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Faces of Postsecondary Success - Yolanda Watson-Spiva: "Seeing is Believing"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 10:31


Faces of Postsecondary Success - Yolanda Watson-Spiva: "Seeing is Believing" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Faces of Postsecondary Success - Veronica Etier: "Constructing Family Ties"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 10:12


Faces of Postsecondary Success - Veronica Etier: "Constructing Family Ties" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Faces of Postsecondary Success - Kathleen Cleary: "A Say 'Yes' Moment"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 9:56


Faces of Postsecondary Success - Kathleen Cleary: "A Say 'Yes' Moment" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Faces of Postsecondary Success - Izmira Santiago-Mikel: "A New Take on Civil Disobedience"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 10:32


Faces of Postsecondary Success - Izmira Santiago-Mikel: "A New Take on Civil Disobedience" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Faces of Postsecondary Success - Patrick Methvin: "Beyond the Classroom"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 6:24


Faces of Postsecondary Success - Patrick Methvin: "Beyond the Classroom" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Faces of Postsecondary Success - DeJoiry McKenzie Simmons: "The Road Ahead"

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 2, 2020 13:04


Faces of Postsecondary Success - DeJoiry McKenzie Simmons: "The Road Ahead" by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 26: Segment 2 - Danette Gerald Howard and Elaine P. Maimon

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 17:19


"Year Ahead for Higher Ed" explores the implications of the 2018 midterm elections for higher education and the issues and people to watch in 2019. Guests include Jeremy Anderson, Danette Howard, Elaine P. Maimon, and Julie Peller.

Episode 26: Segment 1 - Jeremy Anderson and Julie Peller

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 18:20


"Year Ahead for Higher Ed" explores the implications of the 2018 midterm elections for higher education and the issues and people to watch in 2019. Guests include Jeremy Anderson, Danette Howard, Elaine P. Maimon, and Julie Peller.

Episode 26: Year Ahead for Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2018 34:25


"Year Ahead for Higher Ed" explores the implications of the 2018 midterm elections for higher education and the issues and people to watch in 2019. Guests include Jeremy Anderson, Danette Howard, Elaine P. Maimon, and Julie Peller.

Episode 25: Public Institutions/Public Engagement

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 34:50


From the 2018 American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Annual Meeting, "Public Institutions/Public Engagement" explores the meaning of public engagement for today’s public universities. Three presidents, Leroy Morishita, Cynthia Teniente-Matson, and Marion Terenzio, discuss how their institutions are engaging with their local communities.

Episode 24: Reimagining the First Year and Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 46:00


Episode 24: Reimagining the First Year and Beyond by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 24: Segment 1 - Franklin Gilliam

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 21:12


Episode 24: Segment 1 - Franklin Gilliam by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 24: Segment 2 - Richard Davenport, Eduardo Ochoa and Susan Sciame-Giesecke

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2018 26:06


Episode 24: Segment 2 - Richard Davenport, Eduardo Ochoa and Susan Sciame-Giesecke by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 23: Segment 1 - Mildred García

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 21:34


Episode 23: Segment 1 - Mildred García by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 23: Segment 2 - Laurie A Carter, Virginia Horvath and Ashish Vaidya

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 24:12


Episode 23: Segment 2 - Laurie A Carter, Virginia Horvath and Ashish Vaidya by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 23: Keeping the Promise of Public Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2018 44:29


Episode 23: Keeping the Promise of Public Higher Ed by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 22: What is “Good” in Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 43:14


"What Is 'Good' In Higher Ed" explores changing definitions and new measures of quality and the value of college rankings. Guests include Jeff Selingo, Paul Glastris, John Friedman and Doug Webber.

Episode 22: Segment 1 - Paul Glastris and Jeff Selingo

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 23:33


"What Is 'Good' In Higher Ed" explores changing definitions and new measures of quality and the value of college rankings. Guests include Jeff Selingo, Paul Glastris, John Friedman and Doug Webber.

Episode 22: Segment 2 - John Friedman and Douglas Webber

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2018 20:59


"What Is 'Good' In Higher Ed" explores changing definitions and new measures of quality and the value of college rankings. Guests include Jeff Selingo, Paul Glastris, John Friedman and Doug Webber.

Episode 21: Segment 2 - Michelle Asha Cooper, Archie P. Cubarrubia, and Stephanie A. Bond Huie

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 17:37


"Better by the Numbers" explores the use of data to increase transparency, accountability and improvement in higher education. Guests include Robert Kelchen of Seton Hall University, Sally Johnstone of NCHEMS, Michelle Asha Cooper of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Archie P. Cubarrubia of Miami Dade College, and Stephanie A. Bond Huie of The University of Texas System.

Episode 21: Segment 1 - Robert Kelchen and Sally Johnstone

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 17:14


"Better by the Numbers" explores the use of data to increase transparency, accountability and improvement in higher education. Guests include Robert Kelchen of Seton Hall University, Sally Johnstone of NCHEMS, Michelle Asha Cooper of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Archie P. Cubarrubia of Miami Dade College, and Stephanie A. Bond Huie of The University of Texas System.

