LC: I think in these opening assembly speeches that I watched, you always used something along the phrase of “My job is partially to maintain Yale as the research institution most dedicated to teaching and learning.”
MC: Right, that’s President Salovey’s quote.
LC: That sounds like a noble goal. I am wondering, in addition, what your vision is for Yale and what people have to look forward to in the next 5-10 years, what my girlfriend’s little brother might have to look forward to...
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Marvin Chun — Giving Back to Yale
LC: I’m reaching almost the end of my junior year of college, and I’m increasingly thinking about how upper level students are, I don’t know about expected to, but considering how to give back to the Yale community. What do you think are some of the best or easiest ways to give back to your residential college or the Yale community?
Marvin Chun — Athletes on Campus
LC: In a YDN piece last year, they looked at what they called “plus factors” in admissions, and I know that athletics and admissions are not strictly your area, but the data in the piece suggested that the student body is split on how recruited athletes should be treated in admissions. I am wondering what your view of the role of varsity athletes is on campus and what you might say to someone who is skeptical about the recruiting practices...
Marvin Chun — Off Campus Concerns
Marvin Chun — Being a Psychologist Dean
LC: In your addresses to students during the opening assembly for new first-years, you always seem to address some aspect of psychology, whether the drawbacks of multitasking, confirmation bias, or how diverse perspectives benefit teamwork. I’m wondering if that same psychological mindset affects how you approach being a Dean, either in terms of how you manage your tasks but also how you view the job of shaping students’ minds...
Marvin Chun — Bio
Marvin Chun’s interest in psychology started in high school searching for self-help motivation. High school was very difficult for Chun, moving back to South Korea for his father’s job after being raised in California. Not only are Korean schools very different from (and harder than) American schools, Chun did not speak Korean at the time. One day he found an introductory psychology book lying around the house and began reading...