President to President

For over a decade, Virginia Wesleyan University President Scott D. Miller and his long-time consulting and publishing colleague, Marylouise Fennell, Senior Counsel at the Council of Independent Colleges, have served as executive editors of a popular, internationally distributed higher education thought leadership series written by college presidents for college presidents. Originally titled "Presidential Perspectives," the series transitioned to its new name, "President to President" in 2016.

The Well Campus: An In-Depth Look

• Chapter 8: Unprecedented
• Chapter 7: We Are in This Together
• Chapter 6: Respectfulness and Community: Preserving Legacy in a Modern Era
• Chapter 5: Effecting change while respecting the past
• Chapter 4: Higher Educational Relevancy: Aligning Programs, Economic Development, and Outreach to Community Needs and Aspirations
• Chapter 3: Liberal Arts Education: A Path Towards a More Thoughtful and Caring World
• Chapter 2: A University’s Commitment to Social Justice
• Chapter 1: Educating for a Civil Society
• 2022-2023 Series Foreword

The Vitality and Power of Higher Education

• Chapter 10: The Post-Pandemic Student Success Imperative
• Chapter 9: Toward a Post-Pandemic Preferred Future
• Chapter 8: Post-Pandemic: It’s Not All About Technology
• Chapter 7: The Cost of Higher Education’s Pursuit of Status
• Chapter 6: Successfully Navigating the Mask Paradox: The Power of Institutional Authenticity
• Chapter 5: The Role of the President: Leading by Wearing Bifocals Through the Pandemic and Beyond
• Chapter 4: Race in Higher Education
• Chapter 3: Holistic Approach to Higher Education
• Chapter 2: Higher Education’s Responsibility to Generate Social Mobility
• Chapter 1: TOWN and GOWN Partnerships to TOWN and GOWN Membership
• 2021-22 Series Foreword

Fostering a Culture of Innovation

• Chapter 10: Making Connections: How Strategic Education Reform Can Ignite Innovation and Build a Better Community
• Chapter 9: When the Dust Settles, Higher Education Won’t Be the Same
• Chapter 8: Want to be More Innovative? Ask the Right Questions
• Chapter 7: Leading in Tumultuous Times: The Importance of Mission in Times of Real Change
• Chapter 6: Post-Pandemic Learning and Innovation
• Chapter 5: Innovation in a Time of Transition
• Chapter 4: Leading Through Crisis: Leveraging Goals to Build a Lasting Legacy
• Chapter 3: Bringing Corporate America to Your Campus
• Chapter 2: Embracing Campus Capital: Formulating a Vocabulary for Change
• Chapter 1: Leveraging Institutional Culture to Foster Innovation
• 2020-2021 Series Foreword

The Next Big Thing

• Chapter 10: The Blank Sheet of Paper: Crafting Curated Solutions for Strategic Partners
• Chapter 9: Creative Collaborations: The Promise of Strategic Partnerships
• Chapter 8: The Digital Transformation Age Means Personalized Learning for All
• Chapter 7: Leveraging Our Assets: Adult Education as a Tool for Transformation
• Chapter 6: Innovating to Advance Success for Students’ Diverse Needs
• Chapter 5: Mergers and Acquisitions in Higher Education: Is There an Opportunity to Build Competitive Advantage, Collective Strength, and Mission Focus?
• Chapter 4: Opening the Campus to Comprehensive Education and Careers
• Chapter 3: Your City (or Town) is More Than a Place to Call Home
• Chapter 2: Building an Innovation Culture in Higher Education
• Chapter 1: Educating the Environmental Stewards of Tomorrow: Presidential Leadership and Climate Change
• 2019-2020 Foreword

Ten Challenges Facing Higher Education: Shaping the Student Experience

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• Chapter 10: All at Once: Never is the Past
• Chapter 9: From Academic Preparation, through Skills Development, to the Knowledge Continuum
• Chapter 8: Increase Your Leadership Impact: Curating a Culture of Belonging
• Chapter 7: Creating Pathways to Opportunity and Service
• Chapter 6: Meeting the Needs of the Next Generation of Learners: The Agile University
• Chapter 5: Bridging the Town-Gown Divide
• Chapter 4: The Case for Sustainability: Challenges and Opportunities
• Chapter 3: Where Have All the “College Kids” Gone? The Changing Face of the Collegiate Student Body
• Chapter 2: From Risk to Reinvention and Revival: Return on Athletics
• Chapter 1: Free Speech and Inclusive Learning Communities
• 2018-19 Series Foreword

How Disruptive Innovation is Shaping the Next-Gen Campus and Enabling Student Success

• Chapter 10: Strategic Planning and Opportunism: Leaving Room for Serendipity
• Chapter 9: The Dominican Experience for All: A Distinctive Program Approach to Innovation
• Chapter 8: The Importance of Mentorship in Higher Education
• Chapter 7: African American/Black Student Populations: Cutting-Edge Models for Best Practice
• Chapter 6: Guiding Cycles of Transformational Innovation
• Chapter 5: Staying True to Mission and History: University of Detroit Mercy's Role in the Revitalization of a Historic City and Its Communities
• Chapter 4: Agility in Higher Education: Key to Synchronizing Student-Centered Advocacy and Public Policy Engagement
• Chapter 3: Stages of Transformation: Threading the Needle
• Chapter 2: Disrupting the Kitchen-Table Decision: One College's Innovation to Change the Risk Calculus
• Chapter 1: Engineering a 21st Century Higher Educational Model: Guidelines for Leading the Work
• 2017-18 Series Foreword

Integrated Approaches to Student Living and Campus Housing--Enhancing Quality of Life and Performance

• Chapter 10: Pathways to Success: Easing the Transition to Four-Year Universities with Comprehensive Guidance and Institutional Support
• Chapter 9: Taking Action to Overcome Institutional Betrayal on College Campuses
• Chapter 8: The Commons Concept: Building Dynamic Living and Learning Environments through Integrated Design
• Chapter 7: Pathways for Success: From Pre-College to Campus Life
• Chapter 6: The Inclusive Campus: Leading from Within
• Chapter 5: Lessons in Leadership: How a Silent Student Protest Inculcated University Values
• Chapter 4: The StepUP Program at Augsburg: Overcoming the Stigma of Addiction on a University Campus
• Chapter 3: After Katrina: Rebuilding a Residence Life Program
• Chapter 2: The Role of the University in Promoting Community Resiliency
• Chapter 1: Designing for Integrative Learning
• 2016-17 Series Foreword