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An editorial publishing section — not a social feed. Original thinking on leadership, AI, enrollment, governance, and the future of higher education.
Beyond the Hype: Transforming Academic Excellence and Leadership Culture in the Age of AI
AI is reshaping what it means to learn, teach, and lead. This piece argues institutions must shift assessment toward process over product and cultivate an innovation-driven leadership culture to keep academic rigor intact in an AI-enhanced world.
2025-11-20
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Consensus Is Sort of Like True Love
Drawing on 240 interviews with sitting presidents, this essay argues that institutions that wait for consensus stay safe, popular, and increasingly irrelevant. The leaders who moved their institutions built coalitions, ended what wasn't working, and accepted the cost of speed.
2026-10-06Read article
Joe Sallustio Sees a New Type of President Emerging
After 240+ interviews with sitting college presidents, Joe Sallustio unpacks the qualities that help leaders thrive under pressure, why consensus can stall progress, and how proactive innovation across five fronts is now essential to institutional survival.
2026-08-25Read article
Higher Ed's 2026 Blockbuster Moment: Why Relevance Now Outranks Reputation
Higher education faces its Blockbuster moment, a crisis of relevance at every level from the degree down to individual skills. Institutions that prove relevance continuously, across course, program, credential, and public trust, will be the ones that survive.
2026-01-12Read article
Consumers Reshaping Higher Education: Why Now Is the Time to Embrace Change
Student expectations are now shaped by Netflix and Uber, yet many colleges still expect learners to wait on institutional timelines. Closing the gap between consumer expectations and higher ed operations is no longer optional, it's existential.
2025-05-06Read article