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Five Ways to Authentically Engage Your Community in Strategic Planning

September 14 2022

A president once told our planning team during a strategic planning kickoff meeting, “We all know that we can sit here and in a half-day come up with our top strategic goals—but that would do no...

Credo & Pharos Resources Partner to Impact Student Success & Retention

August 8 2022

Student Success Through Intelligent Partnerships Two recognized higher education industry leaders—Credo LLC and Pharos Resources—have joined forces to deliver an even more powerful, data-driven, and...

Dr. Tiffany Franks Awarded 9th Annual Courageous Leadership Award

December 6 2021

With great excitement and joy, Credo announces Dr. Tiffany McKillip Franks, President of Averett University, as the recipient of the 2022 Courageous Leadership Award. Awarded each year to a higher...

20 Questions for Strategic Planning Readiness

May 11 2021

BY MATTHEW TRENT TRAINUM, ED.D. When is the right time to undergo a new strategic planning process? In the past, this was a (deceptively) straightforward question, even if it didn't always feel that...

Surrender To Your Calling: Remarks from Courageous Leader Dr. Mary Hinton

January 11 2021

February 2020, prior to the beginning of the pandemic, then-President-elect Hinton was officially introduced to the campus community. On January 5, 2021, Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins...

Dr. Mary Dana Hinton Honored as Winner of 8th Annual Courageous Leadership Award

December 4 2020

Credo is thrilled to announce Dr. Mary Dana Hinton, President of Hollins University, as the recipient of our eighth annual Courageous Leadership Award.

Questions & Metrics for College & University Boards Leading Through Disruption

October 13 2020

Current times present many challenges to leaders of higher education, not the least of which may be the exposure of boards of trustees ill prepared for timely and well-informed decision-making....

Three Guiding Principles for Fall Decision Making

August 5 2020

In recent weeks, our team wrapped up a Leading Through Disruption interview and survey series with college presidents across the country. Collectively, these leaders serve nearly 70,000 students in...

The Emerging Role of Institutional Identity in Partnerships & Mergers

July 2 2020

“We’re coming to the table holding nothing sacred,” said one president, sharing that their institution was deep in a merger conversation with another college in their region. “Not the mascots, not...

Strategy in the summer of COVID

June 9 2020

While stuck at home these many weeks, board games have come out of the closet to give our family a bit of comfort and whimsy. On the table at my house, we’ve had a few different games rotating...

A 25th Anniversary Reflection on Courageous & Collaborative Leadership

February 24 2020

A Reflection on Courageous & Collaborative Leadership When Dr. William Craft, President of Concordia College at Moorhead, spoke of the leadership of his friend Dr. Thomas (Tom) Flynn, President...

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