Season 1
Jan. 2, 2023
Bridget Burns’ Guest Appearance on An Educated Guest Podcast
In this interview, Bridget responded to questions from the host of the Educated Guest, Todd Zipper. They discussed the goals and purpose behind the University Innovation Alliance, Bridget’s personal connection to the work, an...
Dec. 26, 2022
Interview with UIC Interim Chancellor Javier Reyes
Dr. Reyes had only been Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at the University of Illinois for a year before he was given the position of Interim Chancellor in July of this year. It was a position Dr. Reyes didn’t expect to b...
Dec. 19, 2022
Interview with University of Utah President Taylor Randall
As a third generation faculty member, President Taylor Randall has always been passionate about the University of Utah. President Randall served as a professor for over 10 years and Dean for over 12, before becoming the unive...
Oct. 3, 2022
Interview with Portland State University President Stephen Percy
Dr. Stephen Percy became the full time President at Portland State University in 2020. President Percy said the most surprising part of his career was, “It was not linear and certainly not what I was planning.” When asked abo...
Aug. 15, 2022
Interview with University of Texas San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy
Interview with University of Texas San Antonio President Taylor Eighmy ---
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Aug. 8, 2022
Interview with Institute for Higher Education Policy President & CEO Mamie Voight
From engineering to higher education in public policy and research President Voight shared her background, “I took a pretty circuitous route to the position where I am now… I started out in civil engineering and minored in wo...
Aug. 1, 2022
Interview with Paul LeBlanc, President of Southern New Hampshire University
Leadership journey into academic leadership Paul LeBlanc has been President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) for going on twenty years. President LeBlanc’s journey started as a faculty member as a grad student when...
July 25, 2022
Academic Advising Panel
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July 18, 2022
Interview with Arne Duncan, Former Secretary of Education
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July 5, 2022
Interview with Anne M. Kress, ph.D. President of Northern Virginia Community College
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June 13, 2022
Interview with UHD President Loren J. Blanchard
University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) President Loren Blanchard has moved back and forth between a campus and a system. Now as a University President he finds it takes “strong policies that need to be in place that can augment...
April 11, 2022
Interview with Dr. Amelia Parnell From NASPA
Dr. Bridget Burns and Dr. Tiffany Polite from University Innovation Alliance (UIA) interviewed Dr. Amelia Parnell from NASPA – Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education. Dr. Parnell wrote a book titled “You are a Dat...
March 28, 2022
Interview with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal
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March 21, 2022
Interview with Colorado College President L. Song Richardson
Background Today on the Innovating Together Podcast, we are interviewing President L. Song Richardson. President Richardson is the 14th President of Colorado College. She started in that position in the summer of 2021. Most r...
March 14, 2022
Interview with Texas Commissioner of Higher Education Dr. Harrison Keller
Background Today on the Innovating Together Podcast, we interview Dr. Harrison Keller. Dr. Keller previously worked as Deputy to the president for Strategy and Policy and as a faculty member at UT Austin. Earlier in his care...
Feb. 28, 2022
Interview with President Thomas Hudson, President of Jackson State University
Jackson State University President Thomas Hudson, J.D., joined Bridget Burns and Doug Lederman in this week's episode of the Innovating Together Podcast. There have been 12 presidents in JSU’s 144-year history, and President ...
Feb. 14, 2022
Interview with President Michael Rao, President of Virginia Commonwealth University
In this week’s episode of Weekly Wisdom, Bridget Burns and Doug Lederman announced that Virginia Commonwealth University has joined the University Innovation Alliance (UIA) as a new member. Bridget explained, “The University ...
Jan. 26, 2022
Interview with Dr. Su Jin Jez, Executive Director of California Competes
California Competes is a policy research and advocacy organization focused on driving system-level change to improve the state's higher education and workforce outcomes. Dr. Su Jin Jez said, “Our work sits at the intersection...
Jan. 17, 2022
Weekly Wisdom Interview with Michael Sorrell, College President of Paul Quinn College President
“Where does hope come from?” Paul Quinn College President, Michael Sorrell pondered in today's interview. President Sorrell unpacked his optimistic and honest message in the midst of extended COVID-19 variants affecting high...
Jan. 10, 2022
1 Year Ago Today with California Community College Chancellor Eloy Oakley
Today on ‘Weekly Wisdom’ Bridget Burns from University Innovation Alliance and Doug Lederman from Inside Higher Ed sit down with California Community College Chancellor, Eloy Oakley. Many educational leaders had to step up du...
Jan. 3, 2022
Most Popular Episode of 2021 - Interview with Dr. Kristen Renn from Michigan State University
Today we’re speaking with the Educational Administrator for higher, adult, and lifelong education, Kristen Renn from Michigan State University. How Do You Introduce The Work That You Do? Kristen states that she studies colleg...
Dec. 27, 2021
Most Popular Episode of 2020 - Interview with Mark P. Becker, president of Georgia State University
Most Popular Episode of 2020 Bridget Burns, Executive Director of the University Innovation Alliance, and Jeff Selingo, author, columnist, and special advisor at Arizona State University, are inviting insight and experiences ...
Dec. 20, 2021
Interview with President Michele Siqueiros from the Campaign for College Opportunity
Michele Siqueiros, President of the Campaign for College Opportunity, was interviewed for University Innovation Alliance on December 13, 2021. Co-host, Doug Lederman introduced the Campaign for College Opportunity as, “a non-...
Dec. 13, 2021
Interview with Chancellor of the California Committee of Colleges Eloy Oakley
Chancellor of the California Committee of Colleges Eloy Oakley recently spent some time in November 2021 in Washington, D.C. with the U.S. Department of Education to help with the BBB - Build Back Better vision of the current...