Changing Higher Ed® Podcast

 

Higher Education podcasts dedicated to helping college and university leaders improve their institutions. We offer the latest in higher ed news and insights from the top experts in our profession who share their experience and perspectives on how you can grow and strengthen your institution.

The Changing Higher Ed podcasts are hosted by Dr. Drumm McNaughton, CEO of The Change Leader, a higher education consulting firm.

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"Drumm – you are one heck of a good podcast host. I have done several podcasts. You are the best host I have ever worked with. You are incredibly well organized, and the ‘planning and discussion session’ you hosted two days ago helped us all to do a superb job today. Most of all Drumm, you made today’s actual podcast enterprise both substantive and also fun for your two guests. I enjoyed our three person smiles and laughter as we talked. Hope your podcast listeners enjoy hearing our remarks as much as we enjoyed presenting them. Thanks for everything."
Dr. Richard Light Carl H. Pforzheimer Professor of Teaching and Learning, Harvard University Graduate School of Education, Author of "Becoming Great Universitites"
Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges-Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with Brent Miller of HED

Capital Funding Strategies in Higher Education: How Universities Are Solving Infrastructure and Student Housing Challenges:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 256 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Brent Miller of HED

  As traditional state capital support declines, colleges and universities are turning to new capital funding strategies in higher education to address urgent infrastructure needs and student housing demands. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Brent Miller, Higher Education Market Sector Leader at HED, about how institutional leaders

April 22, 2025
Changing Higher Ed Podcast episode 255 graphic for Changing Higher Ed featuring host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Courtney Brown discussing public trust in higher education and insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation

The State of Public Trust in Higher Education: Insights from Gallup-Lumina Foundation:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 255 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Dr. Courtney Brown

  Public confidence in colleges and universities has dropped dramatically—only a third of Americans say they trust higher education. In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with Dr. Courtney Brown, Vice President of Strategic Impact and Planning at Lumina Foundation, about Gallup–Lumina’s latest findings and what institutional leaders must do

April 15, 2025
Change in Higher Education-Changing Higher Ed podcast 254 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest R. Todd Benson: Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic

Using Faculty Satisfaction Data for Strategic Change in Higher Education:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 254 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. R. Todd Benson

  Faculty surveys are a familiar practice in higher education, but many institutions fall short when it comes to using that data to drive long-term change. Too often, results are seen as evaluations rather than inputs into strategy and leadership development. This episode explores how faculty satisfaction data—along with broader

April 8, 2025
Strategic Considerations for College Leaders Exploring Short-Term Credentials - Changing Higher Ed Podcast 253 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Jinann Bitar

Strategic Considerations for College Leaders Exploring Short-Term Credentials:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 253 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Jinann Bitar

  Short-term credentials are gaining attention as a faster, more flexible alternative to traditional degree programs. But are they truly affordable? Do they deliver long-term value? And how should colleges structure these offerings to serve students without undermining their broader mission? In this episode, Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Jinann

April 1, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 252 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting - Washington Update: Dismantling the Department of Education and Redefining Oversight for Higher Ed

Washington Update: Dismantling the Department of Education and Redefining Oversight for Higher Ed:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 252 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

  The Department of Education is being systematically dismantled, reshaped, and redistributed. With massive staff reductions, rollback of key civil rights regulations, and a stunning shift of student loan collection authority to the Small Business Administration, higher education institutions now face a regulatory landscape unlike any before. These developments have

March 25, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 251 - Enrollment Marketing Strategy: How to Attract Students and Align Programs with Max DesMarais

Enrollment Marketing Strategy: How to Attract Students and Align Programs:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 251 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Max DesMarais

  Enrollment marketing strategy has become a critical priority for colleges and universities facing shrinking applicant pools, rising digital ad costs, and intense program competition. In this episode of the Changing Higher Ed Podcast, Dr. Drumm McNaughton talks with Max DesMarais, Director of Strategy at the digital marketing agency Vital,

March 18, 2025
Higher Education Innovation That Builds Workforce-Ready Graduates- Changing Higher Ed Podcast 250 with Alex Hernandez

Higher Education Innovation That Builds Workforce-Ready Graduates:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 250 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Alex Hernandez

  In this 250th episode of the Changing Higher Ed Podcast, host Dr. Drumm McNaughton speaks with Alex Hernandez, President of Champlain College, about how colleges and universities can build institutional innovation capacity and align their programs with workforce realities. Champlain College’s success is no accident—it’s the result of intentional

March 11, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 248 Transforming College Advising: A New Approach to Student Success with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guests Scott Carlson and Ned Scott Laff

Transforming College Advising: A New Approach to Student Success:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 248 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guests Scott Carlson and Dr. Ned Scott Laff

  Higher education institutions continue to struggle with student retention, career readiness, and underemployment among graduates. Traditional college advising models focus heavily on selecting a major, yet many students graduate with empty degrees that fail to translate into meaningful careers. In this episode of Changing Higher Ed®, Dr. Drumm McNaughton

February 25, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 247 - with host Drumm McNaughton and guest Justin Kollinger about the top risks in higher education

Top Risks in Higher Education and Why Leaders Must Have ERM Programs:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 247 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Justin Kollinger

  Justin Kollinger, Senior Risk Management Consultant at United Educators (UE), brings valuable perspective in helping colleges and universities develop strategic risk initiatives. As co-author of “Risk Management: An Accountability Guide for University and College Boards” and creator of UE’s annual Top 10 Risks report, Kollinger works with institution leaders

February 18, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 246 - ADA Compliance in Higher Education | image of a college campus with dozens of people walking around the campus. and images of host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Eugene Woo

The Layperson’s Prescriptive to ADA Compliance in Higher Education:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 246 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Eugene Woo

  New Federal ADA Regulation Deadlines Are Approaching – Is Your Institution Ready? Colleges and universities must now meet stricter ADA compliance requirements for websites and digital content or risk legal consequences, fines,  and loss of federal funding. With the Department of Justice’s latest update to Title II of the

February 11, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 245 - The Glass Cliff in Higher Education: Challenges Faced by Women University Presidents with guest Dr. Lori Varlotta

The Glass Cliff in Higher Education—Challenges Faced by Women University Presidents:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 245 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Lori Varlotta

  According to recent ACE presidential survey data, women now constitute 33% of university presidencies, yet a troubling pattern has emerged: these leaders are often appointed during times of institutional crisis, creating what researchers call “the glass cliff” phenomenon.  In this episode of Changing Higher Ed®, Dr. Lori Varlotta, former

February 4, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 244 New College Programs that Build Enrollment with guest Dr. Teri Reed

Keys to Launching New College Programs that Build Enrollment:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 244 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Teri Reed

  Creating new colleges, new college programs, and growing enrollment is not an easy task in our current academic environment. Building enrollment for a brand-new academic program is one of higher education’s toughest challenges. Yet, the University of Oklahoma’s Polytechnic Institute (UOPI) successfully recruited its first class by flipping the

January 28, 2025
Changing Higher Ed podcast 243 with Drumm McNaughton and Scott Marshall | How Semester at Sea Improves Student Outcomes and Boosts Institutional Success

How Semester at Sea Improves Student Outcomes and Boosts Institutional Success:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 243 with host Dr.s Drumm McNaughton and guest Scott Marshall

  According to the Consortium for Analysis of Student Success through International Education (CASSIE), students who participate in study abroad programs are 6.2 percentage points more likely to graduate within four years and 3.8 percentage points more likely to graduate within six years compared to their non-study abroad peers. Additionally,

January 21, 2025
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