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Disruption, Evolution, and Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

A Conversation With Paul LeBlanc, President, Southern New Hampshire University. Guest: Paul LeBlanc , President, Southern New Hampshire University. LeBlanc became President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) in 2003. Co-Host: Bridget Burns , CEO, University Innovation Alliance.

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College presidents move to cultural institutions (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

In many ways, the experiences of college presidents prepare them well to enable institutions beyond the academy to engage the current environment effectively. Why Are Presidents Moving to Cultural Institutions? The voice of the American university president as a public intellectual was once a well-recognized force.

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Higher Ed Lessons in Interim Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He earned his bachelor’s degree in economics from the Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey, Campus Estado de Mexico, in 1998, and his doctorate in economics from Texas A&M University in 2003. His work has appeared in The New York Times and USA Today, among other publications.

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The 100th Innovating Together Podcast

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Citing just one memorable moment of a leader voicing a powerful, eloquent truth, Dr. Burns recalled a 2020 conversation with Arizona State University President Michael Crow : "He talks about that we're just sailing, that these are choppy winds, these are intense seas, but it's just sailing.

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Showing the Human Face of Higher Ed Leadership

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

While in law school, he was a founding member of the Journal of Gender Law & Policy and served as the Vice President of the Duke Bar Association. A Sloan Foundation Graduate Fellowship funded his studies at both Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government and Duke University.

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The 100th Innovating Together Podcast

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

Citing just one memorable moment of a leader voicing a powerful, eloquent truth, Dr. Burns recalled a 2020 conversation with Arizona State University President Michael Crow : "He talks about that we're just sailing, that these are choppy winds, these are intense seas, but it's just sailing.

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Honoring the Promise of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

“When I came to Empire State University last summer, I said to our chief, ‘Do not worry, you will never hear me say the word crisis or emergency unless people or property are genuinely threatened.’ And he said, ‘Thank goodness, you may be the first university president to speak like that.’”