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"
Changing Higher Ed Podcast 241-Censorship in Higher Education A PEN America Perspective with Jeremy Young and host Drumm McNaughton

Censorship in Higher Education: A PEN America Perspective:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 241 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Jeremy Young

  Exploring Academic Censorship and Its Impact on Free Speech in Universities The battle for control of American higher education is intensifying, with universities and their governing boards caught between protecting academic freedom and responding to unprecedented political pressure. This episode of Changing Higher Ed® podcast features Dr. Jeremy Young

January 7, 2025
Changing Higher Ed Podcast 239 - Consolidation in Higher Ed with Drumm McNaughton and guest Michael Horowitz | New Models for Consolidation in Higher Education

New Models for Consolidation in Higher Education:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 239 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Michael Horowitz

  Consolidating Higher Education: The Community Solution Model This episode of the Changing Higher Ed® podcast features Dr. Michael Horowitz, Chancellor of The Community Solution Education System (formerly TCS Education System), who discusses using innovative models for higher education consolidation as an additional category in or alternative to traditional mergers

December 24, 2024
Changing Higher Ed podcast 238 washington Update-Implications of the 2024 election on higher ed part 2

Washington Update: Implications of the 2024 Elections on Higher Ed — Part 2:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 238 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

  Higher Education Policy in the 119th Congress Part 2 of this podcast continues with Tom Netting, president of TEN Government Strategies and our Washington Update expert, examining ways in which the outcome of the 2024 US elections will transform higher education. Drawing from over three decades of policy expertise,

December 17, 2024
Changing Higher Ed podcast 237 Washington Update-Implications of the 2024 election on higher ed part 1 | with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

Washington Update: Implications of the 2024 Elections on Higher Ed — Part 1:

Changing Higher Ed® podcast 237 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Tom Netting

  Higher Education Expert Analysis of Anticipated Federal Policy Changes Under the Incoming Republican Administration Part 1 of this two-part podcast welcomes back Tom Netting, president of TEN Government Strategies and our Washington Update expert, to examine how the 2024 US elections will transform higher education. Drawing from over three decades

December 10, 2024
Changing Higher Ed podcast 236 - faculty diversity drives enrollment-with guests Jeffrey Robinson and Blane Ruschak of the PhD Project

How Faculty Diversity Drives Enrollment: The PhD Project’s 90% Success Model:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 236 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Dr. Jeffrey Robinson and Blane Ruschak

  Faculty Diversity: A Business Case for Higher Education Success When the PhD Project launched in 1994, you could count the number of diverse students at major business school recruiting events on one hand. Today, after 30 years of systemic change, the initiative has graduated over 1,700 faculty members of

December 3, 2024
Changing Higher Ed podcast 234 with Dr Drumm McNaughton-Sophie Nguyen-Kevin Cary- New America Varying Degrees 2024 - What Americans Really Think of Higher Education

What Americans Really Think of Higher Ed: Insights from New America’s Varying Degrees 2024:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 234 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guests Sophie Nguyen and Kevin Carey

  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% think higher education is “fine how it is,” bipartisan support remains strong, with a majority of both

November 19, 2024
Changing Higher Podcast 233 Accreditation NECHE Style from prescriptive to nuanced- with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Larry Schall

Accreditation NECHE Style—From Prescriptive to Nuanced:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 233 with Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Lawrence "Larry" Schall

Innovation in Higher Education Accreditation: How NECHE Leads Change Gone are the days of counting library books and checking boxes. With average presidential tenure plummeting to less than five years and a wave of institutional mergers reshaping American higher education, understanding the evolution from prescriptive to nuanced accreditation has become

November 12, 2024
Changing Higher Ed Podcast 231 - Effective University Mergers & Lessons in Stability from PASSHE with Drumm McNaughton and Dan Greenstein

Effective University Mergers & Lessons in Stability from PASSHE:

Changing Higher Ed Podcast 231 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Daniel Greenstein

  This podcast features host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Daniel Greenstein, former Chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education (PASSHE). Dan discusses his six-year tenure leading PASSHE, focusing on the system’s redesign and the controversial integration of six smaller universities into two larger universities. Greenstein explains

October 29, 2024
Changing Higher Ed podcast - STEM Enrollment Growth-Online Labs Drive Student Retention with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Caitlin Runne-Janczy

STEM Enrollment Growth: Online Labs Drive Student Retention:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 230 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guest Dr. Caitlin Runne-Janczy

  Online science lab enrollments have surged by more than 70%, while traditional on-campus participation has plummeted by 56%. This seismic shift in STEM education delivery signals a fundamental change in how higher education institutions must approach science education to maintain enrollment and ensure institutional sustainability. Traditional approaches to science

October 22, 2024
Changing Higher Podcast 229 -innovative accreditation-accelerated degrees-competency-based education with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena Grace

Innovative Accreditation: Accelerated Degrees and Competency-Based Education:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 229 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena M. Grace

  In this second part of our series, we explore the innovations in accreditation that are reshaping higher education from accelerated degrees to competency-based education and workforce development. Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is at the forefront of these changes, piloting groundbreaking programs and reimagining accreditation processes to

October 15, 2024
Changing Higher Podcast 228 - NWCCU Advances Higher Ed Accreditation

NWCCU Advances Higher Ed Accreditation with 3-Year Bachelor Degree and Collaboration:

Changing Higher Ed podcast 228 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guests Dr. Sonny Ramaswamy and Dr. Selena M. Grace

  The Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities (NWCCU) is revolutionizing higher ed accreditation through a collaborative approach that emphasizes innovation, student success, and institutional partnerships. This shift in strategy, exemplified by initiatives such as a pilot program for a three-year bachelor’s degree, demonstrates NWCCU’s commitment to adapting accreditation practices

October 8, 2024
Changing Higher Podcast 227- Strategies to Improve Student Retention Rates and Lower Acquisition Costs- with guest Carey Dukes

Strategies to Improve Student Retention Rates and Lower Acquisition Costs:

Changing Higher Education podcast 227 with host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and guests Carey Dukes

  In addition to the enrollment cliff, one challenge continues to loom large in higher education: student retention. Alarming statistics show that 59% of college students don’t graduate within four years, and 30-35% transfer after their freshman year. It’s clear that institutions need to rethink their approach to student success.

October 1, 2024
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