In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Paul LeBlanc, who is in his 18th year as president of Southern New Hampshire University. Under his leadership, SNHU has grown from 2,800 students to over 135,000 learners which makes it the largest nonprofit provider of online higher education in the country. While many people may know the story of SNHU’s growth, what is not as well-known is the unlikely career trajectory of its president. Listen in to learn about the influences that shaped Paul Leblanc’s journey to lead the country’s largest nonprofit university, as well as his thoughts about what’s next for higher ed.

For more information about Paul LeBlanc, see here: https://www.snhu.edu/about-us/leadership-and-history

Leadership in higher education is changing in the digital and social age. Building an effective presence in social media can help a leader carry out her role more effectively and powerfully.  In this latest IngenioUs Mini episode, Dr. Josie Ahlquist provides a brief introduction to 'purposeful digital leadership' along with real life examples for how how to apply a strategic values-based approach to social media. It’s all about authentic engagement, transparent storytelling, and building a genuine campus community.

To learn more about how to build and implement a digital engagement strategy that fits your life, your audience, and your purpose, register for Josie's upcoming Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Education free webinar, April 21st at 12 noon (ET).  https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/48537253951150862

In this latest IngenioUs Mini episode, Dr. David Staley asks us to Imagine a university where each student—as a condition for graduation--majors in a Head subject (like economics or linguistics), a Hand subject (like advanced manufacturing, but also art or design) and a Heart subject (such as nursing or early-childhood education or social work, or just simply in the art of listening)?

According to Staley, the 21st century polymath—educated in this new-style university--would be that individual who can simultaneously think, make and care.  Isn't that the kind of human being our world needs more of--now and in the future?  For more information about David Staley, see here:https://history.osu.edu/people/staley.3

And to hear more of David Staley's thinking about the university of the future, listen to this full length episode: https://anchor.fm/chelip/episodes/Imagining-the-University-of-the-Future-with-Dr--David-J--Staley-ejiuu9

In this week’s episode, we speak with Dr. Donna Carroll, who is in her 27th year as president of Dominican University, a comprehensive Catholic university of 3,200 students, located 10 miles west of Chicago. Dr. Carroll has presided over a period of tremendous and sustained growth at Dominican University—in size, quality, and complexity. Her presidential tenure reflects all of the essential ingredients for long-term leadership success, something that is a bit of a rarity for college and university presidents these days. Listen in to hear her story and her take on leadership during these increasingly turbulent times.  For more information about Dr. Carroll's remarkable legacy, see here: https://www.dom.edu/about-dominican/office-president/about

In this episode, we speak with Dr. Jay Lemons, president of the premier higher education search firm Academic Search and long serving college president. Jay and his team of search consultants are in the trenches, helping colleges and universities find the right leaders for their open positions. And they have a pretty good sense about what institutions are looking for right now when they set out to hire a dean, provost or president. Listen in to hear his wise counsel on how best to prepare yourself for a career change, how to navigate the search process including what things to avoid, and how to discern whether a presidency should be in your future.  See here for more information about Dr. Jay Lemons: https://academicsearch.org/our-team/entry/765/

Having grown up in an environment that explicitly denied her the opportunities afforded those in the center, Dr. Mary Dana Hinton defiantly created a model of leadership from the margins.  In our conversation, this bold and wise leader and president of Hollins University tells us why she still dwells by choice in marginal spaces and why she believes the work of inclusive leadership is a critically important priority for all higher ed leaders today.  For more information about President Hinton, see here: https://www.hollins.edu/who-we-are/our-president-leadership/

In this IngenioUs Mini Episode, Dr. Menah Pratt-Clarke, Virginia Tech's Vice President for Strategic Affairs and Inclusion and Diversity and Dr. Lauren Way, Bay Path University's Director of the MS in Higher Ed Administration discuss our upcoming Leading Edge Thinking in Higher Ed webinar: Innovative and Authentic Solutions for Addressing Racial Injustice on Your Campus.  Dr. Pratt-Clarke is our featured presenter for this free, virtual presentation on March 23 at 12 noon (EST).  All registrants will receive a link to Dr. Pratt-Clarke's presentation.  To register: https://www.baypath.edu/events-calendar/details/innovative-and-authentic-solutions-for-addressing-racial-injustice-on-your-campus/2021-03-23/

Earlier this year, the University of Florida announced a $70 million public-private artificial intelligence partnership with NVIDIA Corporation with the goal of ‘catapulting UF’s research strength to address some of the world’s most formidable challenges, including creating access to AI training and tools for underrepresented communities and building momentum for transforming the future of the workforce. In his capacity as Associate Provost, Dr. David Reed found himself squarely in the middle of this game changing initiative. In this week’s episode, we talk with Dr. Reed about how the partnership is going and hear why he and his colleagues are so enthusiastic about the power of AI to transform education.  To learn more about this groundbreaking initiative, see here: https://ai.ufl.edu/

To learn more about Dr.  David Reed: http://aa.ufl.edu/about-the-office/staff/dr-david-reed/

As president of Greenfield Community College in western Mass (her third presidency), Dr. Salomon-Fernandez is a recognized thought leader, writing and speaking on reinventing higher education, rural innovation, equity, and women’s leadership. Named recently by the Association of American Colleges and Universities and Cengage as one of thirteen college presidents nationwide to receive their Inclusion Scholarship, Yves Salomon-Fernández, Ph.D. is one of higher ed's brightest voices and someone we all need to be listening to. For more on Dr. Salomon-Fernandez's background, see here:  https://www.gcc.mass.edu/presidents-office/bio/