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Fight for Your Students: A Provost’s Perspective of the Future

Fight for Your Students: A Provost’s Perspective of the Future

The Higher Edge
35 min
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<p>College and university provosts are tasked with a unique mission in higher education. Now called Chief Academic Officers at many institutions, provosts ensure that business-minded school administrations never lose sight of their core purpose: preparing their students for life through quality education.<br> </p> <p>As a former provost herself, <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmonroe/" rel="nofollow"><u>Kara Monroe</u></a>, Founder and President of <a href="https://www.monarchstrategiesllc.com/" rel="nofollow"><u>Monarch Strategies</u></a>, never lost her passion for helping others navigate the complexities of higher academia. &nbsp;<br> </p> <p>Kara talks about the value of collaboration and continuous learning, as well as the ongoing fight for education reform. &nbsp;<br> </p> <p>Join us as we discuss:</p> <p>- The role of the modern provost in a corporatized administration (7:06)</p> <p>- Strategic coaching and learning new administrative skills (19:23)</p> <p>- The need for higher ed reform and competency-based education (25:28)<br> </p> <p>Check out these resources we mentioned during the podcast:</p> <p><u>- </u><a href="mailto:kara@monarchstrategiesllc.com" rel="nofollow"><u>kara@monarchstrategiesllc.com</u></a></p> <p><u>- </u><a href="https://iwannabemewhenigrowup.substack.com/" rel="nofollow"><u>Kara’s Blog</u></a></p> <p><u>- </u><a href="https://www.monarchstrategiesllc.com/" rel="nofollow"><u>Monarch Strategies</u></a></p> <p><u>- </u><a href="https://www.ivytech.edu/" rel="nofollow"><u>Ivy Tech Community College</u></a></p> <p><u>- </u><a href="https://www.hlcommission.org/" rel="nofollow"><u>The Higher Learning Commission</u></a></p> <p><u>- </u><a href="https://wcet.wiche.edu/" rel="nofollow"><u>WICHE Cooperative for Educational Technologies</u></a><br> </p> <p><em>To hear this interview and many more like it, subscribe on </em><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-higher-edge/id1638761661" rel="nofollow"><u><em>Apple Podcasts</em></u></a><em>, </em><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6Nvkr3fpX4qdpGOqVScS2g?si=54c02cecbf8e4fb7" rel="nofollow"><u><em>Spotify</em></u></a><em>, or </em><a href="https://www.invokelearning.com/resources/podcasts" rel="nofollow"><u><em>our website</em></u></a><em> or search for The Higher Edge in your favorite podcast player.</em><br> &nbsp;</p> <br> <p>Hosted on Ausha. See <a href="https://ausha.co/privacy-policy" rel="nofollow">ausha.co/privacy-policy</a> for more information.</p>