Harrison Keller, University of North Texas president, discusses the value of soft skills, the smart use of actionable intelligence, the practical reality of universities adopting AI, and giving people something to be for rather than against.
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.
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.
Institutions are playing a more hands-on role in preparing young people for greater things after earning their degree. At the 2024 University Innovation Alliance National Summit, we heard from two speakers spotlighting two very different initiatives, each striking a similar chord of mentoring and supporting young people to launch their careers.
In his powerful, straightforward keynote at the UIA National Summit, Dr.
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.
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.
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.