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Reclaiming the Narrative for Higher Education

The Proud Sponsor campaign isn’t about getting more people into college. It’s about reminding everyone why higher education matters to us all.

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Beyond the Sage on the Stage: The Future of Quality Learning

Quality learning isn’t about what we teach. It’s about how students and faculty grow together through experience, collaboration and innovation.

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Higher Voltage episode Trust, Credibility, and the Power of Checklists with guest Melissa Farmer Richards, a woman with shoulder-length curly brown hair wearing glasses, a pink blazer and a blue ruffle blouse. To the right is a smaller bubble with a picture of Higher Voltage host, Kevin Tyler, a bald man with a dark mustache wearing a plaid collared shirt.

Trust, Credibility and the Power of Checklists

Leadership is about action—building trust, earning credibility, and demonstrating commitment—and having a plan makes all the difference.

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Choose Your Damning Wisely

Speaking out on high-profile issues like executive orders and policy changes is a delicate task—but in higher ed leadership, silence can be just as damning as saying the wrong thing.

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Shifting from Reactive to Proactive ADA Compliance

The latest ADA updates aren’t introducing new requirements—they’re reinforcing the need for a cultural shift in higher ed toward proactive digital accessibility.

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Funding Cuts and Uncertain Futures

The economic impact of higher ed goes far beyond the classroom—these institutions are job providers, research centers and essential pillars of their communities.

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Performance TV is Transforming Higher Ed

Higher ed has been slow to embrace digital marketing, but AmbioEDU and performance TV are proving that targeted, data-driven strategies can make a measurable impact.

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Beyond the Search Cliff

The search cliff is here, and if institutions don’t rethink recruitment with AI, storytelling, and owned marketing channels, they risk falling behind in the race for students.

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Being a Critical Friend

Sara Custer, editor-in-chief of Inside Higher Ed, joins Erin and Teresa to discuss the current state of the higher ed sector, including the role of media and early impacts of the Trump administration.

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Community College — America’s Best-Kept Promise

Community colleges are redefining student success through innovation, hyper-personalization and a commitment to meeting the needs of diverse learners.

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Higher Ed Has Always Been Political

Teresa and Erin forecast 2025’s higher ed landscape, highlighting enrollment trends, crisis communication, and shifts under a potential new Department of Education.

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Finding Opportunity Amid Politicization

Kevin and Carri Twigg examine higher ed’s future in light of potential disruptions, a dismantled ED and shifts in institutional identity and collaboration.

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Shifting Realities

Erin and Teresa unpack the challenges shaping higher education leadership, from media influence to strategic planning and global insights.

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Shifting Landscapes – The Future of Study Abroad

Inclusive marketing and shifting demographics are reshaping the future of international education, as Kelly Holland of the AIFS explains.

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Feet to the Fire

Dr. Belle S. Wheelan joins Teresa and Erin to discuss accreditation, the responsibilities and roles of accrediting bodies and the plans for higher ed under a second Trump administration.

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