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Higher Ed Advisor: celebrating two years of architecting institutional resiliency and student success

Aug 23, 2022

A big part of what we do is bonding with key decision-makers, so we understand what they're facing and the challenges that exist. The Higher Ed Advisor podcast allows us to walk that journey with them.

Dave Capitano, Higher Education Practice Leader

Welcome to Higher Ed Advisor, the Baker Tilly podcast series where we speak with higher education industry leaders about practical and proactive guidance to help colleges and universities protect and enhance their value.

Happy anniversary, Higher Ed Advisor! This special episode celebrates two rewarding years of Baker Tilly’s bi-weekly higher education podcast.

To commemorate this occasion, hosts, Dave Capitano, Christine Smith and Adrienne Larmett, reflect on the podcast’s history, growth and future. Our higher education specialists share how Higher Ed Advisor provides a unique infrastructure and welcoming virtual platform during- and post-pandemic for institutional leaders to have engaging conversations about challenges, risks, opportunities and best practices across the rapidly changing higher education landscape to achieve institutional sustainability and meet student needs.

As higher education industry stewards and Value Architects™, we dive into timely and relevant topics, like institutional transformation and innovation, data analytics and technology, fiscal resiliency, collegiate esports, the impact of name, image and likeness (NIL) and student mental health, and highlight impactful solutions, to help institutions realize their missions and support student success.

Take a trip down memory lane as we explore:

The catalyst that propelled the start of Higher Ed Advisor
Institutional leaders’ willingness and enthusiasm to share their stories and expertise in an increasingly competitive environment
Memorable takeaways and lessons learned from conversations with a diverse group of distinguished guests

Get a sneak peek of future episode topics and listen for what colleges and universities should focus on now for a fiscally sustainable tomorrow.

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The Higher Ed Advisor podcast series allows us to facilitate important and impactful conversations to help our institutional clients architect the plan they need to achieve market sustainability, fiscal resiliency and the ultimate goal, student success.

Christine Smith, Managing Director, Higher Education

Higher Ed Advisor hosts

David Capitano
As the firm’s higher education practice leader, Dave Capitano provides oversight to more than 200 team members serving over 400 colleges, universities, research institutions and higher education systems across the United States.
Adrienne Larmett
Adrienne is a principal in Baker Tilly’s risk advisory practice, with more than 17 years of professional consulting experience.
Christine Smith
Christine Smith is a managing director in Baker Tilly’s higher education practice.

The wonderful group of guests that we've had on the podcasts would agree that it's such an interesting time to work in higher education. The industry is being compelled to change, innovate and be creative in the way they deliver, support and respond to student needs.

Adrienne Larmett, Principal, Higher Education Risk Advisory