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

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