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Degrees of Impact highlights the people and ideas driving innovation in higher education. Produced by the New American Colleges and Universities consortium, episodes provide practical insight by exploring higher ed’s challenges and opportunities as well as the industry's impact on local and global communities. [Formerly called Connect, Collaborate, Champion, Degrees of Impact brings you the same engaging conversations but with fewer syllables.]
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Collaboration by Design: Lessons from York College
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May 20, 2026 |
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Climate Change and the Future of Higher Ed (Earth Day Revisit with Bryan Alexander)
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Apr 22, 2026 |
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Higher Ed’s Inflection Point: Insights from Futurist Bryan Alexander
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Mar 25, 2026 |
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The Mental Health Imperative: What Campus Leaders Need to Know Now
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Feb 25, 2026 |
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Designing Professional Communities That Actually Matter
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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Educating for the Common Good: Liberal Arts, Applied Learning, and Civic Purpose
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Dec 03, 2025 |
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Building on the Legacy of Florida’s Oldest Private College
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Nov 19, 2025 |
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From Burnout to Balance: How Positive Education is Changing Teacher Preparation
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Oct 29, 2025 |
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Responsible AI in Higher Ed and Beyond
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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Leading Through Change in Higher Education
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Aug 20, 2025 |
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From Idea to Impact in 16 Weeks: Inside U of La Verne's Student-Run Businesses
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May 28, 2025 |
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Fast-Tracking Career Skills: Inside Hood College’s Skill Accelerator Badge Program
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May 07, 2025 |
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The New ROI: Why Equity, Access, and Mobility Define Higher Ed’s Sustainable Future
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Universities on Fire: Today and Into the Future
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Apr 09, 2025 |
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Navigating AI in the Classroom: Teaching Students to Think Critically
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Mar 19, 2025 |
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The Future of Learning: Technology, AI, and the Evolving Workforce
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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Improving Student Persistence by Expanding Peer Tutoring
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Feb 05, 2025 |
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Advancing Student Success: Insights from Drew Koch of the Gardner Institute
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Jan 08, 2025 |
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Leading with Love: Paul LeBlanc on Transforming Higher Ed and Reclaiming Boyer’s Legacy
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Dec 18, 2024 |
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Political Science and Experiential Learning in a Divided Society
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Dec 04, 2024 |
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Building Community and Confidence in First-Gen College Students
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Oct 30, 2024 |
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Navigating Tenure in Times of Change: Lessons from the Mitchell Hamline Merger
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Oct 02, 2024 |
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Campus Kitchen: Feeding Today's College Students
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Jun 26, 2024 |
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The Story of Transformation at Merrimack College
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Revisiting Traditions: Meaningful Activities for the Class of 2024
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May 15, 2024 |
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Community Champions: Law Students Work with Those Facing Housing Instability
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Grant Funding Strategies for Colleges and Universities
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Apr 03, 2024 |
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College Honors Programs: What are the Benefits for Students?
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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How Does Sports Fandom Affect our Physical Health?
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Feb 07, 2024 |
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Building Diversity in Academia: Faculty Recruitment and Retention
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Jan 10, 2024 |
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From President to Professor: Navigating the Return to Faculty
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Dec 13, 2023 |
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Uncorking the Student-Led Wine Experience
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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Going Green One Step at a Time
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Nov 15, 2023 |
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Educating for Executive Function with Untapped Learning
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Advice on Navigating the Upcoming FAFSA Changes
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Oct 11, 2023 |
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Principles of Effective Collaboration
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Sep 27, 2023 |
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Stopping the Next Mass Shooting
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Sep 13, 2023 |
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Majoring in a Mission
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Preparing Civic-Minded Professionals
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Apr 25, 2023 |
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Serving the Public through a Student Internship
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Mar 30, 2023 |
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Supporting Marginalized People: Lessons from a Community College Professor
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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Increasing Resources Through Better Relationship Building
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Jan 31, 2023 |
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Fostering Innovation to Solve Complex Problems
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Dec 06, 2022 |
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Advancing DEI in the IT Profession
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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A Long-Serving President's Keys to Success
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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What Do the Colleges of the Future Look Like?
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May 17, 2022 |
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Why College is About More than Getting a Job
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Apr 26, 2022 |
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Supporting Civil Discourse and Purpose
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Mar 29, 2022 |
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Addressing Pivotal Issues in Higher Ed Today
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Feb 08, 2022 |
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Honoring the Past While Educating for the Future
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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The Interviewer Becomes the Subject
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Dec 07, 2021 |
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Saving Green in the Green Mountain State
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Radical Cooperation in Higher Education
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Why Liberal Arts Matter for STEM Majors
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Succeeding at Digital Transformation
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Navigating Mergers & Acquisitions in Higher Ed
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Jun 28, 2021 |
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Now is the Time for Collaboration
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May 24, 2021 |
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Oppression, Political Agency, and a Presidential Video Game
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May 10, 2021 |
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Did the Pandemic Distract Colleges from the Demographic Cliff?
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Apr 26, 2021 |
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Strategies for the Looming Demographic Cliff
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Apr 12, 2021 |
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Reflections on Leadership and the Future with Mary Marcy
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Universities on Fire
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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A Futurist’s View of Higher Education
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Jan 11, 2021 |
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Citizen Professionalism
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Nov 09, 2020 |
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COVID’s Impact on Global Education
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Oct 26, 2020 |
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Generation Z Entering the Higher Education Workforce
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Oct 13, 2020 |
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The New Leadership Imperative: Tech Literacy
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Sep 14, 2020 |
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COVID Will Change Everything
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Aug 31, 2020 |
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My 15th and Final Year as a College President
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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My First Year as a First-Time College President
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Aug 10, 2020 |
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Risk Management in Returning to Work
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Jul 13, 2020 |