Changing Higher Ed
Changing Higher Ed is dedicated to helping higher education leaders improve their institutions. We offer the latest in higher ed news and insights from top experts in higher education who share their perspectives on how you can grow your institution.
Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton is a top higher education consultant, renowned leader, and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership boards. He's one of a select group with executive leadership experience in academe, nonprofits, government, and business.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 275
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
How to Build Great Leaders in Higher Education
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Roger Hughes, President at Doane University, about the knowledge, qualities and skills that higher education leaders need to have.
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Innovating the Higher Ed Business Model
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Melik Khoury, president of Unity College, about the institution’s out-of-the-box thinking that is creating a new business model for higher educatio…
Hope Forward: Enabling Free Tuition for College
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Matt Scogin, president at Hope College, about the institution’s Hope Forward program.
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- Higher education leaders can look at innovati…
A New Higher Ed Business Model Targets Value Proposition
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Jaime Casap, a consultant and Google’s former education evangelist, about how higher education needs to create a new model that will help students embr…
Higher Ed Innovation Brought on by the Pandemic
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Kim Hadley, CFO at John Brown University, about lessons from the pandemic that can help transform higher ed institutions.
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- Devel…
The Wisdom of a Tuition Reset at St. John's College
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Mark Roosevelt, president of St. John’s College, about the college’s decision to do a tuition reset.
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- In general, the higher edu…
Prepare for Changes in Higher Ed Accreditation
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Cynthia Jackson-Hammond, CEO of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, about accreditation’s role as higher education institutions continu…
Grow Your Institution with Online Student Enrollment
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Tony Huffman, President and Founder of Perdia Education, about how technology is evolving to help higher education identify, recruit, enroll and serve …
Innovation in Mergers and Acquisitions with 3 Universities
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Danielle Wilken, the new president at the University of Bridgeport, about the changing plans that have allowed the university to survive through a …
Higher Education Leaders Face New Mindset Challenges
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Philomena Mantella, President at Grand Valley University, about creating an REP4, an innovation effort using design thinking to improve education.
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Higher Ed Must Transform to Stay Relevant
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Vickie Schray, EVP and chief external affairs officer at Zovio, about the role of innovation in helping higher education navigate the current turbulent…
Evolutionary and Revolutionary Trends in Higher Education
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Mike Goldstein, managing director and co-creator of the Center for Higher Education Transformation at Tyton Partners, about how the pandemic has accele…
Curriculum Innovation through Higher Ed Partnerships
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Anthony Wutoh, provost at Howard University, about how partnerships with industry and academic institutions can encourage innovation that benefits …
Washington Update Focuses on Funding and Policy Changes
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Tom Netting, CEO at TEN Government Strategies, about policy changes emerging from Washington, D.C. as the Biden Administration and Congress move forwar…
What Grantmakers Want From Higher Ed
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Ken Knueven, senior program director at the Charles Koch Foundation, about the various disruptors facing higher education and and what grantmakers are …
Transforming Curriculum and Higher Ed's Role in Workforce Success
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Ashley Finley, vice president of research and senior advisor to the president for the AAC&U, about how the workforce is changing and how higher edu…
Market Research Drives College’s Transformation
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Dave Haney, the interim president of Hiram College, about the ongoing transformation of the college to serve the needs of students and key stakehol…
How to Prevent Higher Education Cyber Attacks
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Brian Kelly, Director of the Cybersecurity Program at Educause, about cyber risk management, and the increasing importance of including cybersecurity …
HBCU Leaders Embrace Strategic Change in Wake of Pandemic
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Billy Hawkins, president of Talladega College, about how the pandemic has changed higher ed institutions and HBCUs in particular.
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Strategic Transformation for Colleges and Universities Post COVID
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Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Paul Friga, associate professor of strategy at the Kenan-Flagler Business School at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and co-founder of A…