Welcome to innovating together, a podcast produced by the University Innovation Alliance. This is a podcast for busy people in higher education who are looking for the “aha moments” that can propel their work forward. Innovating Together curates the best insights, research, and experts.

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Marie Lynn Miranda, Chancellor of University of Illinois Chicago, on the Innovating Together Podcast. Chancellor Miranda talks about attentive leadership, the central role of values, building community, strategies for handling a crisis, and tracking overall objectives and key goals. Topics include:

  • Leading others by learning from them
  • An institution’s budget illustrates the institution’s values
  • Post-COVID rebuilding takes longer than many people realize
  • Crisis management during Hurricane Harvey
    Self-care and self-examination as ongoing elements of leadership
  • Recommended reading about accomplishments and objectives

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Satish Tripathi, President of University at Buffalo, on the Innovating Together Podcast. President Tripathi talks about his unlikely path to leading one of the nation’s top research universities, the core elements of what makes a successful institution, how to develop your personal leadership style, and the importance of learning from context and history. Topics include:

  • Acquiring a taste for leadership
  • An inflection point for creativity
  • Hiring faculty, ensuring student success, and fueling the local economy
  • Learning tips for higher education leaders
  • How reading informs leadership

 

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Sara Custer, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Mung Chiang, President of Purdue University, on the Innovating Together Podcast. President Chiang talks about a prestigious R&D grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, the art and skill of making consequential decisions, fundraising through team building, and the importance of patient listening. Topics include:

  • The benefits of a public university partnering with the federal government
  • Leadership as a platform for elevating and celebrating institutional success
  • Engaging the entire campus in Purdue Day of Giving activities
  • Leadership advice and a reading recommendation

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