Charles G. Lief, Naropa University President
Special guest
Charles G. Lief (President, July 2012) has been an active part of the Naropa community for thirty-nine years, having participated in some of the earliest discussions that culminated in the creation of the Naropa Institute in 1974. An early North American student of Naropa's founder, the Venerable Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, he was an original member of the Nalanda Foundation board of directors (Naropa's nonprofit home for its first decade). He has been a member of the board of trustees since its formation in 1986. Lief was elected as chair of the board of trustees in May 2011.
Charles G. Lief, Naropa University President has been a guest on 1 episode.
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01. Naropa President Chuck Lief: Welcome & Social Innovation
October 4th, 2017 | 33 mins 6 secs
naropa university, social entrepreneurship, social innovation, social justice
Lief discusses his various roles at Naropa since its founding, and explains what makes Naropa University unique. He then gives an overview of the course he teaches at Naropa as a part of the Peace Studies undergraduate program, Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship.