{"id":7650,"date":"2024-11-12T12:13:20","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T17:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/westliberty.edu\/wglz\/?page_id=7650"},"modified":"2024-11-18T15:01:37","modified_gmt":"2024-11-18T20:01:37","slug":"aa-interview-with-alex","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/westliberty.edu\/wglz\/aa-interview-with-alex\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Affairs Interview with Dr. Tim Borchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In this edition of \u201cAcademic Affairs,\u201d Dr. Tim Borchers joined Alex in the studio to talk about his previous occupations, his current one as the president of West Liberty University and his book titled, \u201cPersuasion in the Media Age.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/westliberty.edu\/wglz\/files\/2024\/11\/IMG_4102.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-7717 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/westliberty.edu\/wglz\/files\/2024\/11\/IMG_4102-252x300.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"184\" height=\"217\" \/><\/a>In the first part of the interview, the two delve into Borchers\u2019 past. He previously served as Vice President for Academic Affairs at Peru State College in Nebraska and as a Dean and Faculty member at Minnesota State University Moorhead. When discussing his current role as West Liberty University\u2019s president, he touched on the improvements he\u2019s made, the challenges he\u2019s faced and how he sees the university in the future.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the second part of the interview, Borchers explains why he was inspired to write his book, which is currently in its fourth edition, and covers some of the content. 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