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CHANGING HIGHER ED® PODCAST

 
Dedicated to helping college and university leaders transform and improve their institutions. We provide the latest in higher ed news and insights from the top experts in Higher Ed who share their perspectives on how you can holistically grow your institution. 
 
The Changing Higher Ed podcasts are hosted by Dr. Drumm McNaughton, Principal Consultant and CEO of The Change Leader, a higher education consulting firm.

Dec 24, 2021

Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Deb Maue, Senior Vice President for Enrollment and Marketing at Aurora University, discuss what has happened in 2021 and predict trends in higher education for 2022.

Podcast Highlights

  • Higher education’s challenges in relation to enrollment cliff and funding were put on hold...


Dec 10, 2021

Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Stephen Standifird, President at Bradley University, about how the university’s turnaround mentality is transforming its programs, financial reporting, governance, and leadership.

Podcast Highlights

  • By being customer-centric and asking prospective students what they...


Nov 16, 2021

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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Dan Greenstein, chancellor of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education, about the system’s change efforts to proactively deal with student enrollment declines and financial issues.

Podcast Highlights

  • Strategically integrating institutions can allow...


Nov 12, 2021

Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Mark Lombardi, president at Maryville University, about the institution’s culture of innovation.

Podcast Highlights

  • Innovation in higher education involves starting with the end in mind, i.e., identifying the end point and ending date, and then allowing people to...


Nov 8, 2021

Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, president at Amarillo College, about how to successfully transform a higher education institution to meet the needs of today’s students in a way that that results in improved persistence and graduation rates.

Podcast Highlights

  • To successfully...