{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"SPH Consulting: Mergers and Acquisitions in Higher Education","title":"Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed: mergers, closures and other major institutional restructuring Podcast 6 of 7","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1199,"description":"Leading Existential Change in Higher Ed: mergers, closures and other major institutional restructuring.This is the 6th in a series of 7 podcasts reviweing this book.  In this podcast, Dr. Ricardo Azziz discusses the topic of:Achieving BSC leadership:•\tFacing resistance and opposition•\tAthleticsHere are the questions he answers.1.\tNortheastern and Mills College are the merger case study colleges.  There was much emotion from the Mills students, faculty and trustees.  You write: that the emotional investment of stakeholders in a college or university’s identity can often impede necessary strategic restructuring. I have often teased that when a college changes the font on its business card, someone will protest.  A merger is always going to generate both objective and subjective push-back.  What are the ways a BSC leader can prepare for those in advance?2.\tOutcomes:  Of the merger between Northeastern University and Mills was that those students who needed 8 credits or fewer to graduate, were offered a special six week term to complete their degrees.   Are there other examples you can share that merging colleges used to get that merger to the finish line?3.\tChange or resistance to change is firmly embedded in higher education culture.  The old adage that “culture eats change for breakfast” applies – particularly to college faculty.  You have a summary box on page 206 titled ‘Challenges to Advancing BSC in higher education.  Let’s talk about a few.a.\tIncrementalism as the usual approach to change.b.\tThe sunk cost and established brand of existing programsc.\tThe impact of shared governance (and tenure) on decision making4.\tON page 214, you write about ‘who is the opposition?” to mergers, closures, and major restructuring.  So, who is the opposition?Athletics5.\tArguably, many colleges are better known for their athletic programs than for their academics.  The team nickname, mascot, and college colors are an integral part of the college’s identity.  Talk about mergers...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/wvxxZwy3lduslwrP1KcM0qz2g5Fkzuf2UDtBStvgLcE/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9lNDZh/NDhlMDUzNTMxNmY2/MWNkNDJlODlmNDY1/MmVlYi5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}