Visionary Women in Higher Education: Driving Transformational Impact in 2026
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Listings
Sarah Mangelsdorf: A President, a Plan, and the Making of a Global Research University
There is a particular quality that separates leaders who merely manage institutions from those who genuinely transform them. It is something harder to name than
Ananya Mukherjee: The Scholar Who Crossed Continents to Reimagine Higher Education in India
There is a particular kind of courage involved in leaving behind what is already excellent in pursuit of something that could become extraordinary. Professor Ananya
Linda Livingstone: Coming Home to Lead, and Transforming Baylor University in the Process
Some leaders are recruited. Some are appointed. And some, in the way that feels almost inevitable in hindsight, come home. Linda Livingstone first arrived at
Lisa C. Freeman: The President Who Believes That Better Data Builds a Better University
There are leaders who arrive at an institution carrying a single defining idea, a flagship program, a headline initiative, a number they want to hit.
Blogs
How Chobani’s Founder Hamdi Ulukaya Turned a Closed Factory Into a Billion-Dollar Brand
What do you see when a factory closes, and a major food company walks away from it? For most people, it might look like the
Brian Chesky’s Journey From Industrial Designer to Airbnb Co-Founder and CEO
What would you do if you could not afford your rent, your city was full of visitors, and hotels were completely booked? Would you see
How Scott Harrison Turned a Life of Nightlife Into a Global Clean Water Mission
What if a man who had spent years building a career around New York’s nightlife suddenly decided that the life he was living was no
