Last week, we saw the announcement of the Hope Center for College, Community, and Justice, the next generation of the highly successful Wisconsin Hope Lab. The new center, located at …
Jeff Selingo Podcast: Leaning In and Leading In to Higher Education
Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting down with one of higher education’s key provocateurs, prognosticators, and pundits, Jeff Selingo. Thankfully, he’s not the all-too-common higher-education commentator that promises catastrophe …
Dancing with Data in Higher Education
Most leaders in higher education came of age in a day when dancing with data had different steps. Their dance with data was important, make no mistake. Getting solid data …
Podcast — It’s Hard to Make the Grade if You’re Hungry: A Conversation with Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, childcare issues, transportation challenges, work disruptions, textbook affordability, and so much more. The life and logistics issues that many students in higher education face are daunting …
Podcast: On Part-time Student Success – Welcoming Strangers in Their Own Land
Early in my career, I conducted a national study on part-time faculty as part of my dissertation. As we completed that work, Drs. John and Suanne Roueche, and I authored …
Podcast: First-Generation Students, Insider Trading, and Higher Education
Studies, reports, and thought pieces abound making the case that we need a more, and more diverse learners to be more successful getting to and through higher education if we’re …
Harvey HELP: Helping Striving Students See the Signs
Far too many students in higher education don’t finish what they start. Those who leave the path are more likely to be low-income and first-generation students—many of them strivers who …
Podcast: From Transactional to Transformational Communication with Students
Many students need help. More than we think. And please don’t jump to the conclusion that the issues are mainly academic, like mastering curriculum, completing projects, or giving presentations. I’m …
On Charlottesville, Hope, and Hard Work
America, at its best, is a country of hope and hard work. In that vein, I hope that: We all send our love and prayers to the friends and families …
Podcast: Dr. Vince Tinto on Guided Pathways and Myth Busting in Education
One of the things I enjoy most about the Catalytic Conversations podcast series is having the chance to catch up with major difference-makers in education. Here in episode 6, …