Regent's Roundtable

Conversations with higher education experts to help college and university trustees. We explore the issues facing higher education, leadership, and board members.

Everything You Wanted to Know About Academic Freedom But Were Afraid to Ask 05/17/2023

Everything You Wanted to Know About Academic Freedom But Were Afraid to Ask We discuss the difference between the Frist Amendment, academic freedom, and institutional autonomy. Patrick O'Rourke, former chief legal counsel for the University of Colorado system, is our guest. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/26871639

Higher Ed Meeting Workforce Needs 04/11/2023

Higher Ed Meeting Workforce Needs How will higher education adapt to help meet the needs of the workforce? What are the policies that colleges and universities need to adapt to help students earn credentials while not compromising quality? We discuss this and more with Chauncy Lennon, Vice President for Learning and Work at the Lumina Foundation, our guest. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/26512554

Challenges of College and University Branding 03/28/2023

Challenges of College and University Branding Our guest is Kyndra Wilson. She is a brand and marketing strategist who has been working with higher education institutions on brand strategy, research, and marketing planning for the past 20 years. Like most businesses, at some point, a college or university wants to go through a branding exercise. While most people think it’s just updating the logo, a good branding exercise takes a good look under an institution’s hood. We discuss the opportunities and pitfalls this represents college and university leaders and boards. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/26370402

Great Advice for University Trustees with Sue Henderson 03/14/2023

Great Advice for University Trustees with Sue Henderson We cover a lot of ground with former New Jersey City University president Sue Henderson—the importance of dual admit programs, helping social mobility, fundraising, how to support a president, finding good board members, the role of the NCAA, accrediting bodies for American colleges and universities, and more. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/26229426

The Glory and Agony of KPIs in Higher Education 02/21/2023

The Glory and Agony of KPIs in Higher Education What gets measured gets done. Higher education leaders face challenges in understanding what key performance metrics (KPIs) should be used, determining qualitative and/or quantitative instruments, what the results mean, how to use the results to help drive continuous improvement, how to deal with unintended consequences, and ensuring people are not gaming the system. Our guest is Jennifer Mersmen, PhD, the Assessment & Research Officer at California State University, San Bernardino. She is an expert in program evaluation. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25996398

Learning Management Systems, Esports, and Universities 01/31/2023

Learning Management Systems, Esports, and Universities How do colleges and universities respond to new opportunities? What is a learning management system? What are Esports, and is that a real thing? Our guest is Danielle Rourke, Senior Higher Education Strategist for Dell Technologies. She works with Dell to help educators and educational institutions bring new and innovative technology and opportunities to their students. The research mentioned in the episode: Danielle's contact information /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25788081

Teaching Scholars, Department Chairs, and Importance of Cross Discipline Work 01/17/2023

Teaching Scholars, Department Chairs, and Importance of Cross Discipline Work Our guest is Mary Ann Cutter, a Professor of Philosophy, who has a focus on Biomedical Ethics, among other topics. Trustees often don’t know what happens at the most critical unit of a college or university—the department. Mary Ann talks about the role of the department and the department chair, teaching scholars and tenure, how engaging with the community can support the faculty and enrich students, and more. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25637589

You Can't Get There from Here: Prestige and Faculty Hiring 01/03/2023

You Can't Get There from Here: Prestige and Faculty Hiring Eighty percent of all tenure and tenure-track faculty at Ph.D. granting institutions come from a subset of just 20 percent of universities; 5 to 23 percent of faculty members were employed at universities more “prestigious” than their own doctoral-granting institution. Prof. Aaron Clauset discusses what this means for institutions trying to reach faculty diversity goals, how this trend is often fueled by a “prestige economy,” and what trustees and regents should think about when asked to approve new Ph.D. programs. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25489524

Communications, Media, and Message discipline with Ken McConnellogue 12/13/2022

Communications, Media, and Message discipline with Ken McConnellogue This episode's guest is Ken McConnellogue, the former head of communications for the University of Colorado, a four-campus system with a $5.2 billion annual budget, and he provides excellent advice about media and public relations for college and university trustees. (Since we recorded this, he has come out of retirement to temporarily serve as acting Vice President in the same role). Our conversation includes tips on dealing with the news media and social media, the importance of message discipline, and why being mindful of all written communication is essential for college and university board members. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25318884

The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education with Scott Van Pelt 11/30/2022

The Past, Present, and Future of Higher Education with Scott Van Pelt Scott Van Pelt is the coauthor of The Great Upheaval: Higher Education's Past, Present, and Uncertain Future. Higher education is facing significant challenges on a number of fronts, including changing needs of learners, demographics, and funding pressures. We discuss how we got here and what can be done to move forward. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/25177959

Staying on Mission, Presidential Hiring, The Right Questions 11/07/2022

Staying on Mission, Presidential Hiring, The Right Questions Dr. Jerry Israel is our guest. A former college president and board chair, his work now centers on sharing his expertise in presidential strategy, board relations, and accreditation. We cover a lot of ground including presidential searches, mission creep, and the importance of trustees asking great questions. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/24934410

Dual Mission and University/College Classifications 10/10/2022

Dual Mission and University/College Classifications The future of higher education, the role of dual mission colleges and universities, college and university classifications, and more in this episode with Dr. Carrie Besnette Hauser, President of Colorado Mountain College. As mentioned in the podcast: Dual Enrollment Summit Glenwood Springs, Colorado November 2-4, 2022: DualMission.Org Carnegie Classification System: Lumina Foundation: LuminaFoundation.org /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/24636243

Free Speech and Civic Literacy on Campus with Michael Poliakoff 09/26/2022

Free Speech and Civic Literacy on Campus with Michael Poliakoff My guest is Dr. Michael Poliakoff. Michael is the president of the American Council of Trustees and Alumni. ACTA is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting academic excellence, academic freedom, and accountability at America’s colleges and universities. Mentioned in podcast: Goacta.org https://www.howcollegesspendmoney.com/ /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/24492510

What College and University Trustees Should Know: It's a Lot 08/18/2022

What College and University Trustees Should Know: It's a Lot Don Elliman has a very unique perspective on how college and university boards work. He’s served on the board of Middlebury College, a small, well-regarded liberal arts college in Vermont; the board for the Colorado State University system, with two campuses, one of which is a land grant institution, with a US$1.5 billion annual budget; and currently serves as the chancellor to the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus with an annual budget of $2.7 billion that reports to an elected Board of Regents. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/24096732

Robert Scott 08/18/2022

Robert Scott Dr. Robert Scott is President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Adelphi University, where he served from 2000 to 2015; and President Emeritus and Professor Emeritus of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where he served from 1985 to 2000. /episode/index/show/665425e4-4a18-4b21-8926-49dfd34fb737/id/24096510

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