Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, introduces UIA Summit keynote speaker Tim Renick, Executive Director of the National Institute for Student Success, on the Innovating Together Podcast. Dr. Renick talks about the proven effectiveness of gathering and applying data, reshaping student success through predictive analytics, how proactive advising starts with efficient outreach, and how a completion grant program can close the equity gap for low-income students. Topics include:
 

• Deploying a data-driven fix for higher ed
• How predictive analytics changed the conversation around improving graduation rates
• A design thinking exercise showing the need for proactive advising models
• Completion grants increase low-income students’ chances of graduating
• Giving all students the tools for success

 
Tune in to learn how data is the key for scaling what works in higher education.
 

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Sara Custer, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of Lumina Foundation, on the Innovating Together Podcast. President Merisotis talks about Lumina’s new goal for a successful labor force, the value proposition of higher education, the importance of perceived equity, and the urgency for higher ed reform. Topics include:
 

• College degrees as benchmarks of success
• Calculating the long-term value of a higher ed degree or certification
• Shifting the public focus toward affordability and fairness
• Why redesigning higher ed can’t wait

 
Tune in for an insightful and necessary look at higher ed’s evolving role in the U.S economy.
 

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, speaks with Raj Chetty, Director of Opportunity Insights at Harvard University, on the Innovating Together Podcast. Professor Chetty discusses the relationship between upward mobility and student success, the impact of first jobs after graduation, and the role of social connectedness in driving economic opportunity. Topics include:

• The decline of the American Dream and disparities in economic mobility
• How geography and race shape students’ opportunities
• The role of higher education institutions in improving social mobility
• The impact of first jobs on long-term career trajectories
• The power of social capital in shaping student success

Tune in to explore how data-driven insights can help universities create pathways to opportunity.