Dr. Shirley Collado, President of Ithaca College, used the demands of the COVID-19 pandemic to launch a new strategic plan that will make the school more efficient and competitive while creating a more fulfilling, relevant student experience.
Ed Ray, former President of Oregon State University, says that any worthwhile leadership is about making contributions that benefit other people. He sees the COVID-19 pandemic as a wake-up call to become our best, most resilient selves.
Dr. Michael Drake, former President of the Ohio State University, believes that maintaining human connection, in whatever forms it can safely take, is the most important factor in carrying a university community through the COVID pandemic.
Dr. Wendy Wintersteen, President of Iowa State University, remains committed to her mission of innovation even during the COVID pandemic, which she approaches with transparency, empathy, and a strong sense of community.
Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, looks at the COVID epidemic through a lens of crisis management while also seeing the disruption as an opportunity for demonstrating strength and resilience, reimagining the future of higher education.
Michael Crow, Arizona State University's President, shares how schools can remain focused on the mission of delivering their core educational services while adjusting, adapting, and preparing for the COVID epidemic's changing variables.
Check out this interview with Dr. Karen Stout, the President of Achieving the Dream- which is the largest network of community colleges in the country. In the interview, we talk about the challenges facing higher education, the presidency, leading change, and surviving overwhelm. #highered
Check out this great conversation with Dr. Jennifer Brown, the Vice Provost & Dean of Undergraduate Education at University of California Riverside. Dr. Brown is the UIA liaison for UCR and in this interview she helps us understand how they have eliminated race and income as a predictor of outcome.
Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper is the President of IHEP, and a @gatesfoundation Scaling Partner with @uiainnovation!
Dr. Ryan Goodwin is the Director of the Center for Higher Education Innovation (@ucf_chei) at the University of Central Florida. He was formerly an UIA Fellow, and is now serving as UCF's liaison to the UIA.