Navigating Career Transitions
When is it time to change careers—and when should you stay? This episode explores how to recognize key signals, balance personal priorities, and navigate what comes next with purpose and impact.
Higher education IT leaders from a variety of institutions discuss professional and organizational development, best practices, careers, challenges, and opportunities. Hosted by EDUCAUSE community leaders Cynthia Golden and Jack Suess.
When is it time to change careers—and when should you stay? This episode explores how to recognize key signals, balance personal priorities, and navigate what comes next with purpose and impact.
New ADA Title II accessibility rules are pushing colleges and universities to rethink access, vendor accountability, and campus culture. This conversation offers practical guidance for reducing compliance risk while creating usable, welcoming systems for all stakeholders.
Higher education leadership development is about intentionally cultivating people, not simply filling vacancies. By investing in mentorship, trust-building, and reflective engagement with younger generations, institutions can build the capacity needed to thrive over time.
How should CIOs prepare their institutions and future leaders for rapid technological, cultural, and organizational change? This episode explores succession planning, leadership development, and evolving campus systems that are reshaping how higher education IT organizations build continuity.
Higher education faces a workforce crisis driven by converging forces: retirements, role changes driven by artificial intelligence, and shifting employee expectations. This discussion brings together insights from workforce data and executive search experience.
In this episode, Jack and Cynthia welcome campus technology leaders from Canada. They discuss how Canadian institutions are navigating challenges around aligning data, AI, and cybersecurity.
Smaller institutions are finding creative, values-driven ways to explore artificial intelligence tools. This conversation unpacks how grassroots experimentation can guide responsible innovation.
Higher education has deeply ingrained structures that make institutional change difficult. But student success demands a shift in strategic approach. In this conversation, we discuss the historical roots of faculty governance and the need for a reoriented, modernized student-centered model.
Higher education leadership can gain valuable insights from outside the academy. This conversation explores how experiences in higher education and the private sector shape strategic thinking and offers a healthy perspective on the challenges leaders face.
This episode explores how higher education technology professionals can craft an authentic presence that aligns with their values, career goals, and expertise. We discuss the relationship between personal brand and reputation, the value of networking, and strategies for increasing visibility.