Office Hours With EAB

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Executive Editor David Pluviose joins EAB’s Rachel Tanner to offer concrete steps university leaders can take to recruit and retain diverse faculty. David also shares how to ensure the current hiring freezes are not an impediment to progress.

Milwaukee Area Technical College President Dr. Vicki Martin joins EAB Vice President of Partnerships, Tom Sugar, to talk about three lessons learned from Georgia State University's success in erasing equity gaps--and how MATC is working with EAB to make similar systemic changes.

Denison University President Adam Weinberg shares how liberal arts colleges must evolve to survive in an environment where COVID has exacerbated existing trends. Students and their families are more focused on value and outcomes—and traditional colleges face greater competition from alternative, online providers.

Student success leaders discuss why virtual advising, the only option available during campus shutdowns, may become the norm even when campuses fully reopen.

EAB’s Meacie Fairfax and Dr. Ed Venit discuss ways the pandemic is forcing colleges to change for the better in terms of how they keep students engaged, informed, and on track academically.

EAB’s John Workman and Michael Fischer examine similarities and important differences in how the pandemic is impacting U.S. colleges vs. those in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.

Broward College President Gregory Hail talks about his journey from childhood poverty to successful corporate litigator to college president. He also urges university leaders to think beyond the “campus-bound” college model.

A senior representative from Quest Diagnostics discusses the current state of COVID-19 testing on college campuses, explains why testing protocols vary so widely between states and even between schools within the same state, and offers a glimpse of new and better tests schools could be using soon.

University of Kentucky officials discuss the return of college athletics and share what the new normal looks like on the UK campus.

Described as one of America’s most effective advocates for higher education, Terry Hartle from ACE talks with EAB about how the upcoming presidential and congressional elections may influence higher education policy.

As a land grant university and economic center of the state, West Virginia University has taken a leading role in helping state agencies combat the pandemic. Listen to WVU's Dr. Gee and Vice President & Executive Dean for Health Sciences (and West Virginia Coronavirus Czar) Dr. Clay Marsh discuss ways that dealing with the opioid crisis informed their efforts to tackle the coronavirus. They also s...

Alumni relations and fundraising have been turned upside down by the pandemic. Alumni are looking for career networks and informal and virtual opportunities to connect with old friends, not nostalgic on-campus experiences. Hear innovative strategies to stay relevant to alumni from Longwood University AVP, Alumni & Career Services--and host of the Advancement Legends podcast--Ryan Catherwood.

Guests discuss findings from a survey of more than 1,000 potential “degree completers”—adults who completed some college, but didn’t earn a degree or certificate—and share how colleges can help them overcome their fears and return to higher education.

EAB experts discuss the pitfalls of “pandemic pricing,” the best way for schools to distribute financial relief to families, and the importance of communicating the rationale behind tuition prices.

Melissa Korn from The Wall Street Journal talks about her new book, “Unacceptable,” an in-depth examination of last year’s “Varsity Blues” bribery and admissions scandal.

BONUS CONTENT: Dr. Christine Riordan, president of Adelphi University, shares what she’s learned from a unique collaboration of more than 100 independent colleges and universities across New York State to help each prepare for the fall term.

EAB’s Sally Amoruso is joined by the University of Nebraska Omaha’s Chancellor Dr. Jeffrey Gold, who is a leading expert on containing the spread of viruses and other dangerous pathogens. The two discuss how university leaders can access and interpret data on the community spread of the coronavirus to help shape their plans to welcome students, faculty, and staff back to campus.

EAB’s Sally Amoruso and Hersh Steinberg share takeaways from their recent discussions with more than 100 senior university leaders. Hear, for example, how progressive presidents are making deep cuts but also investing in a few key areas that will position their institutions to emerge from the current crisis stronger than ever.

EAB’s Kaitlyn Maloney and Ann Forman Lippens talk about campus plans to “de-densify” classrooms, dorms, and dining halls so students can social distance this fall, as well as how COVID-19 will impact recent progress on sustainability.

EAB’s Melanie Ho and Carla Hickman identify the five biggest mistakes higher ed leaders must avoid with their COVID-19 strategies.

EAB’s Meacie Fairfax and Ed Venit discuss equity gaps in higher education and ways the pandemic and recent social unrest threaten to widen those gaps unless universities take swift action.

Dr. Fayneese Miller, president of Hamline University in St. Paul, Minnesota, joins EAB’s Sally Amoruso to discuss how her experience growing up as an African American woman in a segregated city informed her response to recent protests in her community.

AASCU President Dr. Mildred García talks to EAB’s Dr. David Attis about how to address the equity gaps made worse by the pandemic and about her own experiences as a first-generation college student.

Paul Fain, news editor at Inside Higher Ed, joins EAB’s Carla Hickman to share the COVID-19 stories that have gotten the most attention, what that says about college and university leaders’ greatest concerns, and the stories we should expect to see soon.

Dr. Ann McElaney-Johnson, president of Mount Saint Mary’s University in Los Angeles, talks about how a recent crisis prepared her team to handle the current coronavirus pandemic and shares tips to change your mindset and meet students' needs.