Episode 21: Better by the Numbers

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 33:34


"Better by the Numbers" explores the use of data to increase transparency, accountability and improvement in higher education. Guests include Robert Kelchen of Seton Hall University, Sally Johnstone of NCHEMS, Michelle Asha Cooper of the Institute for Higher Education Policy, Archie P. Cubarrubia of Miami Dade College, and Stephanie A. Bond Huie of The University of Texas System.

Episode 20: Segment 3 - Patrick Dillon and Megan McCafferty

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 14:20


“The State of State Higher Ed” explores higher ed issues from national and state vantage points. Guests include Jeremy Anderson of Education Commission of the States, Melissa Henderson of Educate Texas, Kenyatta Lovett of Complete Tennessee, and Michele Siqueiros of Campaign for College Opportunity.

Episode 20: Segment 2 - Melissa Henderson, Kenyatta Lovett and Michele Siqueiros

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 24:37


“The State of State Higher Ed” explores higher ed issues from national and state vantage points. Guests include Jeremy Anderson of Education Commission of the States, Melissa Henderson of Educate Texas, Kenyatta Lovett of Complete Tennessee, and Michele Siqueiros of Campaign for College Opportunity.

Episode 20: Segment 1 - Jeremy Anderson

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 13:34


“The State of State Higher Ed” explores higher ed issues from national and state vantage points. Guests include Jeremy Anderson of Education Commission of the States, Melissa Henderson of Educate Texas, Kenyatta Lovett of Complete Tennessee, and Michele Siqueiros of Campaign for College Opportunity.

Episode 20: The State of State Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2018 49:56


“The State of State Higher Ed” explores higher ed issues from national and state vantage points. Guests include Jeremy Anderson of Education Commission of the States, Melissa Henderson of Educate Texas, Kenyatta Lovett of Complete Tennessee, and Michele Siqueiros of Campaign for College Opportunity.

Episode 19: Segment 2 - Karen Laughlin, Philip Needles and Timothy Renick

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 24:56


Episode 19: Segment 2 - Karen Laughlin, Philip Needles and Timothy Renick by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 19: Segment 3 - Melinda Mechur Karp and Matthew Crellin

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 17:11


Episode 19: Segment 3 - Melinda Mechur Karp and Matthew Crellin by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 19: Segment 1 - Allison Bailey, Nithya Vaduganathan and Renée Laverdière

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 15:16


Episode 19: Segment 1 - Allison Bailey, Nithya Vaduganathan and Renée Laverdière by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 19: Beyond Office Hours: High-Impact Advising

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2018 54:48


“Beyond Office Hours: High-Impact Advising” explores the importance of undergraduate advising in improving student outcomes. Guests from The Boston Consulting Group, Georgia State University, Florida State University,and Montgomery County Community College discuss emerging research on the ROI of advising reforms, promising institutional strategies, and where advising is heading.

Episode 18: Giving Voice to College Students

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2018 35:34


“Giving Voice to College Students” explores the reality of being a college student in 2018. Three students—Jennifer Alberti, Monique Gatling, and Joshua Stuart—candidly recount their experiences getting into and succeeding in college.

Episode 17: New Presidents on Leadership, Innovation & Student Success

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2018 36:55


From the 2018 American Council on Education (ACE) meeting, “New Presidents on Leadership, Innovation & Student Success” explores the challenges and opportunities of modern college presidencies. José Luis Cruz, Mary Papazian and Scott Ralls engage in a conversation about what it means be a college president in 2018, and how the position has evolved over time.

Episode 16: Achieving Equity in Higher Ed

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2018 52:38


From the 2018 American Council on Education (ACE) meeting, “Achieving Equity in Higher Ed” explores the concept of equity in and beyond college. Guests Ruth Simmons, Joseph Castro, Lorelle Espinosa, and Freeman Hrabowski discuss what equity means for institutions, students, presidential leadership, and public policy.

Episode 15: Presidential Leadership in Challenging Times

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2018 68:26


From the 2018 American Council on Education (ACE) meeting, “Presidential Leadership in Challenging Times” explores current and emerging challenges. Guests Ted Mitchell, Margaret Spellings, and Ángel Cabrera discuss higher education issues, including demographic changes, demands for greater accountability, diminishing resources, and declining public support.

Episode 14: Online’s Bottom Line

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2018 60:07


"Online’s Bottom Line" previews a study, now released, from Arizona State University and the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) on the return-on-investment for digital learning programs at 10 diverse institutions. Guests examine the promise of digital learning programs in increasing access, improving student success outcomes and affordability, and lowering operational costs, and discuss best practices in the field.

