
Future U Podcast - The Pulse of Higher Ed
Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the newsmakers you want to hear from most. Find the latest news and insights into the current trends in higher ed on the Future U. Podcast.
Latest episodes

May 1, 2020 • 26min
The Three Digital Waves of Higher Ed in a Pandemic
Fernando Bleichmar from Cengage joins Michael and Jeff to talk about three waves of the higher ed response to Covid-19, what’s worked and not worked on campuses, and the results of a new survey of faculty and institutions the company conducted with the Online Learning Consortium, UPCEA, and other organizations.
This episode of Future U is brought to you by Cengage.
https://archive.org/download/episode-57/Episode%2057.mp3
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Apr 23, 2020 • 33min
The Coming Enrollment Crunch
What happens to enrollment and revenue for colleges and universities in the next few months amidst a recession and COVID-19 shuttering physical campuses remains uncertain. Deloitte’s Pete Fritz joined Jeff and Michael to talk through how universities should plan and what’s likely to happen.
This episode of Future U is brought to you by Deloitte’s Center for Higher Education Excellence.
https://archive.org/download/episode-56/Episode%2056.mp3
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Apr 6, 2020 • 21min
Leading a Liberal Arts College During the Coronavirus Pandemic
Carol Quillen, president of Davidson College, is the guest with Michael and Jeff to talk about how to build community with students spread out and maintain a college’s vision and mission in the midst of crisis management.
https://archive.org/download/episode55_202004/Episode%2055.mp3
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Apr 1, 2020 • 29min
Keeping a University Financially Sustainable During the Coronavirus Crisis
Deloitte’s Scott Friedman and Tim Hurley join Jeff and Michael to talk about what the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic will be on university finances and how institutions can plan their cash flow in the rocky months ahead.
This episode of Future U is brought to you by Deloitte’s Center for Higher Education Excellence.
https://archive.org/download/episode54_202004/Episode%2054.mp3
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Mar 30, 2020 • 24min
Managing the Coronavirus Crisis: On the Front Lines with Northeastern University
The co-chair of Northeastern’s COVID-19 task force, Mike Armini, joins Michael and Jeff to discuss what’s next for university planning after most institutions have sent their residential students home and shifted to remote learning for the rest of the spring semester.
https://archive.org/download/episode53_202003/Episode%2053.mp3
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Mar 23, 2020 • 28min
Balancing the Tradeoffs in Admissions
Angel B. Pérez, vice president for enrollment and student success at Trinity College, in Hartford, joins Jeff and guest co-host Karin Fischer to discuss his efforts to bring socioeconomic diversity to a liberal arts college and the tradeoffs admissions deans need to make to fulfill institutional priorities.
https://archive.org/download/episode52_202003/Episode%2052.mp3
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Mar 16, 2020 • 35min
The Quick Pivot to Remote Education
A provost at a regional public university and a faculty member at a private college join Michael and Jeff to talk about what it’s really like to turn a residential campus into a virtual one almost overnight.
https://archive.org/download/episode51coronavirus2/Episode%2051%20Coronavirus%202.mp3
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Mar 13, 2020 • 30min
Managing Campuses During the Coronavirus
Scott Cowen, who led Tulane University in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, joined Michael and Jeff to talk about how to manage a campus through an interrupted semester.
https://archive.org/download/episode50coronavirus1/Episode%2050%20Coronavirus%201.mp3
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Mar 3, 2020 • 26min
The Opportunities for Small Colleges
Mary Marcy, the president of Dominican University of California joins Jeff and Michael to talk about her new book The Small College Imperative, and how such institutions can innovate. She also shares lessons from her own innovations, including a partnership with a coding school.
https://archive.org/download/episode49_202003/Episode%2049.mp3
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Feb 18, 2020 • 29min
Reporters’ Roundtable
Jeff sits down with reporters Goldie Blumenstyk of the Chronicle of Higher Education, Open Campus’s Sara Hebel, and Paul Fain of Inside Higher Ed to discuss this year’s biggest stories and most interesting trends in higher education.
https://archive.org/download/episode48_202002/Episode%2048.mp3
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