Episodes
March 6, 2023
Innovation Spotlight Interview with Peter Temes of ILO
Innovation Spotlight is a new show UIA created in partnership with The Chronicle of Higher Education. Ian and Bridget are the cohosts of the show, and Ian interviewed Bridget about the challenges she is observing on campuses…
Feb. 27, 2023
Interview with University of LaVerne President Devorah Lieberman
Interview with University of LaVerne President Devorah Lieberman ---
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Feb. 20, 2023
Interview with CSU Fullerton President Framrose "Fram" Virjee
Interview with CSU Fullerton President Framrose "Fram" Virjee ---
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Feb. 13, 2023
Special 100th Episode of the Innovating Together Podcast Featuring Bridget Burns & Doug Lederman
Today marks the 100th episode of the Innovating Together podcast, and Bridget Burns is in the hot seat to discuss the show's success. While the University Innovation Alliance has been around for several years, Weekly Wisdom …
Feb. 7, 2023
Interview with UMBC President Valerie Sheares Ashby
Not even a year into her presidency role at UMBC, President Valerie Sheares Ashby feels right at home. The privilege of serving so many students, staff, and faculty is not lost on President Sheares Ashby. Always having had a…
Jan. 16, 2023
Interview with Exec. Director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs Dr. Dietra Trent
As Secretary of Education for the state of Virginia, Dr. Dietra Trent had a lot of colleges, universities, and departments underneath her. All of those colleges and universities were independent, with no system tying them to…
Jan. 9, 2023
Interview with CSU Dominquez Hills President Thomas A. Parham
As a licensed psychologist with more than 40 years of experience as an academician, scholar clinician, and administrator, Dr. Thomas A. Parham is well known for his work in African psychology and multicultural counseling. Af…
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, a…
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 …
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 univ…
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 ab…
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 w…
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 whe…
July 25, 2022
Academic Advising Panel
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July 18, 2022
Interview with Arne Duncan, Former Secretary of Education
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 augmen…
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 Da…
April 4, 2022
Interview with UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski
“I have never been more excited,” said UMBC President Freeman Hrabowski in a recent Weekly Wisdom interview with UIA Executive Director Bridget Burns and Inside Higher Ed Editor and Co-Founder Doug Lederman. Dr. Hrabowski wa…
March 28, 2022
Interview with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal
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 …
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 car…
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…