Advancement/Academic Partnerships: Using a Team Science Model to Fund Research

A SERIES ON INNOVATIONS IN FUNDING ACADEMIC RESEARCH Ed Mason, president of EMNR & Associates, is writing this series to assist academic leaders in finding creative strategies to merge public/private funding for existing and new research initiatives. Mason has studied an array of collaborative partnerships between the two offices most focused on external funding (the development office […]

Authentic Conversations: A Discussion Series with Amazing Women Leaders

Authentic Conversations: A Discussion Series with Amazing Women Leaders   Recorded on December 11, 2023 | Recorded on December 15, 2023 | Recorded on October 11 , 2024 Meet the women leading higher education. Overview While women have consistently earned the majority of advanced degrees, they remain underrepresented and underpaid in higher education leadership positions. […]

Marie Hansen, JD, PhD, SHRM-SCP, PCC

I engage and empower leaders at all stages with wisdom and tools that instill confidence and focus in order for them to achieve quantifiable success throughout the evolving circumstances of their careers, their organizations, and those they lead. Dr. Marie Hansen is a dean, executive coach, leadership consultant and attorney with over 24 years’ experience in […]

The Transformational Small College President

The recent Sweet Briar crisis highlighted the difficulties that at-risk institutions face in ensuring their basic survival. Not only has the feasibility of a women’s college been questioned, but also the viability of small colleges in general. Often, colleges respond to difficulties with incremental improvements and enhancements — short-term remedies that tend not to address […]

Engaging Women in Philanthropy: Practical Ways to Shift Our Approach

Series: Creating the Conditions for Support Everyone is trying to raise more money. Rather than simply suggest the next tactic that can boost giving in the short-term, this series offers a more intensive look at the strategic thinking that drives philanthropic support: Why do donors give? How do institutions strengthen their core and emphasize initiatives […]

Academic Program Evaluation and Management: Planning, Predictions, and Pitfalls

FREE WEBCAST Academic Program Evaluation and Management: Planning, Predictions, and Pitfalls Live Webcast: June 8, 2022 | 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ET Learn which data you can rely on to help evaluate and manage your academic programs in an uncertain environment. To keep up with the rapid changes in student demand and employment, colleges and […]

Paula Thompson, EdD

I create a positive, energizing space for you to discover what you want and craft a plan to achieve your career and leadership goals. Paula is an expert on how individuals manage their careers in higher education, with an emphasis on career planning, career transitions, and academic job searching. Previously she served as Assistant Dean […]

Optimizing Your Use of Student Information Systems

READ THE WHOLE SERIES:Developing a High-Performing and Productive Advising Department In the first two installments in the series, “Developing a High-Performing and Productive Advising Department,” I’ve discussed strategies for identifying, assessing, and meeting student, staff, and advisors’ needs. In this installment, I will discuss best practices to successfully implement some of the key strategies identified […]

Shelley Anna, Ph.D.

Shelley Anna became the vice provost for faculty at Carnegie Mellon University on July 1, 2023. In this role, she provides counsel as a senior academic leader overseeing academic policies related to faculty affairs and offering support and resources to faculty and academic administrators across the university. She leads the Office of the Vice Provost […]

Jennifer Askey, PhD, PCC

I help my clients improve their personal effectiveness so that they can achieve the success they want in their career and leadership journeys.   Jennifer Askey is an individual and group academic coach with over 25 years of experience in higher education in the U.S. and Canada. Her career has included work experience all over the academic […]