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Bold. Fearless. Truth Teller. Visionary. Compassionate. These are just a few of the words used to describe Trinity Washington University’s president Patricia McGuire. As president since 1989, Pat McGuire is largely credited with successfully transitioning the institution from one that primarily served elites and was on the verge of collapse to one that today primarily caters to a predominantly Bla...

Hello everyone and welcome to Season 4 of IngenioUs, the podcast where we speak with higher ed’s most creative thinkers and doers. Over the course of our first three seasons, we have had conversations with more than 100 campus and thought leaders, individuals who are at the center of the change that is currently underway. And through these conversations we have come to understand just how much the...

In response to a frightening array of challenges facing public higher education nationally and acutely concentrated in Pennsylvania, the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) undertook an innovative and bold redesign to fundamentally transform education and business models.  Launched in 2017, the multi-phase, System redesign focused on 3 goals: 1) advance student success; 2)...

Of all the problems facing the higher education sector today, the lack of differentiation may be the root cause of many of them. Too many colleges and universities look like every other college and university, offering similar degrees, similar student services, similar athletic opportunities, their faculty publishing in the same journals and attending the same conferences. As the size of the under...

It’s an easy assumption to make: improving access must necessarily degrade quality. Enhancing quality always costs more money, increasing the cost of education. These beliefs have been called the Iron Triangle of Higher Education.    However, a number of institutions have been demonstrating over recent years that institutional outcomes of quality, access, and even affordability can...

In this mini episode of IngenioUs, we speak with Bay Path University EdD Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies faculty, Dr. Kristine Barnett.  Listen in to hear Dr. Barnett's perspective about what makes the HELOS unique and what students can expect to experience in her classroom.

At the conclusion of every IngenioUs conversation, we ask our guests what’s on their radar right now?  What is top of mind?  What keeps them up at night?  As seasoned higher ed professionals and thought leaders, the responses suggest that higher education is indeed undergoing a sea wave of change.  Depending upon where one’s institution is situated, the impact clearly...

In this IngenioUs mini episode, we hear from RHB consultants and conveners of a recent, year-long ground breaking study about strategic planning practices in higher education, Dr. Aimee Hosemann and Dr. Rob Zinkan .  What are strategic plans for, and who are they for? What does it mean to be “strategic”? Amidst such rapid change, how relevant can a plan truly be? These are among the questions...

Having lived and worked within the diversity, equity, and inclusion space for several years, Dr. Amer F. Ahmed is not afraid to speak clearly and bluntly about what higher ed leaders and faculty need to know; especially if they want to create campus cultures where everyone can find a place to belong. As the Vice Provost for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at the University of Vermont, Dr. Ahmed i...

Why does a potential student choose one school over another?  According to Bay Path University business and higher education leadership professor, Dr. James Wilson, it often comes down to the value proposition.  Listen to this latest IngenioUs Mini episode to find out what he means and how to get started in assessing your institution's value proposition.  Or, read his blog article here.

 In recent times, many higher ed observers have suggested that higher ed's business model is broken.  In this episode we speak with the co-authors of the 'hot-off-the-press' book, The College of the Future, which lays out a bold plan to 'fix the broken business model' for those institutions that are most vulnerable--America’s private, non-profit colleges. These colleges have long been a...

When UMass Global  Chancellor Gary Brahm  was studying biology as an undergraduate at California State, Northridge, a career in higher education was not on his radar. Life intervened and Brahm went on to pursue a remarkable career in higher education, culminating in his spearheading one of the nation's most innovative transactions on behalf of college-going working adults:...

When John Fry assumed the presidency of Drexel University in 2010, he set out to transform the school into a private research university with a strong public purpose — an institution that harnesses its strengths to serve its students, its neighborhood, city and the nation. And he made it his mission, and the mission of the school’s 26,000 students to be what he called “the most civically engaged u...

Aging and longevity experts suggest that the notion of a 150 year life-span is closer than you think.  In fact, according to this week's guest, some have suggested that the first people to live this long have already been born.  How do we prepare today's college students for a future where the average working life potentially spans 100 plus years and has no beginning, middle, or end? &nb...

One effect of the pandemic has been the transition to remote work. Knowledge workers have discovered that "working from anywhere" means seeking out places with affordable housing, lower cost of living and better quality of life. Small towns, secondary cities and rural areas are in a position to attract talent to their 'Zoom towns' by adopting a talent magnet strategy.  According to historian...

Looking for an opportunity to make a real difference?  Meet  Dr. Diya Abdo ,  Guilford College (NC)  English Professor and Founder, Director, and President of  Every Campus a Refuge ( ECAR ), the nonprofit organization she started which has revolutionized refugee resettlement.  By leveraging the sizable resources of college and university systems to host newly ar...

In his latest IngenioUs blog post, historian and futurist, David J. Staley proposes a new higher education model that validates the importance of the learning that happens outside the classroom.  Imagine "Side Hustle College." a place where a small number of academic classes is augmented by a rich array of experiential learning opportunities.  At "Side Hustle College" suggests Staley, st...

Mark Scheinberg is undoubtedly one of New England's top educational entrepreneurs.  Scheinberg, who essentially built East Hartford Connecticut-based Goodwin University from scratch, has emerged as a leading voice on adult education and workforce development in his region.  He has made several big moves recently including the transition from Goodwin College to Goodwin University and his...

In this IngenioUs Mini episode, Dr. Lauren Way interviews Ruffalo Noel Levitz Vice President Julie Bryant about student success essentials.  Despite performance-based funding pressures on the rise, data show that half of new college students will not graduate. And despite the knowledge that it's more cost-effective to retain students than to recruit them, many campuses still focus more resour...

When in 1982, 24-year-old budding entrepreneur Mark Scheinberg paid $30,000 for the little-known, for-profit business school Data Institute in Hartford, CT., little did anyone imagine how the story would play out. Over the ensuing 40 years, Scheinberg has led an extraordinary transformation.   A transformation signaled by a name change—first to Goodwin College and then Goodwin University...

In his latest IngenioUs blog article, historian and futurist, David J. Staley, Ph. D., suggests that the pandemic's acceleration of the transition to remote work has created an opportunity for colleges and universities to reimagine their purpose and solidify their value vis-a-vis their community. Check out Staley's upcoming Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Education webinar to learn more about how...

In this episode we speak with the very wise Joanne Soliday, higher education author, speaker, presidential advisor, and catalyst for change. With over 30 years’ experience on college and university campuses, Joanne transforms each environment she touches through her strategic vision and ability to speak truth. Following over twenty years in leadership positions at Elon University and West Virginia...

Like it or not, things are changing in higher education. The need for revisioning around curricula, delivery modes, student support services, and technology became acute in response to the pandemic. Assessing and codifying those changes while continuing to imagine an ambiguous future requires change leadership to happen at all levels of the institution. Mid-level leaders find themselves particular...

Bradley University President Stephen Standifird is not worried about the impending demographic cliff.  Instead, Standifird is laser focused on facilitating a rethink about how his University operates based on student needs and aspirations. In our conversation Dr. Standifird shares his conviction that it is not enough today for colleges and universities to merely be student concerned. At Bradl...

According to Arizona State University' s president, Dr. Michael Crow, the current higher education context needs a different kind of leadership.  Crow calls for an intellectual leader, an intellectual architect and designer who can think and lead in new ways.  In this episode we speak with President Crow and his co-author of The Fifth Wave: The Evolution of American Higher Education , Dr...