Author’s Note The foundational research for this writing is the CEO Genome project, which is further elucidated in the Harvard Business Review article, “What Sets Successful CEOs Apart.” The ideas create…
Higher Ed as a Business
Reflections on Non-Traditional Higher Ed in Canada (Part Two): Supporting Collegiality and Community
Heather McRae | Vice Provost and Dean of the School of Continuing Education, MacEwan University Carolyn Young | Director of Continuing Studies, Western UniversityIan Allen | Executive Director of the College of Extended Learning, University of New Brunswick
Reflections on 30 Years as a University President (Part Two): Getting Embedded in the Community
Robert A. Scott | President Emeritus and University Professor Emeritus, Adelphi UniversityA leader on campus must finds ways to listen—walk the halls and pathways, attend events—always looking for opportunities to ask, “What is going well? What do you wish had been…
The goal of a university president is to bring together people, ideas and resources in order to help shape an environment that fosters advancement in knowledge, skills, abilities and values…
Face Forward: New Strategies For An Intensive English Program In Uncertain Times
Sandra Janusch | Assistant Vice Provost for International & Academic Programs in the Continuum College, University of WashingtonNews headlines, such as “US IEP sector experiences second year of declines,” and “With international student enrollment declining in the US, intensive English programs feel the pinch,” give an ominous…
General Education: The Disneyland of Higher Ed
Priscilla Hobbs | Associate Dean of General Education and Interdisciplinary Studies, Southern New Hampshire UniversityChanging the Lens: How Higher Ed Institutions Can Better Adapt to Shifting Market Realities
Brent Chrite | President, Bethune-Cookman UniversityHow Adult-Serving Institutions Can Continue To Thrive As Interest In Serving Adults Grows
George A. Pruitt | President Emeritus, Thomas Edison State UniversityHow Continuing Education Divisions Can Help Their Institutions Thrive in the New Economy
Arthur Levine | President, Woodrow Wilson FoundationThe Organizational Structure of Professional and Continuing Education Units
Terry Rawls | President, Strategic Transitions GroupFrom the Backroom to the Top of Mind: The Evolving Role of the Strategic CIO
Russell Battista Jr. | System Office Chief Information Officer, University System of New HampshireAre You Ready To Go Online? Key Considerations for New Online Education Initiatives
Aleksandar (Sasha) Tomic | Associate Dean for Strategy, Innovation and Technology in the Woods College of Advancing Studies, Boston College3 C’s To Help Innovative Leaders Advance Beyond the Status Quo
Julia Jackson-Newsom | Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategy and Policy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro“Change?”: How to Drive Continuous Improvement on a University Campus
Chaouki Abdallah | Acting President, University of New Mexico Greg Heileman, Terry Babbitt
There is much existing advice on what higher education leaders should do to change the status quo: Find a faculty champion, compromise, wait, etc. Here I provide some other specific…
Leading Beyond the Status Quo to Create a Culture of Innovation in Higher Education
Susan Aldridge | President of Drexel University Online, Drexel UniversityAlthough higher education is often cited as an institutional culture that is slow to move beyond the status quo, it is really no different from any other when it comes…
Innovation is an often-used—sometimes even over-used—word in strategic plans and company cultures, but as Cathy Sandeen points out, innovation is crucial for colleges and universities looking to overcome external pressures…
Continuous Improvement and Innovation: They Are Interconnected Through Research
Michael Hites | Chief Information Officer, Southern Methodist UniversityContinuous improvement helps fix broken business processes and inefficient services. To these ends, innovation in administrative process is sometimes perceived as using fancy, new software to automate business processes or…
Innovation Perseverance: Launching Innovative Ideas into the Main Campus Culture
Pam Northrup | Vice President Research and Strategic Innovation and CEO of the UWF Innovation Institute, University of West FloridaManaging Innovation In Higher Education: Outlining a Few Best Practices
Michael Horn | Senior Strategist, Guild Education & Co-Founder, Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation Terah Crews, Lauren DibbleBreaking Out of the Status Quo: Creating a Culture of Innovation in Higher Ed
Peter Stokes | Managing Director, Huron Consulting Group Phil StrzalkaRelevancy: Innovate, Evolve or Perish
Edward Abeyta | Associate Dean for Community Engagement and Director of Pre-Collegiate and Career Preparations Programs, UC San DiegoCreating and Maintaining an Innovative Culture Through Continuing Education
Sandi Pershing | Assistant Vice President of Engagement, University of UtahAssessing and Overcoming the 21st Century Challenges of the Modern-Day Conservatory
Brad Mahon | Dean of Continuing Education and Extension, Mount Royal UniversityHow to Scale Operations to Serve Growing Numbers of Online Students
Melissa Vito | Senior Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management and Senior Vice Provost for Academic Initiatives and Student Success, University of Arizona Joshua Steele, Suzana RosencransIncreasing Opportunity For Credit-Bearing Students through Non-Traditional Divisions
Paolo Gardinali | Associate Director of the Division of Professional and Continuing Education, UC Santa Barbara ExtensionThe Happiness Advantage: The Seven Principles that Fuel Success and Performance at Work
Carol Fleming | Assistant Dean for Outreach and Engagement, James Madison University
In 2010, Mark Kretovics published Business Practices in Higher Education: A Guide for Today’s Administrators, a breakthrough guide offering higher education and student affairs professionals an understanding of the fundamental…
Four Steps to Success in a Crowded Online MBA Market
Susan Kryczka | Principal Consultant, Elevate Higher Ed John VeilleuxIn my higher education consulting business, I help schools as they plan to launch their first programs online. I have cautioned schools against offering their MBA online unless they have…
As more students continue to register for and enroll in online courses every year, increasing numbers of colleges and universities are dedicating more resources to building out their online capacity.…