Ep. 154: How Trump’s First 100 Days Changed Higher Ed
Reviewing the Trump administration’s impact on the education landscape with Inside Higher Ed.
Merger is something of a dirty word in higher education, given that most of them are takeovers in which one college usually disappears. But as financial, demographic and other changes force many colleges to consider significant changes in how they operate, cross-institutional collaboration of one sort or another – be it sharing of back-office operations, cooperation on academic programs, or a merger – is likely to grow.
In this week’s episode of The Key, we discuss the Transformation Partnerships Fund, a new philanthropic effort to encourage colleges and universities to contemplate alliances that can better help them serve students, particularly those from disadvantaged backgrounds. The conversation features John MacIntosh of SeaChange Capital Partners and Art Dunning, former president of Albany State University, who oversaw that institution’s merger with Darton State College and advises the fund. And Sister Margaret Carney, president emerita of St. Bonaventure University, offers a cautionary tale about a merger that didn’t happen – and what went awry.
Hosted by Inside Higher Ed Co-founder and Editor Doug Lederman.
Reviewing the Trump administration’s impact on the education landscape with Inside Higher Ed.
How to prepare soon-to-be college graduates for navigating an economic downturn and cooling job market.
Discussing the findings of the Inside Higher Ed/Hanover Research 2025 Survey of College and University Presidents.
How can easy digital access create harmful habits, and what is higher education’s role in teaching preventive wellness?
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