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What happens when state governments and higher ed operate in silos? In this episode I’ll look at the current situation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and what it portends for similar circumstances as states and higher education systems struggle to align their missions and budgets to serve their constituents in turbulent times. In particular, I’ll look at how a lack of coordination and fiscal precision in defining the relationship of financial resources to specific initiatives may undercut the ability of states and higher education to fulfill their missions.

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network.

 

Academic freedom and tenure have long been hallmarks of higher education’s role as a dispassionate referee for society. These conventions intend to define and defend the rights of scholars to pursue knowledge and engage in open inquiry without undue external pressure. In this episode I’ll examine how these protections are faring in a society awash with discord around free speech, censorship and general civil unrest. In particular, I’ll look at how the accountability that has penetrated the walls of academia may soon relegate academic freedom and tenure to footnotes in the history of higher education. 

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast network

In the Dickens novella “A Christmas Carol” there is a message of hope for higher education. In this episode we’ll be visited by the Ghosts of Higher Ed Past, Present and Future.  I’ll discuss how we got from the “good old days” of higher education to where we are today, and what the future may hold, depending on the choices we make.  I’ll also look at some of the innovative initiatives both inside and outside the ivy-covered walls that may show us the way forward.

EdUp insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network

Higher education is a significant investment, up there with purchasing a home or a car. And as with all major investments, there are expectations about the anticipated return and about how that expected return will measure up against reality.  In this episode I’ll look at what influences student and graduate expectations and why the gap between expectations and reality exists.  I’ll also have a suggestion about closing that gap.  

 

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network.

 

The current condition of higher education presents an interesting look at its role in American society and society in general.  But it begs the question of how we got here. This kind of cultural inquiry has traditionally been the domain of archeology.  In this episode I’ll examine the current topography of higher ed and excavate several strata down to discover how the ecosystem has evolved from earlier eras. I’ll then discuss what we might expect to see on the current trajectory of evolution, and what we might learn from the ruins of earlier epochs.  Dig it!

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network.

There is general agreement in higher education on where we are and where we want to go. The problem is how get from point A to point B, and more to the point, why institutions seem to get it wrong on a regular basis. In this episode I’ll examine some of the snags that plague the higher education planning process and offer some simple, modest suggestions on how to “re-think” the process.  I’ll also suggest how creativity and innovation can be employed to look at the path from point A to point B from a different perspective.

EdUp Insights with Bill Pepicello is part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network.