AI leadership for colleges and universities

AI won’t change your institution. Your people will.

Higher Ed Change helps presidents, provosts, and deans lead AI adoption the way change really happens on campus: listen to every voice, govern with evidence, train every role.

60 minutes. No sales pitch. A written summary for your cabinet.

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6stakeholder groups heard
6governance task forces
Faculty readiness
Staff readiness
Student use
Policy coverage

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22,000+students: led WGU’s College of Business, growing it ~63% in two years
3×enrollment from a new online division built on our strategic plan
0academic findings on a 10-year SACSCOC reaffirmation
10+ yrsretention consulting as a Senior Associate with Noel-Levitz (now RNL)
The stakes

AI is already on your campus. Alignment isn’t.

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Faculty are deciding alone

Each instructor sets a different rule. Students get mixed signals, and academic integrity cases land on your desk.

02

Students are ahead of policy

They are using tools your institution has not reviewed, with data you cannot see, under guidance that is already out of date.

03

Leaders get noise, not signal

Pilots, vendor pitches, and task-force minutes pile up. What’s missing is evidence you can govern with and defend to your board and accreditor.

Who we help

Built by someone who has led institutions like yours.

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Created one university’s online division, launched another’s first online programs, and designed the strategy behind a new online division that more than tripled enrollment.

Online launches · Program development · Enrollment growth

Grew Western Governors University’s College of Business ~63% in two years to more than 22,000 students, while raising the graduate share from 17% to 25%.

Competency-based education · Program redesign · Student outcomes

Took a multi-state college through its transition to a university system and a 10-year SACSCOC reaffirmation with no academic findings.

College-to-university transition · Accreditation · System alignment

Trained academic leaders across the California Community College system in leadership, communication, and emotional intelligence.

Leadership development · Change readiness

More than a decade of retention, advising, and enrollment consulting with state universities, community colleges, and multi-campus systems.

Retention planning · Academic advising · Student experience
Higher Ed OS

One system to listen, learn, and lead.

Higher Ed OS turns campus-wide AI adoption into a governed, measurable change process, so every decision rests on what your people actually think, know, and need.

Phase 1

Listen

Role-adaptive interviews capture readiness, concerns, and ideas from every stakeholder group. No account required; responses are de-identified.

You receive
A Stakeholder Voice Report
Who takes part
Faculty, staff, students, leadership, community
Phase 2

Learn

The AI Academy delivers role-based training: 20+ tools and 12 modules across 4 role tracks, at four levels from Foundations to Architect.

You receive
A role-based training plan and completion certificates
Who takes part
Every role, supported by Campus AI Champions
Phase 3

Lead

Leadership dashboards route insights to governance task forces as prioritized actions, with a full audit trail.

You receive
A governance dashboard and task-force action plan
Who takes part
Your cabinet and six task forces, from Ethics & Governance to Curriculum & Pedagogy

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Programs

Training for every role on campus.

Introduction to AI for Educators

A grounded overview of what AI can and cannot do in teaching, including bias and accuracy.

AI Teaching Assistants

Build a course assistant from your own notes and materials to draft communications, feedback, and assessments.

Conversations over Prompts

Work with AI conversationally to get accurate, usable results without prompt engineering.

Fostering an AI-Ready Culture

A roadmap for staff and student readiness, with privacy and ethics built in from the start.

Addressing Resistance to AI

Practical strategies for skepticism, equity concerns, and change fatigue among faculty.

AI for Leadership & Decision-Making

Using AI for analysis, planning, and policy, and setting the guardrails your institution needs.

AI in ADDIE

A five-part series applying AI to analysis, design, development, implementation, and evaluation.

AI for Curriculum Development

Generate standards-aligned course content faster while keeping faculty in control of quality.

Personalized Learning with AI

Design adaptive learning paths that respond to students’ needs, strengths, and progress.

LEVEL 1FoundationsCore concepts, safe use, and policy basics
LEVEL 2PractitionerDaily use in teaching and work
LEVEL 3LeaderGuiding teams and departments
LEVEL 4ArchitectDesigning institution-wide practice
Results

Measured outcomes, not promises.

