Weekly Wisdom 7/19/21 - Kim Wilcox

Bridget Burns, Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside. When he spoke with us last year, he'd just reopened U.C.R. for fall quarter amidst severe budget cuts and a surging pandemic. This time, he shares his wisdom about the impact of alliances in higher education, the ideals and realities of collegiate athletics, and yet another surge in the COVID pandemic. Topics include:

• A review of the UIA's noteworthy outcomes
• The value of institutional alliances in higher education
• How the U.C. system has approached the pandemic's challenges
• Rethinking the status and practices of collegiate athletics
• Leadership advice received and given
• Four book recommendations