Season 1

March 28, 2022

Interview with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal

Interview with U.S. Under Secretary of Education James Kvaal --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/innovationalliance/message
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...
Dec. 6, 2021

Interview with Lafayette College President Nicole Hurd

Today we are interviewing Lafayette College President, Nicole Hurd. President Hurd founded a non-profit organization called College Advising Corps. She spent fifteen years fundraising and collecting data to help bring college...
Nov. 29, 2021

Interview with Morehouse College President David A. Thomas

Today we are interviewing President David A. Thomas, President of Morehouse College, one of only three all male colleges in the United States. President Thomas shared how Covid-19 impacted Morehouse College, how they adapted...
Nov. 22, 2021

Interview with University of Maryland Global Campus President, President Fowler

Today we are talking with University of Maryland Global Campus President Gregory Fowler. With deep experience working with various online learning institutions throughout the years, President Fowler has a lot of personal exp...
Nov. 15, 2021

Interview with Oregon State University President, Becky Johnson

Today, we are talking to Oregon State University interim President, Becky Johnson. After the last president stepped down after only nine months on the job, OSU needed someone to step up and restore confidence. With 37 years...
Nov. 1, 2021

Interview with Everett Community College President, Dr. Daria Willis

Today we are talking to Everett Community College President, Dr. Daria Willis. Only 6 months into her presidency, COVID-19 hit, which she says made it a very interesting experience. She says they are now up to about 30% fac...
Oct. 25, 2021

Interview with Dr. Bradley Custer and Dr. Jenna Sablan

Today we have two guests, Dr. Bradley Custer from the Center For American Progress, and Jenna Sablan from the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association. They’re here to talk about student success and college comp...
Oct. 18, 2021

Interview with Kristina Johnson, President of Ohio State University President

Today, we are talking with the Ohio State University President, Kristina Johnson. Having just started at Ohio State last year, during the pandemic, President Johnson is happy to see things starting to get back to normal. Wh...
Oct. 11, 2021

Interview with Dr. Bryan Brayboy from Arizona State University

Today we are talking to Dr. Bryan Brayboy from Arizona State University. Dr. Brayboy is known for his research on race and diversity in higher education, as well as experiences of indigenous students and staff in universitie...
Oct. 4, 2021

Interview with Dr. Joseph I. Castro, Chancellor of California State University

Today, we are talking with the Chancellor of California State University, Joseph Castro. CSU announced last December that it would be mostly in person this year. While it’s been challenging, they’re at about 80% in person t...
Sept. 27, 2021

Interview with Dr. Don Pope-Davis, Dean of the College of Education and Ecology at The Ohio State University.

Today we’re talking with Dr. Don Pope-Davis, dean of the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. Dr. Pope-Davis has led research focused on religious attitudes, multicultural competence and unint...
Sept. 20, 2021

Interview with Amarillo College President, Russell Lowery-Hart

Today we’re talking with Amarillo College President, Russell Lowery-Hart. He touches on the hardships caused by Covid, including experiencing depression for the first time. He says there are no right answers when it comes t...
Sept. 13, 2021

Interview with Dr. TJ Stewart from Iowa State University

Today we’re sitting down with Dr. TJ Stewart from Iowa State University. Dr. Stewart’s research interests include college students with stigmatized identities, anti-Black racism and non-Black communities of color, identity b...