Fresh From the UIA (Higher Ed Leadership)

Kenneth  Christensen, Chancellor, University of Colorado Denver
Kenneth Christensen, chancellor at University of Colorado Denver, discusses removing barriers for nontraditional students, embedding in his campus community, clarity and purpose in challenging times, speaking truth with civility, and modeling urban public universities.
Dr Kevin Guskiewicz, President Michigan State University
Kevin Guskiewicz, president at Michigan State University, discusses turning a challenge into an opportunity, the importance of trust and good will in any enterprise, how to focus on delivering the ROI for college education, and the enduring power of curiosity.
Angela Duckworth headshot
Angela Duckworth, co-director of the Penn Wharton Behavior Change for Good Initiative, discusses the threshold for institutions joining the program, how it supports first-year and transfer students, pitching it to administrators, and using the resulting data.
UIA Annual Report

In 2024, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) celebrated a decade of transformative impact. What began in 2014 as a bold experiment by 11 universities has grown into a collaborative movement to dramatically redefine what’s possible in higher education: increased student success. We knew that graduating thousands more students would require reimagining how institutions tackle big challenges. Together, we innovated, shared knowledge, and built a culture of collaboration that now inspires change far beyond our campuses.

Maria Lynn Miranda, Chancellor of University of Illinois Chicago
Marie Lynn Miranda, Chancellor of the University of Illinois Chicago, discusses attentive leadership, the central role of values, building community, strategies for handling a crisis, and tracking overall objectives and key goals.
Satish Tripathy
Satish Tripathi, President of University of Buffalo, discusses his unlikely path to leading a top research university, core elements of a successful institution, developing a personal leadership style, and the importance of learning from context and history.

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