A 30+ year veteran of higher ed, with 20 years of university senior leadership experience, I am both passionate about and deeply committed to promoting the power, potential, and bold futures of our great public universities. I currently serve as Senior Advisor to the President of
The Adaptive University: Why Adaptive Capacity Is Higher Education’s Next Great Challenge
Universities have always been among society's greatest engines of innovation. Yet these institutions that produce so much innovation often struggle to innovate themselves.
The Bachelor’s Degree: A Human Operating System
The bachelor’s degree has been one of the most successful social inventions in modern history. For generations, we’ve thought about the degree as a finished product. That's the wrong way to think about it.
The ‘Mid-Cap’ University: America’s Rising Research Institutions Will Be The Next Economic Engines
In regions where population growth and industrial expansion are outpacing the national average, a new breed of institution is emerging as one of the most vital assets in the U.S. economy.
Built For Four Years. Needed For Sixty.
The notion of a 60-year degree resonates because it aligns higher education with the way people actually live and work. The idea that a university’s primary obligation is fulfilled in four years feels increasingly out of step.
The 60-Year Degree: Why Universities Must Pivot From Recruitment To Perpetual Partnership
Universities should commit to helping their alumni navigate rapid changes and arm them with the new skills, knowledge and strategies to meet them.