{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Small College America","title":"Leading a Small College Through Growth and Change — Elizabeth Rider","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1909,"description":"Welcome to Small College America, a podcast dedicated to exploring the role and value of small colleges in higher education. I'm Dean Hoke, and I’m joined by my co-host, Kent Barnds.Kent Barnds: Our guest today is Elizabeth A. Rider, President of Elizabethtown College. Elizabeth brings more than 30 years of dedicated service to Elizabethtown, having served as faculty member, Provost, and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs before becoming president in 2022.Since becoming President, she has championed enrollment growth, and under her leadership, the College has surpassed fundraising goals and reached a historic endowment milestone of over $100 million.She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors for the Association of Independent Colleges & Universities of Pennsylvania (AICUP), contributing to statewide efforts that advocate for independent higher education. Dr. Rider and I also share a personal connection — we’re both graduates of Gettysburg College — and I had the privilege earlier in my career of working at Elizabethtown College as well, so it’s especially meaningful for me to welcome her today. Betty, welcome to Small College America. We’re delighted to have you with us.Dean - Betty, you’ve spent much of your career at Elizabethtown — from faculty to provost to president. How has that long institutional perspective shaped your leadership, especially during such a disruptive period for higher education?Kent – Since becoming president, Etown has welcomed its largest incoming class in more than a decade and reached record applications. What changed — strategically or culturally — to drive that momentum, and how are you thinking about sustaining it in a competitive regional market?Dean – Elizabethtown recently launched a dual-enrollment partnership with Lancaster Catholic High School, creating earlier pathways for students to earn college credit. How do initiatives like this fit into your broader enrollment and access strategy — and what role do...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/znlC7CX69qE7r5pUJE2XJslxrx-kQRnGqXvS0RvbqbM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMjAw/ZTk5Nzg4NDA4ODlj/NjI1MzgwOTJjYTY5/MmUzYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}