Life in Higher Ed

About Life in Higher Ed

Welcome to Life in Higher Ed. We are senior higher education administrators and combined we have over 50 years of experience. We are here to talk about what goes on behind the scenes on college and university campuses. We surface the interesting, the confounding, and the seemingly absurd, and we do so with honesty and a sprinkling of humor. We want to help you not only survive but thrive and to know that you are not alone in your journey. If you are an administrator in higher ed or considering becoming an administrator, this podcast is for you!

Publisher

Denise Nelson Nash & Herminio L. Perez

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 May 2023

Latest episode

27 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

28 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Aug 2026

   What Higher Ed Needs: authentic optimism

   Send us Fan Mail Devorah Lieberman, PhD Devorah Lieberman, PhD, is an internationally recognized higher education leader, scholar, and advisor, known for advancing institutional transformation, inclusive excellence, and global engagement. She served for twelve years as President of the University of La Verne, becoming the first woman president in the institution’s 135-year history, and led significant growth in enrollment, finances, and global partnerships—quadrupling the endowment and near...

2. 

   27 May 2026

   Higher Ed Futures: Possibilities, Vision, Options - Bryan Alexander

   Send us Fan Mail Higher education is navigating a polycrisis, a confluence of demographic shifts, economic instability, political hostility, and technological disruption that has pushed American colleges and universities into a period of managed decline. Bryan Alexander joins us to explore what that means for the future of higher ed. While agency is unevenly distributed, we all have choices to make, and together, we can shape what comes next. Bryan Alexander, PhD Bryan Alexander is an interna...

3. 

   23 Mar 2026

   If you can't tell the story, how can you lead? - Trisha Beck and Denise Nelson Nash

   Send us Fan Mail In this episode, we explore why the ability to craft and share meaningful stories is essential to effective leadership, sense‑making, and trust‑building in complex organizations. Joining the conversation are Trish Beck and Denise Nelson Nash, co‑authors of Trinity of Leadership: Learners, Thinkers, Tinkerers, and thought leaders whose work examines how leaders use narrative to clarify purpose, navigate change, and inspire action. Together, they discuss storytelling as a strat...

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

16 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 22 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

13

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77