Trusted Voices

Teresa and Erin are back to recap their conversation with Valerie Sheares Ashby, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. In doing so, they discuss the skills necessary for effective leadership: the ability to make people feel heard, the art of a pivot, and the importance of knowing your strengths and the strengths of those around you.

President Valerie Sheares Ashby of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County joins Erin Hennessy and Teresa Valerio Parrot to discuss the impact of mentorship, the importance of building teams, and ways to judge genuine success.

Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy share their big takeaways from their conversation with Amy Privette Perko of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics.

Amy Privette Perko of the Knight Commission on Intercollegiate Athletics joins Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy to discuss the NCAA’s new president, former Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker; the rapidly evolving state of NIL; how the NCAA transfer window might impact the transfer of college credits for those student athletes—and much more.

Teresa and Erin are back to recap their conversation with Eric Hoover, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education. Along the way, they discuss the idea of—and challenges to—a collective marketing campaign to promote the value of a higher education, and the nuances surrounding test-optional admissions policies.

Eric Hoover, Senior Writer at the Chronicle of Higher Education, joins Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy to discuss higher ed's trust issues.

Teresa and Erin are back, recapping their conversation with Vincent Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross. Rougeau’s path to a college presidency represents what may be becoming a new norm, as more college presidents come from untraditional places. Whereas provosts often ascended to the presidency, more and more are coming from student affairs, institutional advancement, and even avenues outside of higher ed. It all shows that, as the demands of these roles evolve and change, boards of trustees are increasingly willing to think differently about the skill sets required of candidates. And Rougeau’s career path is indicative of that, and his openness and honesty are also emblematic of a new kind of college leadership.

The first episode of the new Trusted Voices Podcast launches with guest Vincent Rougeau, president of the College of the Holy Cross, in Worcester, Mass., joining hosts Teresa Valerio Parrot and Erin Hennessy to discuss his experience assuming the leadership role at his current institution, what that transition period was like, and his experience as the first Black president of College of the Holy Cross (among other firsts).

Higher education’s most high-profile and high-impact issues occur at the intersection of leadership and communications. Trusted Voices, hosted by Erin Hennessy and Teresa Valerio Parrot, brings you into conversation with the people navigating them right now.