Marquette University. As a communication scholar, Ah Yun opens by discussing how he designs messages and leverages platforms in ways that reach various internal and external constituents, emphasizing the ways those…
May 31, 2025
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“Bridge to the Church” ft. Lipscomb University’s Candice McQueen I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Six

In the thirty-sixth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Candice McQueen, President of Lipscomb University. With extensive service in both K-12 and higher education settings, McQueen starts by discussing the educational benefits that emerge when greater integration between grade levels or years in school occurs.…
May 24, 2025
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“Grace-Filled Optimism” ft. Indiana Wesleyan University’s Jon S. Kulaga I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Five

In the thirty-fifth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jon S. Kulaga, President of Indiana Wesleyan University. Kulaga begins by discussing the details of his service during his college years as a campus radio DJ, highlighting which songs from the early 80s he would proudly…
May 17, 2025
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“A Call to Magnanimity” ft. the University of Dallas’ Jonathan J. Sanford I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Four

In the thirty-fourth episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with Jonathan J. Sanford, Professor of Philosophy and President of the University of Dallas. Sanford opens by sharing about the University of Dallas’s history which includes support from the Archdiocese of Dallas as well as support from…
May 10, 2025
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“One Foot in the Academy and One Foot in the Church” ft. Campbell University’s J. Bradley Creed I Saturdays at Seven – Season Two, Episode Thirty-Three

In the thirty-third episode of the second season of the “Saturdays at Seven” conversation series, Todd Ream talks with J. Bradley Creed, President of Campbell University. Creed opens by discussing how events in 1979 within the Southern Baptist Convention set in motion a host of changes that would begin by impacting the six Southern Baptist…
May 3, 2025