Catherine Cronin

APRIL 3, 2024

It is not quite a transcript as it is halfway between talking and writing, including all of the references we used. Slides : We presented the keynote using a slide deck with few words, informative images, and some wonderful abstract and alternative visuals (we are not boasting, thanks go to the excellent artists). The slides are at [link].

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Leading With Informed Optimism While President Randall was appointed to his current position in August 2021, making him a relative newcomer compared to many other higher education leaders, he's hardly a newcomer at the University of Utah. And that's what leadership is about. That was a shift in my leadership style.

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The University Innovation Alliance

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Chris Howard , Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer at Arizona State University , arrived at his present position by an unconventional route, and he spoke with us about how leadership is more than a title, what a president actually does, an early lesson from the military, and three books that helped him define his role.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MARCH 28, 2023

The 100th Innovating Together Podcast A Conversation With Bridget Burns, Founder and CEO of the University Innovation Alliance Anonymous (not verified) Thu, 04/06/2023 - 06:00 Podcast Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed In February 2023, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) celebrated the 100th episode of its Innovating Together Podcast.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students.

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The University Innovation Alliance

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

She discussed what America needs most from higher education, the operational challenges and rewards for a major university system, how to best serve returning students, and humility and perspective as leadership attributes. Now you're trying to create a system that serves these students.

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EAB

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

The need for data-informed decision making in higher education continues to increase. As I discussed in the first blog post in this series , institutions need a sufficient technology infrastructure to facilitate curation, access, and retrieval of data. Creating a data-informed campus: part 2. How to staff your analytics function.

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Believe in Students

APRIL 1, 2024

Dear Friend: We are in an extraordinarily challenging time for higher education. And after a brief period of increased investment and attention at every level to the need for change, the system is now facing unprecedented headwinds. Any one of these creates a challenge for higher ed leaders. Our students feel it.

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EAB

AUGUST 9, 2023

All cohorts ended with presentations of the fellows’ capstone projects. In each session, the fellows gained depth in new topics or terrains, developed leadership skills, and built a network with peers from institutions across the country. The blog posts below are written by the participants to showcase their project and early outcomes.

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EAB

JUNE 12, 2023

Blogs What universities should do now in the uncertain OPM landscape Recent releases from the Department of Education have put Online Program Managers (OPMs) front and center of the news cycle. Headlines about student debt and poor student outcomes have prompted federal attention.

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EAB

JANUARY 31, 2023

Blogs Enrollment design project: The student experience from admission to alumni January 31, 2023 Heather Veeder Assistant Vice President of Student Success, Policy, and Planning, Eastern Washington University The views and opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views or opinions of EAB.

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EAB

JUNE 20, 2023

Blogs How to uncover hidden threats in past enrollment trends What most institutions miss As we approach the beginning of a new academic year, campus leaders are already taking stock of their undergraduate enrollments. To help our partners answer these questions, we developed the Undergraduate Enrollment Outlook.

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EAB

APRIL 17, 2023

Blogs Looking to Grow Your Health Care Administration Program? Between the 2016-17 and 2020-21 academic years, bachelor’s-level health care administration programs grew by 9.41%, in part to meet rising employer demand for health care administration professionals. But not all programs are created equal. subplans”).

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 5, 2024

A good portion of those donations were given to various kinds of institutions of higher education, many serving students from underserved backgrounds. As such, several community colleges unexpectedly found themselves better-funded with the money allowing them to aim bigger and reach higher.

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Blackboard Blog

MAY 20, 2020

Higher education institutions everywhere have been met with one of the most significant challenges to their operation because of COVID-19. Keeping Leadership Informed. Lastly, we knew that school leadership would need student-level insights that helped them address their current and upcoming terms.

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Blackboard Blog

MARCH 8, 2017

The most rewarding moments in my job as a higher ed consultant are those in which I learn from my clients. As the institution grew rapidly to serve 34,000 students over the last 40 years, its infrastructure, processes, and organizational structure did not always support all student needs.

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The University Innovation Alliance

MAY 25, 2023

Lessons in Innovation for Higher Ed A Conversation With Peter Temes, President, Institute for Innovation in Large Organizations Alan Thu, 06/01/2023 - 06:00 Image Blog Post Higher Ed Leadership Innovation Spotlight Despite our focus on higher education, the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) always watches innovators working in other sectors.

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EAB

MARCH 24, 2023

Blogs What 70+ higher ed leaders are saying about staff recruitment and retention in today's competitive labor market Competition for talent is at an all-time high, forcing colleges and universities to rethink their historical approach to attracting and retaining talented staff on their campuses.

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The University Innovation Alliance

JANUARY 19, 2024

Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed A Conversation With Lisa Vollendorf, President, SUNY Empire State bridget Thu, 01/25/2024 - 06:00 Image Higher Ed Leadership Inside Higher Ed Weekly Wisdom At the University Innovation Alliance (UIA), we like hearing the thoughts of higher education leaders at all levels of experience.

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EAB

JANUARY 5, 2023

Where higher ed leaders agree (and disagree) on the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress. Higher ed leaders overwhelmingly agree that an unclear vision is one of the the biggest barriers to DEIJ progress. Why vision matters most: High-level aspirations fall short without a concrete roadmap. This is what we learned.

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EAB

OCTOBER 14, 2022

The state of the higher education sector is marked by intensifying competition, scarce resources (including talent), and growing skepticism about the value of a degree. How to Win in Higher Ed’s New Era of Competition. Plans tend to be very high-level. Strategies tend to be highly representational.

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Believe in Students

OCTOBER 31, 2023

After testing at the remedial levels for my first set of classes, I was placed in English 025. Six months later, that paper was published as an Op-ed Piece in The Philadelphia Inquirer. I achieved these awards and gifts with the help of a community of people from all walks of life behind the scenes.

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The University Innovation Alliance

AUGUST 24, 2023

Hands-On Lessons in Leadership Over the years, President Milliron found his way into many leadership positions. I've dedicated my life to helping more and more diverse students be more successful in the world of higher education so that they have more opportunities in their lives. You also need great leadership skill.

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EAB

DECEMBER 7, 2022

The 4 most common barriers to higher ed data and analytics success. Results from our recent survey of higher ed leaders. I recently facilitated a survey of higher ed leaders to understand their data and analytics goals and pain points. Read the report. Regulating access is just as important as creating it.

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EAB

MAY 2, 2023

Blogs 3 Tips to Streamline Community College Compliance Reporting How to save time and move your data strategy from disparate to deliberate Community College IR and IE offices spend weeks (if not months) each year on IPEDS and other compliance reports. Learn more about Northampton’s automated reporting processes 3.

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EAB

MAY 1, 2023

Blogs 4 reasons your team won't use data—even if they want to Part two of a two-part series on data adoption Has this ever happened to you? only to have all other voices fall silent when someone asks for volunteers to actually investigate the data. Last month, we discussed why people might not want to use data—and how to win them over.

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Civitas Learning

OCTOBER 19, 2023

For the first time, higher education will need to weather downturns in both tuition and enrollment. Our mission at Civitas Learning is to empower higher education institutions to help students get through school as efficiently and effectively as possible. We can all agree that part of a degree and all of a student loan is not worth it.

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EAB

JUNE 8, 2023

Blogs 7 missteps university leaders must avoid in their AI approach Every historic innovation that has shaped the way people access and use knowledge, from the printing press to the internet, has brought transformative changes to universities. Anecdotally, student usage is even higher.

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