Episode 13: Bridging K-12 & Higher Ed: The Gates Foundation View

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2018 20:05


The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Bob Hughes, director of K-12 Education, and Dan Greenstein, director of Postsecondary Success, discuss efforts to scale innovative postsecondary policies and practices, a “refreshed” K-12 strategy, and bridging K-12 and higher ed.

Episode 12: Looking Back, Looking Ahead

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 28:10


Episode 12: Looking Back, Looking Ahead by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 11: Provosts and Digital Pedagogy

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 37:42


From the 2017 Educause conference, Casey Green moderates a college provost panel discussion exploring digital learning and its impact on the college completion agenda. Guests include Charles Cook of Austin Community College, Laura Niesen de Abruna of York College of Pennsylvania, and Patricia Rogers of Winona State University.

Episode 10: Segment 3 - Mark Schneider and Kevin Carey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 21:21


This episode of To a Degree explores why some institutions have more success than others in helping students from low-income backgrounds move up the socioeconomic ladder. Guests include John Freidman of Brown University, Shirley Reed of South Texas College, William Covino of California State University, Los Angeles, Kevin Carey of New America and Mark Schneider of American Institutes for Research.

Episode 10: High Impact HigherEd

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 55:13


This episode of To a Degree explores why some institutions have more success than others in helping students from low-income backgrounds move up the socioeconomic ladder. Guests include John Friedman of Brown University, Shirley Reed of South Texas College, William Covino of California State University, Los Angeles, Kevin Carey of New America and Mark Schneider of American Institutes for Research.

Episode 10: Segment 1 - John Friedman

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 21:27


This episode of To a Degree explores why some institutions have more success than others in helping students from low-income backgrounds move up the socioeconomic ladder. Guests include John Friedman of Brown University, Shirley Reed of South Texas College, William Covino of California State University, Los Angeles, Kevin Carey of New America and Mark Schneider of American Institutes for Research.

Episode 10: Segment 2 - Shirley Reed and William Covino

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2017 15:01


This episode of To a Degree explores why some institutions have more success than others in helping students from low-income backgrounds move up the socioeconomic ladder. Guests include John Freidman of Brown University, Shirley Reed of South Texas College, William Covino of California State University, Los Angeles, Kevin Carey of New America and Mark Schneider of American Institutes for Research.

Episode 9: Right From The Start

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2017 33:00


Episode 9: Right From The Start by The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Episode 8: Student Voices – Getting In, Getting Through and Looking Beyond College

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2017 57:42


Casey Green moderates a conversation with student leaders about their college experience and how they think higher education needs to change. Guests include Alejandra Cervantes, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA); Kernard Jones, Texas Southern University; Cameron Vigil, University of Colorado Denver; Andrea Foster, Winston Salem State University; Alyssa Foley, Houston Community College; and Raamish Saeed, St Louis University.

Episode 7: Voices from ASU+GSV – Solutions for Student Success

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 6, 2017 64:22


From the ASU+GSV Summit, this special edition of To A Degree explores solutions for student success with Michele Johnson, chancellor & CEO of Pierce College District; Rick Miranda, provost and executive vice president at Colorado State University; Ellen Wagner, vice president of research at Hobsons; and Gates Bryant, partner at Tyton Partners.

Episode 6: Voices from ASU - Getting to Graduation (full episode)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2017 55:42


From the ASU+GSV Summit, this special edition of To A Degree explores the challenge of getting all students to graduation. Guests include Michael Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College; Susana Rivera-Mills; vice provost and dean at Oregon State University; Joel Hartman, vice president and CIO at the University of Central Florida; and Eric Frank, CEO of Acrobatiq.

Episode 5: Voices from ASU + GSV – Expanding Opportunity (full episode)

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 53:41


From the ASU+GSV Summit, this special edition of To A Degree explores expanding opportunity in higher education. Guests include Eloy Ortiz Oakley, chancellor of the California Community Colleges; Phil Regier, university dean for educational initiatives and CEO of EdPlus at Arizona State University; Carolynn Campbell Reed, associate professor of mathematics and department chair at Austin Community College; and Matt Pittinsky, CEO of Parchment.

Episode 5: Segment 1 - Eloy Ortiz Oakley

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 14:35


Eloy Ortiz Oakley discusses the role of community colleges as engines of opportunity and how they need to change to ensure student success and to increase capacity in a challenging economy.

Episode 5: Segment 2 - Phil Regier

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 14:36


Phil Regier describes EdPlus, a central service unit at ASU tasked with accelerating digital teaching and learning at scale, and the innovations that have emerged to support student success.

Episode 5: Segment 3 - Carolynn Campell Reed

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 11:25


Carolynn Campbell Reed talks about the impact of Austin Community College’s Math ACCelerator, which is located in a former mall and employs tech-enabled, high-touch adaptive learning to teach mathematics.

Episode 5: Segment 4 - Matthew Pittinsky

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 15:50


Matthew Pittinsky describes the growth of electronic credentials for college applicants, transfer students, and grads entering the job market, and the emergence of new models of enhanced digital transcripts.

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