Selected results from Dr. Goodman’s academic leadership and consulting work.

College to universityNo findings

Led a multi-state college into a university system, built its first master’s degree, and led its 10-year SACSCOC reaffirmation with no academic findings.

Online divisions3× enrollment

Designed the strategic plan and program priorities behind a new online division that more than tripled enrollment.

Enrollment growth+63% in 2 years

Grew a college of business to more than 22,000 students while raising the graduate share from 17% to 25%.

Retention+20% retention

Chaired a multi-campus retention committee that raised retention more than 20%; lifted MBA term retention more than 10% in year one. Confirm basis

AccreditationSACSCOC · HLC · NCA

Regional reaffirmations, HLC Candidacy, HLC approval of new master’s programs, and programmatic accreditation including ABET and CAPTE.

Stewardship$1.8M saved yearly

Redesigned academic scheduling to save about $1.8 million a year, while leading more than 1,300 faculty and staff.

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Founder
“Former chief academic officer. Not a vendor.”

Dr. Eric Goodman has spent more than 25 years leading change inside colleges and universities, as a chief academic officer, vice president of academic affairs, and dean. He knows what a provost is weighing because he has been one.

  • Led WGU’s College of Business (22,000+ students)
  • HLC Peer Reviewer, 2006–2011
  • 10+ years with Noel-Levitz (now RNL)
  • PhD, Organization Development, CU Boulder
  • 15+ refereed publications
  • Author, From Teacher to Leader

PRESENTED AT: ONLINE LEARNING CONSORTIUM · HIGHER LEARNING COMMISSION · ACADEMY OF MANAGEMENT · NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON STUDENT RECRUITMENT, MARKETING & RETENTION

Solutions

Everything a campus needs to change well.

AI Strategy & Governance

Policy, decision rights, task forces, and a roadmap your board and faculty senate can both support.

Change & Leadership

Leadership development and change management that brings skeptics along instead of around.

Faculty AI Training

Role-based programs, the AI Academy, and a Campus AI Champions train-the-trainer track.

Accreditation Readiness

Self-study, assessment, and evidence systems from a former HLC Peer Reviewer.

Retention & Enrollment

Retention planning, advising redesign, and a values-based persona program for students, faculty, and staff.

Online Programs & Divisions

Launch or redesign online programs and divisions, from a single course audit to full development.

From $79
De-identified by designResponses are de-identified before analysis
Audit trailEvery insight and action is logged
FERPA-aligned practicesBuilt for student-record sensitivity
Shared governanceFaculty voice built into every phase
Where to start

A safe first step, and a clear next one.

  1. AI Readiness BenchmarkA short assessment that returns a personalized benchmark report.Free
  2. Board BriefingA forwardable summary of the case for governed AI adoption.Free PDF
  3. Executive BriefingA live session with Dr. Goodman and a written summary for your cabinet.60 minutes
  4. AI Operating Model SprintAlignment, governance model, priority workflows, and a 90-day roadmap.30–45 days, fixed scope
  5. Higher Ed OS PilotListen, Learn, and Lead deployed across your institution.By proposal
Questions

What provosts ask us first.

We already have an AI task force. Why do we need this?

Most task forces have opinions but not evidence. Higher Ed OS gives yours the data it is missing: what every stakeholder group actually thinks and needs, routed into prioritized actions it can act on and report.

Our faculty will resist. How do you handle that?

By listening first. Faculty shape the plan through structured interviews before any training or policy reaches them, which is how change survives shared governance.

We can’t commit to a large consulting engagement.

You don’t have to. Start with a free benchmark or a 60-minute briefing. The AI Operating Model Sprint is fixed in scope and timeline, so you know the cost and the deliverables up front.

Is our data safe?

Participation requires no account, responses are de-identified before analysis, and every action is logged in a full audit trail. We review your data and privacy requirements before any deployment.

How is this different from free vendor AI training?

Vendor training teaches a tool. We lead the change: governance, faculty buy-in, measurable readiness, and training matched to each role and institution.

Lead AI adoption the way your campus actually changes.

Book a 60-minute Executive Briefing. You’ll leave with a clear picture of where your institution stands and a written summary to share with your cabinet.