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A Thousand Flowers Blooming

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Blake's journey to his current position at Georgia State has been a bit different from those of many other academic leaders. From a childhood of pumping gas and bookkeeping for the family business to a career in software engineering, he developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. Very similar to software engineering.

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President moves: Resignations and early retirements reigned in July

University Business

Following the California State System’s high-profile hire of Mildred García as chancellor over two weeks ago, two major university presidents at Texas A&M and Stanford caught the national radar following their high-profile resignations. I don’t trust the administration in their ability to have the best.”

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Leadership at All Levels of Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

President Sacks talked to us about the view on the ground versus the big picture, her personal leadership journey, some of her proudest accomplishments, strategies for decision making, and the power of both information and knowledge. They don't even like horses. Do you know about this Dickens novel?’

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Making Higher Education Work for All Students

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

He would drop off his homework, stay for tests, and then drive off to his next job so that he could pay for college and graduate as an electrical engineer. Previously, her roles within CSU have included Chief Educational Innovation Officer and Dean of Academic Affairs. He never could stay in class.

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Framework Leadership: An Innovative Approach to Higher Ed Growth: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 151 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Kent Ingle

The Change Leader, Inc.

I became the dean of the College of Ministry and Theology at Northwest University in Seattle, Washington. I served there for about six years and then became the president of Southeastern University. Drumm McNaughton 04:29 Being in the ministry, you have to ask good questions. Then I went into higher education.

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The Value of Micro-Credentials for Higher Ed Institutions: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 154 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Matt Frank

The Change Leader, Inc.

The more time that was taken to incorporate the multiple voices of the university community and design the program, gives more value to the micro-credential. A program designed with the university’s deans, faculty, and community engagement managers is also more valuable. When you take a look at MIT, it’s engineering.

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Lessons in Innovation for Higher Ed

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

We try to do that in a very focused way, to match emerging opportunities and emerging resources, to create more platforms and more engines for more of that matching." So maybe I'm a student, cafeteria worker, professor, or dean. We're all learners, we're all teachers in this beautiful space where learning comes first. How do I test it?