Future U Podcast
Summary: Co-hosts Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for #highered and talk with the newsmakers in the academy and the Ed Tech industry you want to hear from most. If you’re curious about the future of colleges, learning, and human capital this is a podcast you won’t want to miss.
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What happens to enrollment and revenue for colleges and universities in the next few months amidst a recession and COVID-19 shuttering physical campuses remains uncertain. Deloitte’s Pete Fritz joined Jeff and Michael to talk through how universities should plan and what’s likely to happen. This episode of Future U is brought to you by Deloitte’s … Continue reading The Coming Enrollment Crunch →
Carol Quillen, president of Davidson College, is the guest with Michael and Jeff to talk about how to build community with students spread out and maintain a college’s vision and mission in the midst of crisis management. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Deloitte’s Scott Friedman and Tim Hurley join Jeff and Michael to talk about what the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on university finances and how institutions can plan their cash flow in the rocky months ahead. This episode of Future U is brought to you by Deloitte’s Center for Higher Education Excellence. Questions? … Continue reading Keeping a University Financially Sustainable During the Coronavirus Crisis →
The co-chair of Northeastern’s COVID-19 task force, Mike Armini, joins Michael and Jeff to discuss what’s next for university planning after most institutions have sent their residential students home and shifted to remote learning for the rest of the spring semester. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail … Continue reading Managing the Coronavirus Crisis: On the Front Lines with Northeastern University →
Angel B. Pérez, vice president for enrollment and student success at Trinity College, in Hartford, joins Jeff and guest co-host Karin Fischer to discuss his efforts to bring socioeconomic diversity to a liberal arts college and the tradeoffs admissions deans need to make to fulfill institutional priorities. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or … Continue reading Balancing the Tradeoffs in Admissions →
A provost at a regional public university and a faculty member at a private college join Michael and Jeff to talk about what it’s really like to turn a residential campus into a virtual one almost overnight. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Scott Cowen, who led Tulane University in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, joined Michael and Jeff to talk about how to manage a campus through an interrupted semester. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Mary Marcy, the president of Dominican University of California joins Jeff and Michael to talk about her new book The Small College Imperative, and how such institutions can innovate. She also shares lessons from her own innovations, including a partnership with a coding school. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email … Continue reading The Opportunities for Small Colleges →
Jeff sits down with reporters Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Open Campus’s Sara Hebel, and Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed to discuss this year’s biggest stories and most interesting trends in higher education. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Louisiana’s Commissioner of Higher Education, Kim Hunter Reed, join Jeff and guest co-host Paul Fain to talk about the state’s new master plan for higher ed, which sets an ambitious goal for doubling the number of credentials produced annually. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Edmit cofounders Sabrina Manville and Nick Ducoff join Michael and Jeff to talk about the controversy behind their projections of the financial collapse of certain colleges and universities–and how their efforts are intended to help families make better financial decisions around college. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at … Continue reading The Controversy Behind Transparency →
Michael and Jeff take a look back at last year’s biggest higher ed stories and share and react to listeners’ predictions for 2020. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
As Future U takes a brief break in December, Michael previews what’s coming up on the podcast in 2020.
Marcia Ballinger, the president of Lorain County (Ohio) Community College, talks to Jeff and Michael about some of the approaches she’s implemented that have resulted in boosting student success, including guided pathways and CUNY ASAP. Questions? Comments? Connect with us on Twitter or Facebook, or email FutureUpodcast at gmail dot com.
Joe May, the chancellor of the Dallas County (Texas) Community College District, joins Jeff and Michael to talk about how his institutions discovered the barriers to student success, what they’re doing to help students overcome them, and the importance of upskilling local residents who feel left behind in the new economy. Questions? Comments? Connect with … Continue reading The Real Story of Student Success →
