Institutional transformation stories

Indian River State College

Over the last decade, Indian River State College has built up its digital infrastructure to ramp up the number of online degrees it offers. Kendall St. Hilaire, assistant dean of Indian River’s virtual campus, and Paul O’Brien, the college’s vice president of institutional technology and chief information officer, discuss how the college’s experience in online education helped the institution manage the pivot to remote learning in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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Dr. Estela Bensimon

Dr. Estela Bensimon, founder of the Center for Urban Education at the University of Southern California and one of the nation’s leading scholars on racial equity, reflects on her decade of experience advising institutions and organizations across the nation on racial equity and offers practical advice to higher education leaders and practitioners.

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Delaware State University

In 2016, Delaware State University deployed a series of changes to bolster student success, like centralizing advising and making it more proactive and structured. Saundra DeLauder, provost and chief academic officer, and Alexa Silver, a professor and chairperson of the faculty senate, discuss how the university has continued its student success efforts and managed the shift to remote learning in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.

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