Small College America
Hosted by Dean Hoke and Kent Barnds · Dean Hoke
5.0from 3 ratings
- 52
- Episodes
- 22
- Transcribed
- 3
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Small College America
Small College America is a podcast series that presents critical discussions at the forefront by interviewing small college higher education leaders, policy experts, and innovators. The podcast will delve into the evolving role of small colleges, their economic impact, innovative strategies for sustainability, and how they can continue to provide a highly personalized educational experience. The series is co-hosted by Dean Hoke, Co-Founder of Edu Alliance Group and a Senior Fellow with the Sagamore Institute, and Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation and Vice President of Enrollment & Communication for Augustana College.
- Publisher
- Dean Hoke
- Category
- business · education
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 2 Feb 2025
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
22 of 52 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Changing Role of the Small College Provost
12 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Shrinking Pipeline: International Students and the Small College
29 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Small Colleges Strong Communities: Matt Lindsey President Kansas Independent College Association
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The Changing Role of the Small College Provost
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] But again, whether it's an accreditor, whether it's from the yearly audit, whether... It's, you know, from faculty, staff, students, families, asking those tough questions are absolutely part of the job and part of what should be occurring. Very good. Ed? Greg, we know you've got a background in explosives, and the provost, that term traditionally was associated with the military, but today, or at least traditionally, the provost role has centered around academic quality, faculty, curriculum. Today, though, especially at small colleges and universities, it's difficult to separate academics from enrollment and retention and finances and technology and program development, career readiness, the changing expectations of students and employers. […]
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- Greg Piller
- Dr Fanta Aw
- Karin Fischer
- Liz Nino
- Matt Lindsey
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Who hosts Small College America?
Dean Hoke and Kent Barnds host the show. Published by Dean Hoke.
How often do new episodes come out?
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