Operations and Efficiency
Meeting heightened student demands with plummeting operational budgets in a competitive and commoditized environment is no easy task for higher education leaders. Long-term viability and success require operational effectiveness and efficiency that is somewhat foreign to post-secondary management.
From Status Quo to Status Go: Scaling Innovation in Higher Ed
Vincent J. Del Casino Jr. | Vice President of Academic Initiatives and Student Success, University of ArizonaThe prevailing narrative about higher ed has been that many universities are averse to risk, unresponsive to the realities of the changing political economy, and generally suspect of change. This…
Critical Lessons Higher Ed Innovators Can Learn from Entrepreneurs
Nick Ducoff | Founder and CEO, EdmitThe entrepreneurial spirit is more important to higher education today than ever before. While it has always been critical for leaders of non-traditional divisions to bring creativity and innovation to…
Strategies to Foster an Innovative Culture
Benjamin Deaton | Vice President of the Office of Technology, Online Learning and Innovation, Anderson UniversityAnderson University (S.C.) is a comprehensive university with a combination of professional and liberal arts programs serving about 3,500 students with a growing online population and a residential emphasis on…
Innovation for Tomorrow, Today
David Thomas | Director of Academic Technology, University of Colorado DenverNo land in Disney’s fantasy world suffers the ravages of the future more than Tomorrowland. It’s not a lack of design talent, creative imagination or financial resources that causes Tomorrowland…
22 Musings: Reflecting on 34 Years of Community College Presidency
Bruce Leslie | Chancellor, Alamo CollegesEditor’s Note: After Bruce Leslie announced his Fall 2018 retirement, The EvoLLLution provided him opportunity to reflect back on his four decades of experience as a community college leader and…
Understanding and Sharing Impact Critical to Growth for Community Colleges
Bill Pink | President, Grand Rapids Community CollegeCommunity colleges play a critical role in supporting their local regions and economies, but that work is often overlooked and underplayed by those outside the postsecondary industry. This is compounded…
Managing Siloes: How Non-Traditional Divisions Can Innovate from the Fringes
Christine Shakespeare | Assistant Vice President of Continuing and Professional Education, Pace UniversityNon-traditional divisions of colleges and universities across the United States and Canada have a critical role to play in creating access to postsecondary programming to audiences that fall outside the…