The University Innovation Alliance revisits its top six Innovating Together Podcast episodes, representing just a few of the innovations and challenges that were top of mind for higher education leaders in 2024.
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 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.
Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University, discusses a major R&D grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the art and skill of making consequential decisions, fund raising through team building, and the importance of patient listening.
Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of University of California, Riverside, discusses the appeal of higher ed leadership, an inside view of budgeting, embracing empathy and collaboration, and understanding what students actually need.
Eric Waldo, President of the DC College Access Program, discusses the dollar value of higher education, finding his way into the White House, stellar leadership examples, and commonsense leadership advice.
Aimée Eubanks Davis, Founder and CEO of Braven, discusses improving the college-to-career pipeline, partnering with institutions, how Braven approaches higher ed leaders, the realities of scaling innovation, and advice that has guided her through her own career.
Dan Greenstein, Chancellor of the Pennsylvania System of Higher Education, discusses blogging about his leadership lessons, some basics of redesigning a university system, tips for initiating a redesign, navigating team buy-in, and balancing efficiency with innovation.
Kevin Kruger, retiring President and CEO of the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, discusses the pleasures and pressures of leadership, how he approaches this work, his leadership recommendations, and how to prepare for a sea change in higher education.
Casey Sacks, President of BridgeValley Community and Technical College, discusses the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge.