In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Tamara Brown, Provost and SVP of Academic Affairs at the University of Texas, Arlington– explains why she firmly believes anything is possible when a provost owns transformation, guiding the entire institution towards alignment in support of leadership’s vision for the academic mission. Experiment, and fail if necessary, but learn through […]

In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Ann Marie Klotz, Vice President for Development, Enrollment and Student Success at Naropa University – shares the transformation journey of Naropa University with our host, Joe Gottlieb, as she discusses the shift in the institution’s business model through and beyond the pandemic. Key points include embracing change as higher […]

In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Maléka Ingram, Executive Dean of the Online Campus at Adler University – walks us through the journey Adler University took, working with two different external teams to develop and manage the online education program in the early years, with initial positive results but also growing negative impacts. By learning from those […]

In this episode in the Presidential Series of TRANSFORMED, Darby Dickerson – president and dean of Southwestern Law School – shares the institution’s new, unique offering of an online, ABA-accredited law degree for nontraditional students, with full-time or part-time options. Listen in to hear how Dean Dickerson applied tried and true change management techniques to develop […]

Agreement speeds access to Higher Digital’s expert consulting and change management services for California Community Colleges  [McLean, VA] Higher Digital announces today that community college administrators and change agents throughout the California Community College system can directly access consulting and strategic change management services for higher education. Higher Digital’s established and proven methodology, (SEA)change™, purpose-built […]

In this episode in the Presidential Series of TRANSFORMED, Dr. John Jackson – president of William Jessup University – lists many barbarians at the higher ed table, and even counts himself as one. He shares his FDA approach – flexible, distributed and accessible – that drives his leadership decisions at Jessup University, while running the […]

In this episode, Casey Green – creator of the Campus Computing Project and award-winning industry analyst in higher ed – dives deep into past myths, present trends, and future practices for higher ed leaders to consider as they drive their institutions’ strategy, evolution, and operation. Casey covers all the bases from multiple perspectives, exploring these topics […]

Over the course of 2023, as I conducted more than 100 interviews with esteemed leaders in higher education, including Presidents, Provosts, Vice-Chancellors, and Chief Information Officers, a tapestry of valuable insights and lessons from these leaders has emerged.   My conversations unveiled key lessons from leaders that not only reflect the dynamic landscape of academia […]