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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

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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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

When President LeBlanc began his first higher ed leadership position in 1996, the year of the dotcom boom, he saw a role for digital technology at Vermont's small, struggling Marlboro College. And it's really about our humanity. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance. Disruptive Innovation and Higher Ed.

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. Facing the realities of our own human limitations is part of that work.” He never could stay in class. If people aren't following you, you're not leading.

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A Leadership Career in Review

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

That is the human experience. 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. This is an empowered campus.

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Increase Graduate School Enrollment through Strategic Enrollment Management: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 191 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Justin Grimes

The Change Leader, Inc.

The higher education landscape faces a troubling decrease in graduate school enrollment, markedly among minority groups and engineering programs. Notably, the engineering field experienced a substantial 16.1% decrease in enrollment, which is troubling, given the growing demand for engineering professionals. minority and STEM).

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The State of EdTech: OPMs, Risk Planning, and Generative AI: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 189 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Phill Hill

The Change Leader, Inc.

When a student from any of these community colleges applies to Franklin University, the system can instantly inform them about the transferability of their courses into their desired degree program. they have to be, but they need to relate to the giver of the information. But without the technology, it would have been all human.

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Beyond Ideas: Implementing Innovative Structures in Higher Education: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 179 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Philomena "Philly" Mantella

The Change Leader, Inc.

In recent years, she expanded the university’s offerings for non-traditional and underrepresented students, streamlined graduation pathways, and championed student voices through a national alliance. President Mantella holds a Ph.D. You’re damned if you do, damned if you don’t. They’ve done it with tarot cards.