Dr. Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, discusses the caution and optimism required for beginning a new academic year during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Daria J. Willis, Everett Community College President, discusses the vital links between student and regional concerns as the COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the labor market in disadvantaged communities.
Dr. Mark Becker, Georgia State University President, discusses the importance of emergency planning in the COVID-19 pandemic and how the George Floyd protests are spotlighting G.S.U.'s central mission of educational equity.
Dr. Harold L. Martin, Sr., North Carolina A&T University Chancellor, discusses tactical leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and the George Floyd protests through the lens of an H.B.C.U. whose student activism goes back to the early days of the Civil Rights Movement.
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, President of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, shares his powerful blend of hope and grit needed in higher ed leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic and the urgent call for equity and social change.
Dr. Ruth Watkins, President of the University of Utah, discusses the responsibilities of leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic: maintaining her university's mission of service and research while addressing the needs and comfort level of faculty, staff, and students.
Dr. Ángel Cabrera, President of Georgia Tech, developed and tested a new strategic plan during the COVID-19 pandemic while focusing on the institute's values, including equity in higher ed via the national conversation around George Floyd's death.
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.