Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Vickie Schray, EVP and chief external affairs officer at Zovio, about the role of innovation in helping higher education navigate the current turbulent environment.

Podcast Highlights

• Innovation will be critical in helping colleges and universities survive. This innovation can be through creating partnerships that leverage and build capacity.
• Higher education’s work needs to focus on student needs and ensuring they are prepared for the workforce. Innovative approaches to this include creating credentials and considering students as long-term customers who will need to be re-skilled and upskilled.
• Higher education needs to consider the needs of contemporary students who have not traditionally been their focus. This involves creating programs and instructional models that support their needs and prepare them for high-demand jobs at high wages.

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Resources

Dr. Drumm McNaughton provides governance consulting; strategic planning, implementation, and change management consulting, and accreditation consulting for higher ed institutions. 

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