Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Sara Custer, Editor-in-Chief of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Kim Wilcox, Chancellor of University of California, Riverside, in his third visit to the Innovating Together Podcast. Dr. Wilcox talks about the surprising appeal of higher education leadership, an inside view of budgeting, embracing empathy and collaboration, and understanding what students actually need. Topics include:
- Serving more people with every step up the leadership ladder
- Budget priorities and the downside of special committees
- Understanding other people’s concerns and letting them do their jobs
- How collaboration is a process rather than an endpoint
- A balanced view of student affairs
- Leadership advice and reading recommendation