Raj Raghunathan and Kennedy Stubblefield
Recorded
November 12, 2022
Archived
November 12, 2022
43:11 minutes
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Id:
ddb002594
Description
Kennedy Stubblefield (22) interviews his professor Raj Raghunathan (55) about how he came to teach about happiness at the McCombs School of Business.Subject Log / Time Code
Raj (R) recalls his upbringing in India, what he was like as a young person, and remembers wanting to follow in his father’s footsteps career-wise.
R remembers being inspired to move to the US after getting a postcard from his friend in Austin. He shares his PhD path.
Kennedy (K) asks R about his role models.
R shares how he came to work at the University of Texas at Austin McCombs School of Business.
R considers the challenges he faced when first arriving at McCombs, and recalls the passing of a friend and colleague.
K asks R how he coped with those challenges.
R shares how he came to study happiness at a business school after receiving tenure.
R considers what makes McCombs a unique place, from its students to its location.
R reflects on how his work has had real world impacts.
Participants
- Raj Raghunathan
- Kennedy Stubblefield