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President moves: Administrators prove popular picks as next leader on the job

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He will replace the long-reigning president, Phil DiStefano, who has overseen the campus for 15 years. Schwartz’s current duties at Penn State have made him an indispensable candidate for a university president who beat out over 90 other applicants for the job at CU Boulder.

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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

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A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. Guest: Paul LeBlanc , President, Southern New Hampshire University. LeBlanc became President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in 2003. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance.

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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

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President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Very similar to software engineering.

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Unconventional Higher Ed Leadership Paths

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There's another book called On Becoming a Leader by Warren Bennis, who had been a university president and a combat infantryman in Korea at the Marshall School. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , Executive Director, University Innovation Alliance Dr. Bridget Burns is the founding Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance (UIA).

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

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I'm teaching people welding and diesel mechanics and electrical engineering, and those things are wonderful, but those students aren't reading a lot of classic literature. Doug was managing editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education from 1999 to 2003, after working at The Chronicle since 1986 in a variety of roles.

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A Leadership Career in Review

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Hrabowski serves as a consultant to the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Academies, and universities and school systems nationally; and on several foundation boards. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance.

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New Leadership Carries the University Forward

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Inclusive Excellence in Our Universities As the leader of a highly regarded public research university, President Sheares Ashby recognizes her role as a pathfinder for higher education: "Trying to help define and move forward inclusive excellence is everything for me. That's the core value, I think."