Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, speaks with Chancellor Jennifer Sobanet of University of Colorado Colorado Springs on the Innovating Together Podcast. Chancellor Sobanet talks about accepting the emotional weight of leadership, the need for ongoing executive coaching, her own nontraditional path to leadership, and how a foundation in the humanities will prepare students for the future. Topics include:

• Supportive leadership in a time of campus crisis
• How higher ed leaders can benefit from continual coaching
• Aligning both head and heart with the mission
• A new type of leader to meet new expectations
• Putting the human in humanities

Tune in to learn more about how a private-sector business background combines with human self-awareness in support of an institution whose mission is preparing capable, innovative students for careers that are still emerging.
 

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Sara Custer, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Higher Ed, speak with President Harrison Keller of University of North Texas on the Innovating Together Podcast. President Keller talks about 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. Topics include:
 

• Measuring the ROI of higher ed experiences
• Aligning what students are learning with regional economic development
• How onboarding new tech will require institutions to work differently
• The importance of maintaining a positive focus in higher ed leadership

 
Tune in to learn more about how traditional higher ed institutions can move past the limitations of the ivory tower by integrating practices and attitudes from other sectors.
 

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, speaks with Carole Basile, Dean and Professor at Arizona State University’s Mary Lou Fulton College for Teaching and Learning Innovation, on the Innovating Together Podcast. Dr. Basile talks about the myth of the average student, teacher teamwork, formative assessments for the system, successful pilot programs, and innovation’s ripple effect. Topics include:
 

• How each student varies from the statistical abstract of “average”
• Building a model for personalized learning
• Improved education through EdTech
• How data shows promising outcomes for the workforce-oriented model
• How a new K-12 approach might affect higher ed

Tune in to learn more about developing a teacher education model that prepares educators to better serve their students while finding more fulfillment in their own careers.