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Access to Excellence Podcast

A podcast All Together Different

Join Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ President Gregory Washington as he invites experts, change-makers, innovators, and thought leaders to engage in meaningful conversations about the greatest challenges of our time.

Listen and learn from audacious people from George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ and beyond who represent the diversity of insight, the agility of collaboration, and the tenacity required in the struggle for a better future that is at the essence of the Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Nation.  

hosts each episode of the Access to Excellence podcast, recorded on the campus of Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ.

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Latest Episode

On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Washington speaks with Geoffrey Gilleaudeau, associate professor in the Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic, and Earth Sciences Department in the College of Science, about the past, present, and future of Earth’s oceans according to the physical and chemical characteristics of sedimentary rocks. 

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Meet our guest

is an associate professor and geology graduate advisor in the Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences department at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ's College of Sciences.


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All Episodes

  • October 20, 2025
    Associate Professor Liling Huang and executive director of the Institute for a Sustainable Earth Leah Nichols join President Gregory Washington to discuss the intersection of innovation and sustainability.
  • September 29, 2025
    Associate Professor Geoffrey Gilleaudeau joins President Washington to discuss what we can learn about the past, present, and future of Earth’s oceans from sedimentary rocks.
  • August 27, 2025
    For this special "Best Of" episode, we've compiled some of our most thought-provoking and compelling conversations between President Washington and our accomplished faculty.
  • July 14, 2025
    Professor Alessandra Luchini, research faculty in the School of Systems Biology at George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, joins President Gregory Washington to discuss her role in developing new Lyme disease detection technology.
  • June 3, 2025
    Andre Marshall, vice president for research, innovation, and economic impact at George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, joins President Gregory Washington to discuss how the Grand Challenge Initiative will shape our future as an R1 institution. 
  • April 21, 2025
    George Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ has a long history of supporting the arts on campus and in the community. With seven academic programs, seven galleries, six community arts programs, two major venues, and the digital venue Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Arts Amplified, Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ Arts continues to create a thriving artistic community right here in Northern Virginia.
  • March 17, 2025
    On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington is joined by Marc Gopin to discuss the art of diplomacy by building one relationship at a time and creating a shared vision of peace.   
  • February 17, 2025
    On this episode of Access to Excellence, Keith Clark joins President Gregory Washington to discuss Baldwin's legacy, the powerful lessons found in Black literature, and the importance of bearing witness to the past in order to make a better future.
  • January 21, 2025
    On this episode of Access to Excellence, President Gregory Washington and Amarda Shehu discuss the research possibilities of AI and the role of higher education in AI training and development.
  • December 11, 2024
    On this riveting episode of Access to Excellence, President Washington is joined by two experts on the political process to discuss the impacts of polls, economic perceptions, and more on the 2024 presidential election.
  • November 18, 2024
    In this episode of Access to Excellence, associate professor of computational and data sciences Anamaria Berea discusses her research on Mars settlements and Unidentified Aerial Phenomenon as she and Dr. Gregory Washington debate the question on everyone’s mind: is there life beyond Earth?
  • October 21, 2024
    Every day at Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ, faculty like assistant professor Jeffrey Moran develop innovative solutions to the world’s grand challenges. And sometimes those grand challenges can have small solutions that come from the most unlikely of places.