AU President Shares Challenges, Triumphs of Presidency

As higher education enters the new year under heightened scrutiny from legislators, campuses are getting back to business. Jon, Sarah, and Mushtaq are thrilled to speak with ACE Board member and American University President Sylvia Burwell as she prepares to finish out her final year at the helm of the Washington, DC, campus. She talks about the challenges she faced during her tenure and what she thinks are the biggest changes higher ed has faced over that time. Tweet suggestions, links, and questions to @ACEducation or podcast@acenet.edu.  Here are some of the links and references from this week’s show: Congress Has a Deal to Fund the Government and Not Much Time to Pass It The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Jan 7, 2024 House Republicans Plot Swift Impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas as Moderates Signal Support CNN | Jan. 7, 2024 The Big Questions Looming Over the Iowa Caucuses: Here’s What to Expect The New York Times (sub. req.) | Jan. 9, 2024 Claudine Gay: What Just Happened at Harvard Is Bigger Than Me The New York Times (sub. req.) | Jan. 3, 2024 American University President to Step Down After the Coming School Year The Washington Post (sub. req.) | Aug. 8, 2023 College Presidents Are Still Overwhelmingly White Men Higher Ed Dive | April 14, 2023 Most New Presidents at Top Research Universities Are Now Women The Chronicle of Higher Education (sub. req.) | May 31, 2023 AU Launches ‘Change Can’t Wait’ $500 Million Comprehensive Fundraising Campaign American University | May 12, 2021 Changemakers for a Changing World American University AU Welcomes District Scholars American University | June 2, 2020