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In her latest ingenious blog post, Columbia College (SC) Provost Kristine Barnett reminds us about the importance of really getting to know the institution's culture, especially when we are in a new role on a new campus.  As the renowned management consultant Peter Drucker was fond of saying, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast."   Even the most skilled leaders can get tripped up by misreading or misunderstanding the campus culture. What can a new leader do?  Check out her article here for valuable guidance on strengthening your culture IQ.  

In his latest IngenioUs blog article, historian, futurist, and CHELIP Faculty Fellow for Innovation, David J. Staley prompts us to consider the value of a liberal arts education.  Staley draws from two recent seminal studies, one by Richard A. Detweiler that analyzed the liberal arts-related educational experienced and the adult behaviors of 1,000 graduates and the other, by Wendy Fischman and Howard Gardner that surveyed and interviewed stakeholders from a variety of colleges and universities; importantly, both studies provide evidence for the impact and value of the college experience well beyond the rhetoric that links education and job preparation that is so in vogue today.  

As higher education struggles to recenter teaching and learning in the face of ongoing disruption and uncertainty, we could think of no one better to check in with than Edward Maloney and  Joshua Kim.  Often cited for their unique perspectives about online higher education, Maloney and Kim are the go-to experts for higher education learning and digital innovation. The co-authors of “Learning Innovation and The Future of Higher Education”  and "The Low-Density University: 15 Scenarios for Higher Education" join us for a wide ranging conversation about COVID's teaching and learning legacy, the current state of learning innovation, the future of teaching and learning, what they wish they could tell presidents about how to improve student learning and what new innovations they are most excited about.   ‍

Joshua Kim is the director of online learning programs and strategy at the Dartmouth Center for the Advancement of Learning and a senior fellow at the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship at Georgetown University. Edward Maloney is a professor of English at Georgetown University, where he is the executive director of the Center for New Designs in Learning and Scholarship and the founding director of the graduate program in learning, design, and technology.

Kristine Barnett, Ed.D is a career-long educator and academic administrator who often has a unique perspective on all aspects of academic leadership. Dr. Barnett has cobbled together a career at a variety of institutions that have afforded her several different scenic vistas. For the most part, her leadership has been focused on small, private, liberal arts women’s (or former women’s) colleges. Barnett is new to her position as a Provost/VP of Academic Affairs at an independent liberal arts college in the southeast, affording her a new window and a new view.  This is the first blog in a new monthly series hosted by IngenioUs, an initiative of The Center for Higher Education Leadership and Innovative Practice at Bay Path University (CHELIP).

In her spare time, Dr. Barnett serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Bay Path University Doctorate of Education in Educational Leadership program.

Read more here.

In this episode of an IngenioUs Mini, Bay Path University Professor of Higher Education, Dr. Lauren Way, speaks with two highly seasoned enrollment professionals about their upcoming Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Education Webinar.  Ruffalo Noel Levitz (RNL) Executive Vice President of Client Success, Andrea Gilbert and Vice President and Senior Consultant, Enrollment, Ken Huus share a sneak peak into their upcoming webinar during which they will share best practices when building a robust pipeline to engage students, grow/shape enrollment, and increase net revenue. Important takeaways include learning about  new approaches, innovative strategies, and why investing in your brand and engagement has never been more important!

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The current volatile, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous (VUCA) external operating environment for nearly all colleges and universities combined with incredibly complicated organizational and human capital realities, demand a far different set of leadership skills, traits, and abilities than in the past.  In this episode, we speak with two seasoned higher ed leaders who have experienced the challenges firsthand.  In our conversation, Scott Wyatt and Wallace Pond share their insights about what's not working with the current models of leadership and offer a vision of leadership for the here and now.  

In his most recent IngenioUs blog post, historian, futurist, and CHELIP Faculty Fellow for Innovation, David J. Staley reviews two important books that shed light on the promise and peril of entrepreneurial activity within the academy.  His closing question is compelling:  "Does the university have the capacity—either deliberately or surreptitiously—to redesign itself as the generator of new epistemological forms?"  Read more here and let us know what you think.