A provost at a regional public university and a faculty member at a private college join Michael and Jeff to talk about what it’s really like to turn a residential campus into a virtual one almost overnight.

https://archive.org/download/episode51coronavirus2/Episode%2051%20Coronavirus%202.mp3

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Scott Cowen, who led Tulane University in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, joined Michael and Jeff to talk about how to manage a campus through an interrupted semester.

https://archive.org/download/episode50coronavirus1/Episode%2050%20Coronavirus%201.mp3

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Mary Marcy, the president of Dominican University of California joins Jeff and Michael to talk about her new book The Small College Imperative, and how such institutions can innovate. She also shares lessons from her own innovations, including a partnership with a coding school.

https://archive.org/download/episode49_202003/Episode%2049.mp3

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Jeff sits down with reporters Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Open Campus’s Sara Hebel, and Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed to discuss this year’s biggest stories and most interesting trends in higher education.

https://archive.org/download/episode48_202002/Episode%2048.mp3

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Louisiana’s Commissioner of Higher Education, Kim Hunter Reed, join Jeff and guest co-host Paul Fain to talk about the state’s new master plan for higher ed, which sets an ambitious goal for doubling the number of credentials produced annually.

https://archive.org/download/episode47_202002/Episode%2047.mp3

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Edmit cofounders Sabrina Manville and Nick Ducoff join Michael and Jeff to talk about the controversy behind their projections of the financial collapse of certain colleges and universities–and how their efforts are intended to help families make better financial decisions around college.

https://archive.org/download/episode46_202001/Episode%2046.mp3

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Michael and Jeff take a look back at last year’s biggest higher ed stories and share and react to listeners’ predictions for 2020.

https://archive.org/download/episode45newyear2020/Episode%2045%20-%20New%20Year%202020.mp3

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As Future U takes a brief break in December, Michael previews what’s coming up on the podcast in 2020.

https://archive.org/download/decemberupdate/December%20Update.mp3

Marcia Ballinger, the president of Lorain County (Ohio) Community College, talks to Jeff and Michael about some of the approaches she’s implemented that have resulted in boosting student success, including guided pathways and CUNY ASAP.

https://archive.org/download/episode44marciaballinger/Episode%2044%20-%20Marcia%20Ballinger.mp3

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Joe May, the chancellor of the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District, joins Jeff and Michael to talk about how his institutions discovered the barriers to student success, what they’re doing to help students overcome them, and the importance of upskilling local residents who feel left behind in the new economy.

https://archive.org/download/episode43joemay/Episode%2043%20-%20Joe%20May.mp3

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