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Higher Digital Welcomes Transformational Leader Kari Branjord as Vice President to Lead the Enterprise Project Portfolio Management Practice
NewsWith 25 years of hands-on experience, Branjord is set to empower higher education leaders to tackle today’s challenges and build a sustainable future.
[McLean, Virginia] Wednesday, 29 January 2025 Higher Digital welcomes higher education…

Higher Digital Promotes Renee Pacini to Vice President, with a Focus on Strategic Portfolio Management and Digital Transformation Capabilities
News[McLean, VA] Higher Digital, a leading provider of strategic consulting services and solutions to the higher education market, announces today that Renee Pacini has been promoted to Vice President, Product Marketing. This elevation recognizes…
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The Importance of Social Capital for the Strategic CIO
Culture and Change Management, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationIn the 100th episode of TRANSFORMED, Joe sits down with Dwane Sterling, Chief Information Officer at Skidmore College, for an insightful conversation about the evolving role of IT leadership in higher education. With a background spanning…

Turning a Necessary Merger into a Tectonic Shift in Teaching and Learning
Employer Partnerships, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationIn this episode of TRANSFORMED, Joe Gottlieb talks with Alin Vrancila, CEO of Jessup Global and former provost at Multnomah University, about how a challenging institutional merger catalyzed innovation in online learning and pedagogy.
Alin…

Surviving as a Rural yet Resourceful Community College
Employer Partnerships, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationIn this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Shawn Powell, President of Eastern New Mexico University-Roswell, joins our host, Joe Gottlieb, to explore how his institution thrives as a rural yet resourceful community college. Dr. Powell shares how ENMU-Roswell…

Adaptive Leadership: How to Win Trust and Accomplish Change
Culture and Change Management, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationIn this episode of TRANSFORMED, host Joe Gottlieb speaks with Dr. Karlyn Crowley, Provost at Ohio Wesleyan University, about "Adaptive Leadership: How to Win Trust and Accomplish Change." Dr. Crowley, the first woman provost in Ohio Wesleyan's…

Applying Quiet Leadership to Digital Transformation 2.0
Culture and Change Management, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationDavid Weil, Vice President of Information Technology and Analytics at Ithaca College, joins TRANSFORMED to discuss the role of quiet leadership in navigating digital transformation 2.0—an era increasingly shaped by AI.
In this conversation…

Exerting Patience When Refreshing an Institution’s Vision
Culture and Change Management, Podcasts, Strategy and InnovationFairmont State University President Dr. Michael Davis shares his journey as a first-time president, offering insights on building "cultural change before structural change" and embracing Fairmont’s unique "Artisan University" identity. Discover…
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Top 6 Best Practices from the Front Lines of Academic Program Review
I recently had the opportunity to discuss comprehensive academic program review with two Provosts that had just been through it: Glendalí Rodriguez, Provost at University of Wisconsin - Stout and Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, former Provost at…

Strategic Prioritization: The Missing Piece to Unlocking Data-Driven Decision Making
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…