HigherEdJobs Podcast

Ever wonder what a career in strategic planning in higher education looks like? Are you interested in a career that is "creative," "collaborative," and "organized"? Do you consider yourself "determined," "dogged," a "facilitator," or "nimble"? Then a career in strategic planning may be a fit for you. In this episode Lisa Jasinski, Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives, Office of the President at University of Texas at San Antonio, shares a glimpse of what the career holds. 

In this Ask the Expert episode Dr. Chris Lee answers a question for a listener that has been landing interviews but not landing the job. Dr. Lee shares that in today's job market, it is not just about being qualified enough to land a role. One must be qualified, competitive, and a good fit. 'Fit' is really about how the job seeker can fulfill the mission, priorities, and goals of the institution. Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

The cyclical process of senior academic leaders rising from the faculty ranks, only to return years or decades later, remains one of higher education’s most distinctive and least understood traditions. In this episode HigherEdJobs Author in Residence Lisa Jasinski, author of "Stepping Away Returning to the Faculty After Senior Academic Leadership" discusses strategies for navigating the dynamic transition of returning to teaching after being an institutional leader. 

In this episode, the entire HigherEdJobs editorial team is together to share their favorite articles of the year. Kelly and Leah discuss Take Your Heart Off Your Sleeve Before You Start Your Job Search and Should You Be ‘Rage Applying’ for Jobs?

In this episode, the entire HigherEdJobs editorial team is together to share their favorite articles of the year.  Andy and Monika discuss Rules for Fair Fighting at Work and Promoting Rural Inclusion in Higher Education.  

In this episode, Kelly and Andy discuss the many layers of diversity work in higher education, inspired by the article "Female faculty of color do extra diversity work for no extra reward – here’s how to fix that." Diversity work requires bandwidth, representation, compensation, and dedication from all levels of higher education leadership, are we there?

Check out which song podcast guest Hira Byrne Paulin has added to the HigherEdJobs Playlist for your higher ed job search!  Do you have songs you want to add to the playlist? Email us at podcast@higheredjobs.com with your suggestions and why you think they belong on the playlist! 

What assumptions have you made about your alumni and how they want to engage with your campus? Ayanna McConnell, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Alumni Association of the University of Michigan, addresses some assumptions that have been proven wrong in the last several years of alumni engagement. Want more? Check out Ayanna's Higher Ed Careers interview.

It sometimes feels like the message is that everyone is replaceable in higher ed, so good people and employees seek employment elsewhere. So how can higher ed retain these valuable faculty and staff? And doesn't retention of valuable faculty and staff influence student enrollment and institutional success? Check out expert Matt Trainum's thoughts on these questions in this Ask the Expert episode. Have a question you want to hear answered on Ask the Expert? Click here to send us your question!

With rising numbers of students pursuing STEM fields, the toll on faculty and staff has many on the brink of burnout. In this episode Dr. Aditya Johri highlights the realities that the field is facing in recruiting new academics and administrators, and strategies for retaining them once they are on board.