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Showcase Shop Talk – Hiring Resilience
Season 1, Ep. 5
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Listen as Sophie White, Showcase Program Manager, discusses strategies, challenges, and opportunities for higher education hiring and retention with guests Nicole Muscanell, Marshall White, and Brittany Denis. You'll learn about strategies for driving staff belonging and fulfillment, using creative methods for filling open positions, "managing up" to set expectations for stakeholders at institutions, and how to do less with less while combatting burnout.
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7. The Human Side of Data at Any Scale
49:50||Season 3, Ep. 7Sophie and Jenay talk with Nadeem Syed of Western Governor's University and Shannon Shank of California Institute of the Arts about how institutions of any size can consider foundational approaches to data for informed decision-making.
6. Technology for Student and Faculty Freedom
50:56||Season 3, Ep. 6Sophie and Jenay are joined by undergraduate student Freddy Ramirez, faculty and AI innovator Ayham Boucher, and researcher Kristen Gay to discuss the 2026 EDUCAUSE Students and Technology Report and its real‑world implications for students and faculty.
5. Are Wearables the Next Big Thing in Higher Ed Tech?
53:25||Season 3, Ep. 5Sophie and Jenay talk with a team from the University of Notre Dame about their research on using smart glasses to support accessibility in teaching and learning.
4. The Power of Collaborative Cybersecurity
49:48||Season 3, Ep. 4Sophie and Jenay talk with guests Justin Gatewood and Isaac Galvan about how higher education professionals can cultivate a shared sense of ownership over cybersecurity to improve cybersecurity culture and outcomes.
3. Leading Change Through Fatigue
54:03||Season 3, Ep. 3Sophie and Jenay talk with Tacy Holliday and Joseph Drasin about their research on identifying change fatigue in teams and their related EDUCAUSE Review article that explores key insights from that work.
2. Strategic Annoyance: Why Privacy Matters for Higher Ed
50:59||Season 3, Ep. 2To mark 2026 Data Privacy Day, Sophie and Jenay talk with higher education Chief Privacy Officers Pegah Parsi and Tryphaena Hooper about building a privacy-forward culture, protecting and governing personal data, and understanding the autonomous nature of privacy.
1. The Latest on AI and Work in Higher Ed
49:43||Season 3, Ep. 1Sophie and Jenay discuss the latest EDUCAUSE report, The Impact of AI on Work in Higher Education, and the implications of artificial intelligence on the higher education workforce with guests Jessica Palatka and Lancie Affonso.
25. Follow-Up: What Tech Leaders Need to Know About Federal Policy and Higher Ed
15:03||Season 2, Ep. 25Sophie talks with John O'Brien and Jarret Cummings to respond to audience questions submitted at the 2025 EDUCAUSE Annual Conference live podcast recording.
24. The Modern Era of IT Strategic Planning
46:30||Season 2, Ep. 24Sophie and Jenay discuss the latest approaches to technology strategic planning in higher education with leaders Jason Maslanka and Ed Puckett.