MARCUS CHILDRESS / HIGHER EDUCATION STRATEGY
Helping institutions make their next chapter consequential.
A former chief academic officer, dean, department chair, professor, and doctoral mentor, Marcus helps higher education leaders turn complex institutional challenges into clear, actionable decisions.
SELECTED FOCUS
Strategic clarity for higher education’s next chapter.
Helping leaders make better decisions about learning, leadership, and AI.
Academic Strategy & Leadership
Align academic priorities, governance, accreditation, and student success around a durable institutional agenda.
Learning, Online & AI Strategy
Design practical approaches to online learning, instructional technology, emerging AI, and faculty development.
Programs, People & Momentum
Build new programs, support leaders and doctoral talent, and move complex change from planning into action.
HOW THE WORK MOVES
A career spent at the intersection of learning, technology, and institutional leadership.
Marcus brings senior academic leadership experience, long-standing faculty and program leadership across multiple institutions, and a record of translating emerging technology into meaningful learning and organizational practice. His work is grounded in listening carefully, asking better questions, and helping leaders make decisions they can carry forward.
01 / Diagnose the institutional challenge
02 / Align people, priorities, and evidence
03 / Build a practical path to action
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