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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 faculty survey data—can be used to inform institutional decision-making, strengthen shared governance, and support leadership effectiveness. This week’s guest is Todd Benson, Executive Director of COACHE—the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education. He oversees the initiative’s research and institutional collaborations. The discussion highlights how faculty data is being applied on campuses to clarify priorities, improve communication, and guide change management efforts. How Colleges Are Turning Faculty Surveys Into Institutional Strategy COACHE operates on a three-year engagement cycle that begins

April 8, 2025 June 27, 2026
Is Shared Governance Obsolete or Has it Just Gone Off the Rails-The Change Leader

Is Shared Governance Obsolete or Has It Simply Gone Off the Rails?:

Repairing and Updating Derailed Shared Governance for Effective Collaboration

Shared governance was designed to promote cooperation between faculty and administration at colleges and universities. However, at many institutions, this well-intentioned model has gone off the rails – devolving into power struggles, overstepped boundaries, and paralytic gridlock. This dysfunction prevents institutions from adapting academic programs and policies nimbly to changing educational demands. It has led many leaders to question whether the framework of shared governance is obsolete and if needs to be abandoned entirely.   How Shared Governance Derailment Damages Institutional Effectiveness One institution’s dean lamented, “I can’t get anything done because of the faculty senate.” The issue? Dogged opposition from faculty over decisions such as where to build a new student parking lot – a clear overstep of faculty’s purview. Situations like this highlight the danger in the lack

April 11, 2024 April 7, 2026
How Innovation and Shared Governance Influence Turnaround Success

How Innovation and Shared Governance Influence Turnaround Success:

The National Louis University Story

The experiences of National Louis University (NLU), a private institution with four campuses in Chicago, demonstrate how innovation and shared governance influence turnaround success, even in the face of significant program cuts. Despite not having complete buy-in from faculty and staff, the institution was able to successfully reinvent itself into a truly innovative school, proving that presidents and decision-makers can make a difference. NLU is the poster child of a university that successfully shakes the status quo. It provides no-cost tuition and grant-covered programs, supports an unprecedented student-first culture that promotes continuous change and accessibility, and has adopted a data-informed mentality to facilitate equity. It wasn’t always this way. Twelve years ago, NLU was on the brink of closure. Now, it has doubled its enrollment and created an institution that

February 20, 2023 April 8, 2024

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