In this episode of the Innovating Together podcast, Bridget Burns, CEO of the University Innovation Alliance and Sara Custer, Editor-In-Chief of Inside Higher Ed are joined by Jamie Merisotis, President and CEO of the Lumina Foundation. They discuss his leadership journey, which spans decades of influence in shaping the future of higher education. Jamie shares his unique perspective as a first-generation college graduate, offering insights into the principles that have guided his approach to leadership, including humility, collaboration, and systemic change.
Sponsored by Mainstay and Carnegie Corporation of New York. #innovatingtogether

00:00 Introduction
02:39 Forming a Leadership Style
05:32 Important Moment in Leadership Path
07:32 Pivotal Career Moments
11:27 Proudest Accomplishment as a Leader
15:22 Challenges in Pursuing Big Goals
17:22 Higher Ed Adapting Needs
21:33 Transparency of Credentials
24:09 Best Leadership Advice
27:46 Leadership Book Recommendations

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The University Innovation Alliance is a multi-campus laboratory for student success innovation that helps university leaders dramatically accelerate the implementation of scalable solutions to increase the number and diversity of college graduates.

Founded in 2014 by a group of pioneering university chancellors and presidents committed to breaking down silos to collaboration and testing, sharing, and scaling ideas that can help more students succeed, our members span the geographic diversity of the US and enroll over 450,000 students, 170,000 of whom are students of color and 140,000 of whom are Pell recipients.

Most importantly, our campuses have increased our low-income graduates since 2014 by 46% and our graduates of color by 85%, as well as having graduated an additional 97,000 students overall.

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