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President Miller Publishes Thought Series
"President to President" examines ten challenges facing higher education
University News | August 5, 2019
A new book, edited by Virginia Wesleyan University’s President, “President to President: Ten Challenges Facing Higher Education — Shaping the Student Experience,” examines how colleges and universities are addressing myriad challenges and explores how these factor into the student experience now and into the future.
Dr. Scott D. Miller, VWU President, has served for 14 years as the executive editor with Dr. Marylouise Fennell, of the popular "President to President" thought series. The series is an internationally distributed higher education leadership series written by college presidents for college presidents, and has resulted in 15 themed volumes.
Each chapter of "President to President" is authored by a notable thought leader whose institution is at the forefront of innovative philosophies and practices. One chapter is released each month electronically, and at the end of the series, the foreword and chapters are bound into a book and distributed to college and university presidents nationwide.
“The theme of the newest volume draws from experienced perspectives on student life on campuses around the nation,” Dr. Miller said. "I thank our talented authors and publisher for a thought-provoking collection on the topic and the long-term reference resources available to college and university leadership.”
What started 14 years ago as “President to President: Views on Technology in Higher Education” (Sungard) became “Presidential Perspectives” (Aramark Higher Education), and then starting in 2016-17, “President to President” (Sodexo).
Over 150 leading presidents and national association CEOs have participated in the series. The “President to President” series can be viewed at president2president.com. The 10-year “Presidential Perspectives” archive is available at presidentialperspectives.org.
Dr. Miller is in his fifth year as VWU president and 29th as a president of four liberal arts colleges. In addition to VWU, he has served as president of Bethany College, Wesley College, and Lincoln Memorial University. Dr. Fennell is a former President of Carlow University and has served for over three decades as Senior Counsel at Washington, D.C.-based Council of Independent Colleges.