Meet Dr. Tony Kline, who became president of Trine University in June 2026. Dr. Kline discusses his background, why he originally came to Trine as a faculty member and why he has stayed, and how Trine University will meet the challenges facing higher education today.

In this podcast, Dr. Shannon reflects on Trine University’s accomplishments during the spring semester, including record enrollment, a national men’s basketball championship, success for the university’s engineering teams and hosting the inaugural Artificial Intelligence Maritime Maneuver Indiana Collegiate Challenge.

It’s been a great fall semester at Trine University, and President John Shannon, Ph.D., looks back at the highlights.

In this episode, Dr. Shannon reflects on the recent Homecoming and Inauguration celebrations. He also takes an in-depth look and two challenges facing higher education today: the upcoming “enrollment cliff” and the misperception that the cost of higher education outweighs the benefits.

In this episode, Dr. Shannon shares his thoughts on leadership. Learn about Dr. Shannon’s personal leadership style as well as keys to effective leadership, qualities that can hamper effective leadership, and how Trine prepares students to be leaders.

This episode discusses the continued growth in academic programs at Trine University. Learn why Trine continues to add academic programs and the process programs go through before students can enroll.

In this episode, meet Dr. John Shannon, the new president of Trine University. Learn about Dr. Shannon’s background and experiences and how they have prepared him for this role. Dr. Shannon also talks about Trine University’s strong position and how it will continue to meet the challenges facing higher education going forward.