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Higher Education Leaders as Designers

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American higher education faces unprecedented financial, institutional, and political challenges. Meanwhile, many state governments and educational governing boards are plagued by inertia. At the core of this discussion is how leaders will help transform their institutions to respond to this evolving educational landscape. In an effort to address the need for higher education leaders to rapidly codify problems and embrace innovative solutions, this paper will discuss the concept of higher education leaders as designers.

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  1. The University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, USA

    Paul F. Zenke

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  1. College of Design, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

    Brad Hokanson

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    Andrew Gibbons

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Zenke, P.F. (2014). Higher Education Leaders as Designers. In: Hokanson, B., Gibbons, A. (eds) Design in Educational Technology. Educational Communications and Technology: Issues and Innovations. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-00927-8_14

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