[McLean, VA] Higher Digital, a leading provider of strategic consulting services and solutions to the higher education market, announces that Antoine (Andy) Kearney joins the company as Vice President, Digital Experience and Engagement Practice Lead. In this role, Kearney will oversee the strategy, growth, and delivery of Higher Digital services and solutions concentrating on the […]

Dr. Joe Whitehead, Senior Advisor to the President for Regional Science Initiatives and former Provost at Bowling Green University joins host, Joe Gottlieb, to discuss the importance of project timing in higher ed, contrasting examples of rushed versus well-planned projects and their impacts on higher education outcomes.  Listen in to learn from Dr. Whitehead’s experience […]

Host Joe Gottlieb sits down with Glendalí Rodriguez, Provost at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, to explore the dynamic process of comprehensive academic planning. Rodriguez shares how her team developed a forward-looking roadmap to guide the institution over the next five years, balancing academic goals with operational realities. Listeners will learn about the importance of data-driven decision-making, collaborative leadership, and […]

Join our guest, Christina Baum, CIO and VP of Digital Transformation at Utah Valley University as she details her perspective on the IT role as a catalyst for sustainable strategic change. Across every institution, IT is uniquely positioned to serve as a catalyst: IT teams can have a huge impact on goals that translate to […]

Our guest, Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, former Provost for Commonwealth University, went into depth with our host, Joe Gottlieb, on the incredible journey she led while at Commonwealth University to integrate programs across three newly merged institutions. Drivers for the integration were to improve the ability to serve student populations in a fiscally responsible and sustainable […]

As institutions of higher learning continue to grapple with the complexities of modern education, it’s clear that effective data dashboards are only half the battle. Dashboards provide valuable insights into institutional performance and student outcomes, yet they are merely a tool – a window into the analytics realm, as Mary Shacklett so aptly puts it. […]

Joe Gottlieb talks with guest Jim Brigadier, CEO of Ready Education, about the importance of mobile engagement in student success (backed by data), the challenges institutions face today, and innovative strategies to enhance student retention. Tune in to discover how your institution can benefit from the expertise of Higher Digital partner, Ready Education, and their student […]

Dr. Michael Lacourse, Provost at Utah Tech University, joins Joe Gottlieb to walk through a series of strategic planning cycles and the meaningful impact the entire institution realized as the strategy evolved over time. Learn from Dr. Lacourse about the planning process and its outputs as well as the impressive results for Utah Tech, its […]