Changing Higher Ed

Higher Education has a reputation crisis. Public confidence in higher education is declining dramatically. In 2015, a Gallup poll revealed that the vast major…

Despite media narratives of declining confidence in higher education, new survey data reveals 80% of Americans view college costs - not value - as the primary barrier to enrollment. While only 36% th…

Gone are the days of counting library books and checking boxes. With average presidential tenure plummeting to less than five year…

In this podcast, host Dr. Drumm McNaughton welcomes guest James R. Johnsen, the former President of the University of Alaska System, who is now a Vice President of Executive Search for Greenwood Ashe…

In this episode of Changing Higher Ed, Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Daniel Greenstein, former Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE), to explore strategic eff…

This episode features host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Caitlin Runne-Janczy, Chief Academic Officer for Scientific Interactive, a company that provides hands-on and virtual science lab experim…

Innovative Accreditation: Transforming Higher Education

Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena M. Grace, leaders at the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU), join Dr. Drumm McNaughto…

The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is pioneering new approaches to higher education accreditation that emphasize student success, institutional innovation through collabora…

Improving Student Retention: A Proactive Approach

Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Carey Dukes, Assistant Professor of Management at North Greenville University, about innovative strategies to improv…

The Real Cost of Chasing Numbers: Balancing Enrollment Pressures and Student Success

Teege Mettille, a veteran with over 20 years in higher education enrollment, discusses the growing challenges face…

Navigating the Future of University Governance: Lessons from 250 Years of Experience

Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Lauren Zalaznick, author of Letters from the Corporation of Brown University: Lives of Us…

Navigating the Transfer Maze: Improving Community College Transfer Student Success

Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Joshua Bay, an education reporter with The 74, dive deep into the critical challenges facin…

In this Washington Update, Tom Netting, President of TEN Government Strategies, provides a comprehensive overview of recent regulatory changes and challenges facing higher education institutions. Thi…

The rising trend in international student enrollment, currently at its fastest rate in over 40 years, underscores …

Caitlin Andersen, founder and principal consultant at Auxilium Education, discusses with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton the challenges and strategies for U.S. universities in attracting and supporting int…

In this episode of the Changing Higher Ed podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with David Marchick, Dean of American University's Kogod School of Business, and Angela Virtu, Professorial Lecturer in I…

Phil Hill, publisher of the On EdTech newsletter at Phil Hill Associates and EdTech expert, joins Dr. Drumm McNaughton to discuss the current state of educational technology, focusing on the recent b…

Nuno Fernandes, President of American Public University System (APUS), joins Dr. Drumm McNaughton to discuss how higher education institutions can leverage technology in marketing and branding and re…

Higher education institutions are facing a perfect storm of challenges that demand robust crisis management skills. From campus protests reminiscent of the 1960s to the lightning-fast spread of infor…

Addressing Student Mental Health in Higher Education: Expert Insights and Strategies

Dr. Drumm McNaughton is joined by Tony Walker, Senior Vice President of Academic Programs at The Jed Foundation, a…