Degrees of Impact
Degrees of Impact highlights the people and ideas driving innovation in higher education. Produced by the New American Colleges and Universities consortium, episodes provide practical insight by exploring higher ed’s challenges and opportunities as well as the industry's impact on local and global communities. [Formerly called Connect, Collaborate, Champion, Degrees of Impact brings you the same engaging conversations but with fewer syllables.]
Degrees of Impact
Latest Episodes
Collaboration by Design: Lessons from York College
In this episode, Seán Creighton sits down with Tamara Sniad, Executive Director of the Graham Center for Collaborative Innovation at York College of Pennsylvania, to explore what it takes to build a culture of collaboration across an institutio...
Climate Change and the Future of Higher Ed (Earth Day Revisit with Bryan Alexander)
Earlier this year, we sat down with Bryan Alexander to discuss his latest book, Peak Higher Ed, where he explores the forces shaping the future of colleges and universities. One of the most urgent among them: climate change. In honor o...
Higher Ed’s Inflection Point: Insights from Futurist Bryan Alexander
For more than a century, American higher education has operated on a simple premise: growth is good. More institutions, more students, more degrees -- all signals of progress. But what happens when that growth slows? In this episode, host Miche...
The Mental Health Imperative: What Campus Leaders Need to Know Now
Student mental health has emerged as one of the defining leadership challenges in higher education. In this episode, Seán Creighton speaks with Sarah Doherty, Vice President of Collegiate Solutions at Alera Gro...