University Design | TL;DR (Too Long; Didn’t Read) by David J. Staley
Does reading matter anymore? In Ohio, my home state, reading is a big deal…until it isn’t. Every student is expected to read at grade level by the time they complete third grade. If they don’t, there are consequences for the student, their teachers and the school. There has been a contentious political debate in the […]
She Leads the Way-Decide Not Delay by Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson
She Leads the Way: What Women Leaders Teach Us About the Leadership Higher Education Needs Now The fifth of seven short pieces drawn from conversations on the IngenioUs podcast. I’ve talked with more than thirty women presidents and senior leaders in higher education, and a few ideas kept surfacing no matter who was in the […]
She Leads the Way: What Women Leaders Teach Us About the Leadership Higher Education Needs Now by Melissa Morriss-Olson
The fourth of seven short pieces drawn from conversations on the IngenioUs podcast. I’ve talked with more than thirty women presidents and senior leaders in higher education, and a few ideas kept surfacing no matter who was in the conversation. This series is where I gather them. When Stephanie Herseth Sandlin became president of Augustana […]
University Design | The University is a Unique Organization by David J. Staley
I will confess that I am always amused when economists or social scientists formalize something most of us already understood, as if they had discovered it. In this case, I think two economists, David M. Cutler and Edward L. Glaeser, have done us all a favor with their report “How have universities survived for nearly […]
Identity: Reclaim, Not Reinvent by Melissa Morriss-Olson
She Leads the Way: What Women Leaders Teach Us About the Leadership Higher Education Needs Now The third of seven short pieces drawn from conversations on the IngenioUs podcast. I’ve talked with more than thirty women presidents and senior leaders in higher education, and a few ideas kept surfacing no matter who was in the […]
The Path: Composed, Not Climbed by Melissa Morriss-Olson
She Leads the Way: What Women Leaders Teach Us About the Leadership Higher Education Needs Now The second of seven short pieces drawn from conversations on the IngenioUs podcast. I’ve talked with more than thirty women presidents and senior leaders in higher education, and a few ideas kept surfacing no matter who was in the […]
The Power of Knowing Your Why by Melissa Morriss-Olson
She Leads the Way: What Women Leaders Teach Us About the Leadership Higher Education Needs Now The first of seven short pieces drawn from conversations on the IngenioUs podcast. I’ve talked with more than thirty women presidents and senior leaders in higher education, and a few ideas kept surfacing no matter who was in the […]
What Clay Has Taught Me About Leadership by Melissa Morriss-Olson
A few years ago, I sat down at a pottery wheel for the first time and quickly discovered that clay did not care about my resume. The clay did not care that I had spent decades in higher education leadership, served as a provost, launched new academic programs, written books, or taught leadership to doctoral […]
The Loneliness of Seeing It Clearly Before Others Do by Melissa Morriss-Olson
There is a moment in leadership that I have come to recognize more clearly over time, though I did not always have language for it. It does not come with a decision. In fact, it comes well before any decision feels possible, showing up more quietly, often in the middle of ordinary work, when something […]
University Design | Stickiness By David J. Staley
I’m back from a consulting gig at a small university in a small city located somewhere in the Midwest. Compared to other similar institutions, this university is doing okay. Enrollment seems steady, donor relations are solid, they’ve built a raft of new buildings. The university has one distinctive major that attracts many students from around […]