TRANSFORMED
Hosted by Higher Digital, TRANSFORMED is a podcast that sheds new light on the resurgence of higher education. In each episode, Higher Digital President and Chief Technology Officer, Joe Gottlieb, interviews guests to explore the new Whys, the new Whats, and the new Hows of higher ed. Strategy and tactics; planning and execution; people, process, and technology – it’s all on the menu, because that’s what’s required to truly transform.
Interested in learning more? Reach out to the team at Higher Digital.
Episodes
87 episodes
The Importance of Project Timing
Dr. Joe Whitehead, Senior Advisor to the President for Regional Science Initiatives and former Provost at Bowling Green University joins host, Joe Gottlieb, to discuss the importance of project timing in higher ed, contrasting examples of rushe...
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Season 1
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Episode 86
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32:28
Comprehensive Academic Planning in the Age of Polytechnic Velocity
Host Joe Gottlieb sits down with Glendalí Rodriguez, Provost at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, to explore the dynamic process of comprehensive academic planning. Rodriguez shares how her team developed a forward-looking roadma...
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Season 1
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Episode 85
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33:51
Leveraging IT as a Sustainable Strategic Change Catalyst
Join our guest, Christina Baum, CIO and VP of Digital Transformation at Utah Valley University as she details her perspective on the IT role in relation to sustainable strategic change. Across each institution, IT is uniquely positioned to serv...
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Season 1
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Episode 84
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38:59
Harvesting Necessity to Mother the Reinvention of Programs
Our guest, Dr. Diana Rogers-Adkinson, former Provost for Commonwealth University, goes into depth with our host, Joe Gottlieb, on the incredible journey she led to integrate programs across three newly merged institutions. Drivers for the...
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Episode 83
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52:27
How Engagement Transforms Student Success
Joe Gottlieb, President and CTO of Higher Digital, talks with Jim Brigadier, CEO of Ready Education about How Engagement Transforms Student Success. Jim discusses the importance of mobile engagement in student success (backed by data), t...
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Episode 82
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41:06
Transforming the Strategic Plan to Transform the Institution
Dr. Michael Lacourse, Provost at Utah Tech University, joins Joe Gottlieb to walk through a series of strategic planning cycles and the meaningful impact the entire institution realized as the strategy evolved over time. Learn from Dr. Lacourse...
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Season 1
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Episode 81
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44:05
Transforming Business Reports as a Pathway to Data Governance
Fred Rocha, former CIO at Coast Community College District and current senior consultant at Higher Digital, joins Joe Gottlieb to discuss how evolving business reporting can lead to better data governance in higher education. They explore commo...
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Episode 80
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40:17
Dual Transformation as the Growth Engine for Higher Ed
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, we break the mold and welcome two esteemed guests from Butler University: Dr. Brooke Barnett, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, and Melissa Beckwith, Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer.<...
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Season 1
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Episode 79
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40:00
So You Want To Be a Provost...
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Andrea Scott, Former Provost and new Special Advisor to the President and distinguished professor of marketing at George Fox University, shares her real-world experiences of challenges many provosts fa...
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Season 1
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Episode 78
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31:13
Transformation via Active, Open Leadership
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Josh Wilson, former Associate CIO at Brandeis University, Board Vice Chair for Apereo Foundation, and Senior Engagement Manager for Higher Digital, shares his leadership philosophy and who he sees as the m...
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Season 1
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Episode 77
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33:36
Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for AI
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Patricia Patria, Chief Information Officer at Babson College, talks about the pros and cons of the AI experiment she has been leading since the fall of 2023, bringing AI into diverse courses for students a...
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Episode 76
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27:23
Principle-Centered Leadership for Confident Transformation
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Ali Houshmand, President at Rowan University, highlights the value of candid assessments of what internal teams can deliver and what they can’t. With that understanding, leaders can develop partnership...
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Season 1
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Episode 75
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35:08
What’s Possible When the Provost Owns Transformation?
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Tamara Brown, Provost and SVP of Academic Affairs at the University of Texas, Arlington– explains why she firmly believes anything is possible when a provost owns transformation, guiding the entire ins...
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46:48
Changing the Institutional Business Model for a Post-pandemic World
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Ann Marie Klotz, Vice President for Development, Enrollment and Student Success at Naropa University – shares the transformation journey of Naropa University with our host, JoeGottlieb, as she discusse...
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28:08
Transitioning Online Education from External OPM to Internal Core Competency
In this episode of TRANSFORMED, Dr. Maléka Ingram, Executive Dean of the Online Campus at Adler University, walks us through the journey Adler University took, working with two different external teams to develop and manage the online ed...
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Season 1
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Episode 72
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27:08
Transforming a Law School by Taking Its Signature Degree Online
In this episode in the Presidential Series of TRANSFORMED, Darby Dickerson – president and dean of Southwestern Law School – shares the institution’s new, unique offering of an online, ABA-accredited law degree for nontraditi...
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Season 1
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Episode 71
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33:38
Barbarians at the Higher Ed Table
In this episode in the Presidential Series of TRANSFORMED, Dr. John Jackson – president of William Jessup University – lists many barbarians at the higher ed table, and even counts himself as one. He shares his FDA approach – flexible, d...
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Season 1
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Episode 70
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38:35
Higher Ed Myths, Trends, and Future Practices
In this episode, Casey Green – creator of the Campus Computing Project and award-winning industry analyst in higher ed – dives deep into past myths, present trends, and future practices that for higher ed leaders to consider as they drive their...
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1:32:32
The New Provost: Accelerating Change in Complex Times
In this episode, Dr. Junius Gonzales – Provost and Senior Vice President of Academic Affairs at Montclair State University – describes his experience as a higher ed leader, including his beliefs that change and innovation are best accomplished ...
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Season 1
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Episode 68
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37:24
Liberal Learning and Applied Arts: Higher Ed Blueprint for the Age of AI?
In this episode, Bryon Grigsby – President at Moravian University – offers his perspective on the value of a liberal learning and applied arts education coupled with faculty who embrace the societal changes impacting students, especially adult ...
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Season 1
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Episode 67
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40:03
Courageous Leadership for Impactful Transformation
In this episode, Miloš Topić – Vice President for Information Technology & Chief Digital Officer at Grand Valley State University – reveals his actions and approach to higher ed leadership, including acting in the best interest of wh...
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Season 1
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Episode 66
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43:42
Surviving a Presidential Ouster through Focus on Transformation Results
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Season 1
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Episode 65
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39:48
Overcoming Imperfect Incentives to Serve Learners of All Ages
In this episode, Dr. Lisa Vollendorf – President at Empire State University – highlights her institution’s focus not only on “first-time, full-time" students, retention, and graduation rates, but more importantly on what best serves the four ge...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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43:14
Organizational Mutations Leading to Higher Education Evolution
Higher Digital has just published the next episode of its podcast, TRANSFORMED. Every other week we interview experts on higher education, digital transformation, and the challenges and promises represented by both. In this e...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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42:58
Alignment as a Catalyst for Positive Change
Higher Digital has just published the next episode of its podcast, TRANSFORMED. Every other week we interview experts on higher education, digital transformation, and the challenges and promises represented by both. In this e...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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31:51