Welcome to Life in Higher Ed. We are senior higher education administrators and combined we have over 50 years of experience. We are here to talk about what goes on behind the scenes on college and university campuses. We surface the interesting, the confounding, and the seemingly absurd, and we do so with honesty and a sprinkling of humor. We want to help you not only survive but thrive and to know that you are not alone in your journey. If you are an administrator in higher ed or considering becoming an administrator, this podcast is for you!
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Contact path
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Booking probability
29%
Guest openness
Selective
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to Life in Higher Ed. We are senior higher education administrators and combined we have over 50 years of experience. We are here to talk about what goes on behind the scenes on college and university campuses. We surface the interesting, the confounding, and the seemingly absurd, and we do so with honesty and a sprinkling of humor.
Recent episodes include "Higher Ed Futures: Possibilities, Vision, Options - Bryan Alexander" (27 May 2026, 57 minutes), "If you can't tell the story, how can you lead? - Trisha Beck and Denise Nelson Nash" (23 March 2026, 29 minutes), and "Academic Freedom: then vs now - Jonathan Friedman and Amy Reid" (16 January 2026, 48 minutes).
Life in Higher Ed publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for Life in Higher Ed is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Life in Higher Ed requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Life in Higher Ed's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for Life in Higher Ed are Universities & Colleges and Educational Support Services. Life in Higher Ed has an education audience.
Life in Higher Ed is an education podcast with 28 episodes published.
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Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail Higher education is navigating a polycrisis, a confluence of demographic shifts, economic instability, political hostility, and technological disruption that has pushed American colleges and...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore why the ability to craft and share meaningful stories is essential to effective leadership, sense‑making, and trust‑building in complex organizations. Joining the...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail More than half of U.S. college students now attend institutions in states where new laws and policies restrict what can be taught and how campuses can operate, according to a new PEN America report. In...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we sit down with R. Todd Benson from COACHE (Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education) to explore what makes faculty mentoring truly effective. Todd shares insights from...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail From navigating routine compliance challenges to managing full-blown institutional crises, discover how administrators cultivate strategic partnerships with their legal advisor that prove invaluable...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail With recent shifts in federal and state policies, legal rulings, and evolving demographics, how are institutions adapting their approaches to student recruitment and selection? This question is on the...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail When chaos strikes, how do leaders step up, steady the ship, and guide their organizations toward resilience and renewal? This is on the minds of leaders across higher ed and beyond. Dr. Ralph...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail Things have become more complicated for higher education in 2025, with executive orders, grant terminations, funding reductions, and investigations. This isn't the first time higher education has faced...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we delve into the attacks on DEI with Dr. Daryl G. Smith, author of Diversity's Promise for Higher Education. Dr. Smith discusses the complex dynamics of institutional capacity building...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail In this episode Stacey Gordon, founder and principal consultant of Rework Work and author of Unbias: Addressing Unconscious Bias at Work, Stacey commented, “The awareness piece is so big. When I first...
Episode #7
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Nana Kofi Nti and Mashama Thompson, co-founders of 510 Media, discuss the challenges facing colleges and universities in the attention economy. They note that institutions of higher...
Episode #5
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Nadege Dady, dean of Student Affairs and assistant professor for the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine, Harlem, NYC campus, talks about remaining flexible in moments of...
Episode #6
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, James Spellos, president of Meeting U, talks about generative AI and addresses the concern many educators have voiced, "So it's never going to replace the acumen of an educator, never...
Episode #4
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Professor Kim Drake and Bernie Hernandez discuss the Inside-Out Justice Initiative and the transformative impact of educational exchange programs. As a faculty member involved in the...
Episode #3
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Dr. Bernie Savarese, vice president for Academic Affairs, Research, and Student Success at the University of Tennessee System, talks about the shared responsibility of student...
Episode #2
Send us Fan Mail In the episode, Dr. Aisha Francis, President and CEO of the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology, talks about access to education and workforce development, "one of the challenges we have...
Episode #1
Send us Fan Mail In the episode, Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert, provost at the University of the Pacific, talks about making the transition from faculty member to chief academic officer, " People are coachable and can...
Episode #10
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Brian Steeves, executive director of the board of regents and corporate secretary of the University of Minnesota, talks about leadership transitions, "We need to remember that every...
Episode #9
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Binti Harvey talks about developing and using a strategic mindset, "I've seen people grow in this way of thinking when they have clarity about what the objective is and what the desired...
Episode #8
Send us Fan Mail In this episode, NYU Steinhardt EDLI alumni, Drs. Trish Beck and Michael Miller, talk about professional renewal and reinvention, " It begins with your connection to purpose. Your connection to your...
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