Increasing Life Chances

‘Can higher education learn to love its students again?’ In this week’s episode, Dr Paul LeBlanc - President of Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) and regarded as one of most influential people in higher education - joins our CAO Professor Judyth Sachs for a captivating conversation about supported, personalised education at scale; why students need to matter not just belong, and AI-first models driving wellbeing, relationships, and connection.

Don Kilburn, CEO of University of Massachusetts Online and online learning expert, brings 30 years experience with him to this conversation with Studiosity’s Chief Academic Officer, Prof Judyth Sachs. They discuss grit and college basketball; underserved learners; and shifting focus from faculty and revenue, to mission and outcomes. Listen in as Don and Judyth discuss new educational systems and what it really means to serve students.

President Emeritus at Teachers College - Columbia University, chats to Prof Judyth Sachs, about reinventing universities. They discuss formative assessment in practice; why universities need to regain traction, look outward, and bind with community; and Arthur shares what he would change if he could redesign universities.

A structured early-intervention activity designed to give students more confidence in their academic writing is directly impacting on retention, progression and attainment, according to new analysis by the University of Sunderland.

Prof Nishan Canagarajah and Sir Eric Thomas discuss plural cities in the UK, a university's civic purpose, the delivery of Milton and Shakespeare, history lessons, and how to ensure curricula, assessment, and #studentexperience reflect the #diversity of the surrounding student body.

Dr. Noreen Golfman, former Provost and Vice-President at Memorial University, discusses identity, navigating the challenges of leadership, the evolving student experience, and circuit breaking the norm through embracing a comedic spirit.

Whether you’re in your first year or final year of study, it’s never too early to start preparing for your future career. From researching career options, building connections and using your university services, there are lots of things you can be doing right now, that will help you when it comes to applying for that job you really want. 

Prof Barney Glover AO, Vice Chancellor and President of Western Sydney University, talks microcredentialling, rethinking the purpose of university, leadership development and more in this podcast episode.

Highlights from a panel discussion on student wellbeing with experts from Canadian universities who share their research on student mental health, as well as insights into how students currently feel.

Dave Puplett, Head of Library Services, University of Greenwich shares a case study on their wide-ranging student support services, plus positive 2021 NSS student outcomes benchmarking.