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Dr. Kevin White joined Higher Ed Athletics to discuss his new book, The Good Sport: Reflections on a Full Life in College Sports. The former multi-stop AD (Loras College, Maine, Tulane, Arizona State, Notre Dame, Duke) and now senior advisor for Huron’s intercollegiate athletics business talks about his experiences and the importance of political IQ and the art of anticipation. This book and conversation should be mandatory consumption for current and future ADs from beginning to end.

• 0:00 Introduction
• 4:25 Travis Takeaways from the Book
• 7:18 Kevin’s Quote about his Father and How it Steered his Career
• 13:00 Day One Advice for a New AD: Find the Power Influencers
• 19:10 Art of Anticipation or Political IQ – You Gotta Have Both
• 23:15 The Need to Look Further Ahead in College Athletics
• 24:45 How to Build Up Political IQ
• 28:40 Being a Truth Teller has No Off-Ramp
• 30:25 The Kevin White Athletic Director Tree
• 38:50 “Loaves and Fishes” + Why Loras College was the Perfect First Assignment
• 42:30 Attending Harvard’s Institute for Educational Management for Aspiring Higher Ed Leaders
• 46:00 Always Felt like there was a Plan for My Life + Seminary Story
• 52:25 Mount Rushmore of Former Athletic Directors