Significant change within higher education institutions requires the input and cooperation of a wide variety of stakeholders. You can’t simply compel change. Successful change requires careful preparation and effective communication. In an interview with Academic Leader,Harold Hellenbrand, provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University, Northridge, offered the following recommendations on how to successfully lead change.
Expertise, Credentials, and the Value of the University
It seems we can’t trust our own credentials or those that we provide to our students. Or perhaps it would be better to say that we have so much confidence
Constance C. Relihan
May 18, 2026
