Fresh From The UIA

University Innovation Alliance expands for the first time in six years as founding members exceed graduation targets by over 73,000 students 

PORTLAND, OREGON — (June 7, 2021) — The University Innovation Alliance, a pioneering consortium of public research universities working to improve student success, announced

Dr. Bridget Burns, Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance, culls the first six months of the Innovating Together Podcast for a set of powerful quotes characterizing higher ed leaders' challenges and aspirations during the COVID-19 pandemic and social justice protests.

Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough, President of Dillard University, talks about student health during the COVID-19 pandemic, social media as a leadership tool, boosting Black enrollment, and advice for new higher ed leaders.

Dr. Gabrielle Starr, President of Pomona College, talks about setting practical expectations, collaboration between institutions, the realities of leadership, and the power of art and human connection during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Gaye Theresa Johnson, associate professor at University of California, Los Angeles, talks about community-engaged scholarship, the sensitive interface between institutions and non-academic communities outside the gate, and why proactive leadership is critical in how they engage.

Dr. Bridget Burns, Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance, reviews the first six months of the Innovating Together Podcast to summarize how the COVID-19 pandemic has driven positive changes for students, administrators, institutions, and communities.

Dr. Richard Reddick, professor and associate dean at University of Texas at Austin, talks about the problem of cultural taxation at universities seeking to practice equity and inclusion -- expected and uncompensated leadership from members of marginalized groups.

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab, professor of sociology and medicine at Temple University and founder of the nonprofit Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, talks about the prevalence of food and housing insecurity among the higher ed population, and how schools can address these realities.

Dr. Michael Sorrell, President of Paul Quinn College, talks about leading an HBCU through a turbulent year marked by the COVID-19 pandemic and a national protest movement against institutional racism.

Dr. Bridget Burns, Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance, reviews the first six months of the Innovating Together Podcast to summarize the books, videos, self-care practices, and big-picture perspectives that have kept higher ed leaders inspired during the COVID-19 pandemic.