On this episode of the Weekly Wisdom Podcast, Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, discuss how higher ed leaders can best share their own positive, success-oriented approaches with other institutions. Together, they explore pitching scalable ideas from a place of commonality, respecting the time and interest of leaders at other institutions, owning and remediating mistakes, and speaking with a collective voice. Topics include:


• Framing a value proposition that doesn’t sound like a sales pitch
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Finding the right audience and understanding how the idea may be received
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Honesty, authenticity, and confidentiality

• The perils and advantages of transparency

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Doug Lederman, Editor and Co-Founder of Inside Higher Ed, speak with Dr. Garnett Stokes, University of New Mexico President, on the Weekly Wisdom Podcast. President Stokes talks about the mindset of accepting new leadership challenges, the responsibilities of institutional leaders as employers, required skills for effective leadership, and navigating the small world of higher ed. Topics include:



• President Stokes’ readiness for new leadership opportunities
• How to avoid thinking of management responsibilities as “the dark side”

• Walking the fine line of authenticity

• Building a successful leadership career on honesty and integrity

Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance, and Ian Wilhelm, Assistant Managing Editor of The Chronicle of Higher Education, speak with Tim Renick, Executive Director, National Institute for Student Success (NISS) at Georgia State University. Dr. Renick talks about DFW rates and the accelerator model, the pandemic’s lingering impact on student success, the hurdles of institutional culture, and gauging a school’s readiness to implement change. Topics include:


• How the accelerator model began as emergency remediation during the pandemic

• The first steps for using data to determine student success

• How faculty might rethink their instructional approaches to foster student success
• Improving procedural efficiency to better utilize a college’s resources