A production of Harvard-Westlake School. The Supporting Cast features long-form interviews with individuals sharing compelling life stories, passions, and interests, but with an acute focus on one’s teachers, coaches, and mentors—transcending simple biography to highlight one’s “supporting cast” and how their influence mattered. Hosted by Eli Goldsmith. For more information, please contact host Eli Goldsmith at egoldsmith@hw.com
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Season 6
Episode 67 :
Rick Commons on Losing a Home and Leading Harvard-Westlake In the season 6 opener, The Supporting Cast welcomes back its very first guest, Rick Commons, the Charles B. Thornton President of Harvard-Westlake. In this episode, Rick speaks to the many challenges and opportunities impacting today's HW students, from college admission and the promise of River Park (Harvard-Westlake’s forthcoming third campus)—to fostering enduring HW values around civil discourse, diversity, and belonging. Rick also speaks poignantly and publicly for the first time about losing his home in the Palisades fire on January 7. A Pacific Palisades resident for more than a decade, Rick speaks about what drew his family to that community, what he’s kept, and what he’s lost. The Supporting Cast is grateful for Rick's time and participation in this series for a second time.
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