Navigating Leadership and the Enrollment Cliff

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About the Episode

About The Episode: In this session at Hashtag HigherEd, Carrie Phillips and Blake Bedsole delve into the enrollment cliff and how institutions can adapt. Together, they explore leadership approaches to build the next generation of leaders to navigate the cliff and how to build campus collaboration to overcome this challenge.

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Host

Carrie Phillips

Dr. Carrie Phillips is the Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at UA Little Rock where she is charged with telling the university’s incredible story. She considers herself part creative and part analyst but fully curious to solve challenges in higher education. Carrie earned her doctorate from Texas Tech University where she studied how regional public universities are using marketing efforts to mitigate the enrollment cliff. Prior to joining UA Little Rock, she worked 14 years at Arkansas Tech University where she led a brand study, the first comprehensive brand campaign and oversaw collateral development for the current comprehensive campaign. Carrie is a member of the American Marketing Association and holds the Professional Certified Marketer credential. She is also chair-elect of the District IV Cabinet for CASE and a member of UCDA. Finally, she is a puppy mom to Eleanor Belle—a 10-pound maltipoo.

Interviewee

Dr. Blake Bedsole

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