Everything happening in the world converges in one place: higher education. 

College Matters from The Chronicle, coming September 10.

December 9, 2021
The Evolving Campus
Episode 3: What sustainability looks like now

“Sustainability” may not have the buzz in higher education that it did in 2008, but it’s re-emerging in institutional risk management, and colleges have a responsibility to experiment, our guests argue — and to team up with local communities.

Scott Carlson, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses these issues with Jay Antle, chair of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education, as well as executive director of the Center for Sustainability and a professor of history at Johnson County Community College, in Kansas, and Nilda Mesa, an adjunct senior research scientist, Center for Sustainable Urban Development at Columbia University's Earth Institute. 

Listen to Antle explain: 

And to Mesa discuss:

Related links:

Host: Scott Carlson
Producer: Carmen Mendoza
Sponsor: Perkins Eastman, whose Learning Futures Project imagines higher ed in 2025.

We would be glad to hear from you! Send feedback, questions, and ideas to Chronicle Intelligence: [email protected]. 

December 6, 2021
The Evolving Campus
Episode 2: The risks of deferred maintenance

Colleges are not prioritizing — or cannot afford — deferred maintenance. How can they begin to grapple with backlogs in the billions? 

Scott Carlson, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses these issues with Mark Conselyea, vice president of facilities operations and development at Ohio State University, and David K. Sheppard, chief legal officer and chief of staff at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund.

Listen to Conselyea discuss: 

And to Sheppard explain: 

Related links:
Chronicle article: "The Betrayal of Historically Black Colleges: For decades, states have been funding their white campuses while starving their Black ones. In Tennessee, that could finally change."
Chronicle article: "No One Likes to Talk About Them, but Deferred-Maintenance Costs Won’t Go Away"
Chronicle article: "How the Campus Crumbles: Colleges Face Challenges From Deferred Maintenance"
Government Accountability Office report: "Historically Black Colleges and Universities:  Action Needed to Improve Participation in Education’s HBCU Capital Financing Program"

Host: Scott Carlson
Producer: Carmen Mendoza
Sponsor: Perkins Eastman, whose Learning Futures Project imagines higher ed in 2025.

We would be glad to hear from you! Send feedback, questions, and ideas to Chronicle Intelligence: [email protected]. 

December 1, 2021
The Evolving Campus
Episode 1: Designing for student success

The future is hybrid classrooms, virtual support services, and listening to students, says Sukhwant Jhaj, vice provost for academic innovation and student achievement at Arizona State University. 

What has the pandemic revealed about campus space and student success? Jhaj talks about:

Host: Scott Carlson
Producer: Carmen Mendoza
Sponsor: Perkins Eastman, whose Learning Futures Project imagines higher ed in 2025.

We would be glad to hear from you! Send feedback, questions, and ideas to Chronicle Intelligence: [email protected].