THE INGENIOUS PODCAST
Conversations with leaders shaping the future of higher education
Every leader has a story worth sharing. IngenioUs brings you candid, thoughtful conversations with college and university presidents, innovators, scholars, and change-makers whose ideas and experiences are helping to shape what comes next for higher education.
“These are not conventional interviews — they’re reflective exchanges.”
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Recognized among the world's leading higher education podcasts
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Meet the leaders asking bold questions
Challenging familiar assumptions, and finding new ways forward for colleges and universities.
ABOUT THE PODCAST
Leadership stories worth preserving
For more than six seasons, IngenioUs has created space for authentic conversations about leadership, institutional transformation, innovation, resilience, and the future of higher education. These are not conventional interviews. They are reflective exchanges that invite accomplished leaders to step back from the urgency of the moment and share the experiences, ideas, and lessons that have shaped their work.
Hosted by Melissa Morriss-Olson, Ph.D., and produced through The Center for Higher Education Leadership and Innovative Practice at Bay Path University, IngenioUs preserves and amplifies the wisdom of exceptional leaders — not simply to document what they have accomplished, but to inspire and equip those who will lead next.
AUDIENCE & REACH
A global community of higher education leaders
IngenioUs reaches listeners in more than 30 countries. Its audience includes college and university presidents, chancellors, provosts, vice presidents, deans, faculty, graduate students, association and policy leaders, foundation professionals, educational innovators, and entrepreneurs.
FEATURED CONVERSATIONS
Voices shaping higher education
Across more than 100 conversations, IngenioUs has welcomed presidents, chancellors, scholars, entrepreneurs, and nationally recognized thought leaders.
Susana Rivera-Mills
Paul LeBlanc
Michael Sorrell
Michael Crow
Mary Dana Hinton
Marjorie hass
Gordon Gee
Carol Quillen
Carol Christ
Ben Nelson
EPISODE ARCHIVE
Find a conversation that speaks to you
Search the IngenioUs archive by guest, topic, institution, or season, and discover the conversations most relevant to the questions you are facing now.
Prefer to browse the complete episode library? Listen to all IngenioUs episodes on Spotify.
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ABOUT THE HOST
Dr. Melissa Morriss-Olson
Melissa Morriss-Olson, Ph.D., is a higher education leader, author, educator, and trusted guide to leaders navigating change. She serves as Chief Executive Officer of The American University of Greece – Global Campus, Distinguished Professor of Higher Education Leadership at Bay Path University, and Provost Emerita.
As the founder of CHELIP and Bay Path’s doctoral program in Higher Education Leadership and Organizational Studies, she has devoted her career to advancing leadership, innovation, and organizational transformation in higher education, while preparing the leaders who will carry that work forward.
FOR PROSPECTIVE GUESTS
Every leader has a story worth sharing
IngenioUs welcomes accomplished leaders, scholars, innovators, and changemakers whose experiences can deepen the conversation about the future of higher education. If you’d like to recommend a guest or explore joining Melissa for a conversation, we’d be glad to hear from you.
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