Dr. Michael Anthony, President, Prairie State College is Dr. T’s guest on the No Box Podcast. The two presidents discuss both the opportunities and challenges that exist in education today. Clarifying educational goals for students before, during, and after college must be a focus of education professionals when developing education models of the future. Community Colleges also need to continue to be many things to many people.

Kaskaskia College President, George Evans and John A. Logan College President, Kirk Overstreet are Dr. T’s guests on the No Box Podcast. Dr. T and his guest discuss the relevancy of higher education in a changing labor market in a post-pandemic world. Will degrees be necessary? Will paying for education be subscription based? New education models structured with a focus on flexibility and affordability will be the future of education.

This week, Dr. T welcomes Dr. Jill Griffin, Superintendent of Bethalto School District, and Dr. Todd Dugan, Superintendent of Bunker Hill School District, as his guests. Together, they delve into the evolving landscape of education, exploring its challenges and opportunities. They emphasize the crucial role of crafting career pathways to shepherd students seamlessly from school to college and beyond.

Dr. T’s guest on the latest episode of the No Box Podcast is Jim Jump. Jim is the founder of Jump Forward, a program to assist students in developing a personal career plan to guide them through college. Dr. T and Jim discuss how students can approach their college education with a clearer picture of what they can do/should do with the resources they have available.

In this Season 2 premiere episode of the No Box Podcast, Dr. Ken Trzaska talks Artificial Intelligence with Anna Mills.

Dr. Ken Trzaska and Dr. Brownlee discuss what must be done to improve access to higher education.

The work and dynamic of alignment informs organizational relevance, momentum and ultimate success. In this episode, Dr. T and guest Nick Anderson discuss change in higher education and beyond.

No matter your industry, the idea of broadening access and agility in order to strengthen alignment with stakeholders is a central theme in this episode and a tenet of effective and affective change. Getting your team on the same page through regular practice of alignment can elevate organizational performance and in turn broaden and improve relationships across the organization and between stakeholders such students, workforce partners, local taxpayers, and legislators.

Nick Anderson serves as Managing Partner at The Crispian Advantage and is the author of "Focusing Change to Win: Leadership Change Manual".

Dr. Ken Trzaska discusses the future of higher education with author, Dr. Arthur Levine.