Big data, predictive modeling, machine learning, and artificial intelligence are all the buzz. From business to athletics to healthcare to education, more and more people are using more and more data …
Collaborate to Catalyze: Conversations on the University Innovation Alliance (UIA)
When the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) began its work, the mission was clear: form a cutting-edge coalition of large public universities committed to increasing the number and diversity of college …
Listening to Students’ Voices4Change
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
Podcast: Cathy Casserly on Personalized Learning, Lifelong Learning & Next Gen Infrastructures
Many of you know this edu innovator—currently working with the Institute for the Future, the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, and serving as an Aspen Institute Fellow—from her …
Podcast: With Robert Strazzarino on Mission-Driven Millennials
One of the more intriguing things about the emerging entrepreneurial landscape is the rise of mission-driven millennials, especially in the ed-tech world. This group of talented and determined recent graduates, …