President to President
For over a decade, Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott D. Miller and his long-time consulting and publishing colleague, Marylouise Fennell, Senior Counsel at the Council of Independent Colleges, have served as executive editors of a popular, internationally distributed higher education thought leadership series written by college presidents for college presidents. Originally titled "Presidential Perspectives," the series transitioned to its new name, "President to President" in 2016.
The Vitality and Power of Higher Education
Chapter 1: TOWN and GOWN Partnerships to TOWN and GOWN MembershipFostering a Culture of Innovation
Chapter 9: When the Dust Settles, Higher Education Won’t Be the Same
Chapter 8: Want to be More Innovative? Ask the Right Questions
Chapter 7: Leading in Tumultuous Times: The Importance of Mission in Times of Real Change
Chapter 6: Post-Pandemic Learning and Innovation
Chapter 5: Innovation in a Time of Transition
Chapter 4: Leading Through Crisis: Leveraging Goals to Build a Lasting Legacy
Chapter 3: Bringing Corporate America to Your Campus
Chapter 2: Embracing Campus Capital: Formulating a Vocabulary for Change
Chapter 1: Leveraging Institutional Culture to Foster Innovation
The Next Big Thing
Chapter 10: The Blank Sheet of Paper: Crafting Curated Solutions for Strategic Partners
Chapter 9: Creative Collaborations: The Promise of Strategic Partnerships
Chapter 8: The Digital Transformation Age Means Personalized Learning for All
Chapter 7: Leveraging Our Assets: Adult Education as a Tool for Transformation
Chapter 6: Innovating to Advance Success for Students’ Diverse Needs
Chapter 4: Opening the Campus to Comprehensive Education and Careers
Chapter 3: Your City (or Town) is More Than a Place to Call Home
Chapter 2: Building an Innovation Culture in Higher Education
Ten Challenges Facing Higher Education: Shaping the Student Experience
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Chapter 10: All at Once: Never is the Past
Chapter 9: From Academic Preparation, through Skills Development, to the Knowledge Continuum
Chapter 8: Increase Your Leadership Impact: Curating a Culture of Belonging
Chapter 7: Creating Pathways to Opportunity and Service
Chapter 6: Meeting the Needs of the Next Generation of Learners: The Agile University
Chapter 5: Bridging the Town-Gown Divide
Chapter 4: The Case for Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 3: Where Have All the “College Kids” Gone? The Changing Face of the Collegiate Student Body
Chapter 2: From Risk to Reinvention and Revival: Return on Athletics
Chapter 1: Free Speech and Inclusive Learning Communities
How Disruptive Innovation is Shaping the Next-Gen Campus and Enabling Student Success
Chapter 10: Strategic Planning and Opportunism: Leaving Room for Serendipity
Chapter 9: The Dominican Experience for All: A Distinctive Program Approach to Innovation
Chapter 8: The Importance of Mentorship in Higher Education
Chapter 7: African American/Black Student Populations: Cutting-Edge Models for Best Practice
Chapter 6: Guiding Cycles of Transformational Innovation
Chapter 3: Stages of Transformation: Threading the Needle
Chapter 1: Engineering a 21st Century Higher Educational Model: Guidelines for Leading the Work
Integrated Approaches to Student Living and Campus Housing--Enhancing Quality of Life and Performance
Chapter 9: Taking Action to Overcome Institutional Betrayal on College Campuses
Chapter 7: Pathways for Success: From Pre-College to Campus Life
Chapter 6: The Inclusive Campus: Leading from Within
Chapter 5: Lessons in Leadership: How a Silent Student Protest Inculcated University Values
Chapter 4: The StepUP Program at Augsburg: Overcoming the Stigma of Addiction on a University Campus
Chapter 3: After Katrina: Rebuilding a Residence Life Program
Chapter 2: The Role of the University in Promoting Community Resiliency