Podcasts

A compilation of podcasts from various meetings and events, which collectively explore a range of higher education topics.

 
  • 2013 Presidents Institute
    • Catalysts for the Common Good: The Role of Independent Colleges
      Andrew Delbanco, Mendelson Family Chair of American Studies and Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University
    • Online Learning and the Future of Residential Colleges
      Diana Oblinger, president and CEO, EDUCAUSE
    • Structuring Educational Environments to Overcome Stereotypes that Impede Academic Success and Social Mobility: Strategies for Presidential Leadership
      Claude Steele, I. James Quillen Dean of the School of Education, Stanford University
  • 2012 CAO Institute
    • Reframing the Leadership Role of the Chief Academic Officer
      Lee G. Bolman, Marion Bloch Missouri Chair in Leadership, University of Missouri-Kansas City's Henry W. Bloch School of Management
    • Attracting First-Generation and Minority Students to a Liberal Arts Curriculum
      Honorable Henry G. Cisneros, Executive Chair, CityView companies Tessa Martinez Pollack, President, Our Lady of the Lake University (TX)
    • The Increasing Importance of Public Accountability and Its Implications for Colleges and Universities
      Judith S. Eaton, President, Council for Higher Education Association
    • Can We Keep Higher Education Affordable
      Lucie Lapovsky, Economist and Principal, Lapovsky Consulting
  • 2012 Presidents Institute
    • A Vigorous Case for the Liberal Arts and Presidential Leadership
      Nannerl O. Keohane, Laurance S. Rockefeller Distinguished Visiting Professor, Woodrow Wilson school and the Center for Human Values, Princeton University
    • The Economy and the Future of Independent Colleges
      Ronald G. Ehrenberg, Irving M. Ives Professor of Industrial and Labor Relations and Economics, Cornell University and Director, Cornell Higher Education Research Institute
    • Fostering Civility, Interfaith Understanding, and Civic Engagement in Independent Colleges
      Eboo Patel, Founder and President, Interfaith Youth Core
    • The Enduring Role of Independent Colleges in American Higher Education
      Charles L. Currie, SJ, Retired President, Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities; Marylouise Fennell, RSM, Senior Counsel, Council of Independent Colleges and Founding Partner, Hyatt-Fennell; David L. Warren, President, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities
      Moderated by Doug Lederman, Editor, Inside Higher Ed

 
  • 2011 CAO Institute
    • Advancing the Case for Liberal Arts Education
      Michael F. Gilligan, President, Henry Luce Foundation; John Lippincott, President, Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE)
    • Recruitment and Retention: Challenges and Opportunities
      Kevin Crockett, President and CEO, Noel-Levitz; Linda Maguire, Vice Chair, Maguire Associates; Michaelita Quinn, President, Executive Management Services, Inc.
    • Some New Evidence on What Matters in Student Learning
      Ernest T. Pascarella, Professor, Mary Louise Peterson Endowed Chair in Higher Education, co-director, Center for Research on Higher Education, University of Iowa; Patrick T. Terenzini, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and Senior Scientist Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University
    • The CAO-CFO Role in Institutional Governance
      Jake Schrum, President, Southwestern University; Eugene M. Tobin, Senior Program Officer for Higher Education, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation

 
  • 2011 College Media Conference
    • National Press Club Event: The Future of Journalism in the Digital Age
      Jim Brady, Head, Thunderdome Project, Journal Register Company Judy Phair, President, PhairAdvantage Communications (MD) Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer, NBC News Moderator: Jeff Selingo, Editor, The Chronicle of Higher Education

 
  • 2011 NetVUE Conference
    • Acts of Faith: Exploring Vocation through Interfaith Cooperation
      Eboo Patel, Founder and Executive Director of the Interfaith Youth Core (IFYC)
    • Souls in Transition: The Quest for Faith and a Future among Emerging Adults
      Christian Smith, William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology and Director of the Center for the Study of Religion and Society at the University of Notre Dame

 
  • 2011 Presidents Institute
    • The Dynamic Equilibrium of Presidential Leadership: Balancing Essential Missions and Evolving Models
      Walter E. Massey, President, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    • Presidential Leadership and Board Governance: A Dynamic Equilibrium
      Plenary Speaker: Richard P. Chait, Research Professor, Graduate School of Education; Moderator: Lex O. McMillian, President, Albright College; Respondents: Joanne V. Creighton, President Emeritus and Professor of English, Mount Holyoke College; Carol A. Leary, President, Bay Path College; Kenneth P. Ruscio, President, Washington and Lee University
    • Economic Challenges to the Future of Private Colleges and Universities
      Sandy Baum, Consultant and President Emerita of Economics, Skidmore College
    • Defending the Liberal Arts: An Essential Public Mission
      Jon Meacham, Executive Director and Executive Vice President, Random House

 
  • 2010 CAO Institute
    • Effective Collaboration Between the CAO and the CFO
      Kent Chabotar, President and Professor of Political Science, Guilford College
    • Increased Opportunities for Low-Income Students to Succeed
      Sarah E. Turner, University Professor of Economics and Education, University of Virginia
    • What is College For?
      Andrew Delbanco, Julian Clarence Levi Professor in the Humanities, Columbia University
    • The CAO-CFO Role in Institutional Governance
      Richard L. Morrill, President, Teagle Foundation John D. Walda, President, National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO)