The Evolving Campus

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December 9, 2021The Evolving CampusEpisode 3: What sustainability looks like now“Sustainability” may not have the buzz in higher education that it did in 2008, but it’s re-emerging in institutional risk management, and colleges have a responsibility to experiment, our guests argue — and to team up with local communities.Scott Carlson, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses these issues with Jay Antle, chair of the Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancemen...

December 6, 2021The Evolving CampusEpisode 2: The risks of deferred maintenanceColleges are not prioritizing — or cannot afford — deferred maintenance. How can they begin to grapple with backlogs in the billions? Scott Carlson, senior writer at The Chronicle of Higher Education, discusses these issues with Mark Conselyea, vice president of facilities operations and development at Ohio State University, and David K. Sheppard, chief legal officer and chief of staff at the Thurgood Marshall...

December 1, 2021The Evolving CampusEpisode 1: Designing for student successThe future is hybrid classrooms, virtual support services, and listening to students, says Sukhwant Jhaj, vice provost for academic innovation and student achievement at Arizona State University. What has the pandemic revealed about campus space and student success? Jhaj talks about:whether lecture halls are going away (02:43)the effects of political and social polarization (06:50)what changes could better support...