Sponsored by RNL
Chair: J. Andrew Prall, CIC Chief Academic Officers with Chief Financial Officers and Chief Enrollment Officers Task Force; Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English, Aurora University
Welcome and Presentation of Award
Marjorie Hass, President, CIC
Award for Service to the CIC Chief Academic Officers Task Force
J. Andrew Prall, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of English, Aurora University
KEYNOTE ADDRESS
Campuses at the Inflection Point: Strategic Innovation for Sustainability and Equity
Independent higher education currently faces profound challenges: the disruption of the pandemic, an impending demographic cliff, problems with the business model, and overdue racial reckoning. Yet the value of independent higher education, including our ability to engage students across differences, build strong communities, and ask fundamental questions, has never been more apparent. How can we position our campuses to meet the moment? This talk will present a strategic framework, raise essential questions, and offer examples from institutions that are successfully adapting to the shifting higher education ecosystem.