Dustin Ramsdell

Crisis Management with President Williams of SPC

I was very grateful to have opportunity to speak with Dr. Tonjua Williams, President of St. Petersburg College (SPC) in St. Petersburg, Florida. She’s had a long career in higher ed, moving up the ranks of SPC since she started working there in 1986. We spoke about her unique story and the nuances of her current role as President, as well as what she and her team have been doing to navigate the COVID-19 pandemic.

Scaffolding Innovation & Growth with Dr. Adam Fein

I recently had the privilege of sitting down to speak with Dr. Adam Fein, Vice President of Digital...

Scaling Student Success with Dr. Paul Dosal

I’m very grateful for the recent opportunity I had to have a brief chat with Dr. Paul Dosal, Vice...

A Critical Analysis of HIPs with Dr. Shaun Harper

It was a pleasure to have the opportunity to talk with Dr. Shaun Harper about his professional...

Connecting Campuses Together with Michael Preston

Something that I’ve been geeking out about lately is the concept of networking together higher...

The Power of Iowa GROW® with Teri Schnelle

I recently had the pleasure of speaking with Teri Schnelle from the University of Iowa about their...

A HIP Conversation With Dr. George Kuh

High-Impact Practices (HIPs) are a catalyst that can accelerate student learning and development....

The Hard Things About Soft Skills

Soft skills is a bit of misnomer. These skills are difficult (some might say “hard”) to train and...

Tutoring as an Authentic Assessment of Soft Skills

It can be tough at times to get the insights we need to assess our work as higher ed professionals.

Designing for the Student Lifecycle

Throughout a student’s lifecycle at an institution, they’re going to need help often.

Learning from Collegiate E-Sports

Professional competitive gaming (colloquially called e-sports) has been growing rapidly in the past...

Co-Creating Student Success Outcomes

How often do you involve students in the process of creating student success outcomes? You should...