Embracing Innovation, Technology and Culture Change for the Sake of Access

Campus Technology Insider

The pandemic accelerated digital transformation and the adoption of new learning models at many colleges and universities — but higher ed culture has some catching up to do. While institutions traditionally measure change in decades, we’re now in a time when flexibility, innovation and risk-taking are key to student access and opportunity as well as institutional survival. We spoke with Dr. Mark Lombardi, president of Maryville University, about why the business model of higher ed is broken, the importance of lifelong learning and technology’s role in moving universities toward a better future.

Resource links:

• Maryville University Digital Development Project

Music: Mixkit

Duration: 29 minutes

Transcript