What You Will Learn

The Institute for Educational Management is an intensive, “total immersion” experience that provides a rare opportunity to assess your leadership skills, renew your commitment to higher education and develop tangible strategies for long-term institutional success.

Program Overview

Senior leaders in higher education face a daunting set of challenges—fiscal constraints, heightened accountability, new competitors, substantial demographic change and questions about the relevance and effectiveness of higher education. IEM helps you focus on the challenges of organizational change while providing opportunities for personal renewal.

IEM addresses the critical stewardship role you play on behalf of your entire institution and provides a core set of conceptual tools for understanding both the quantitative and qualitative aspects of effective institutional leadership. The skills developed throughout the program will help you articulate a compelling institutional vision that fosters meaningful and enduring institutional change.

Program Objectives

• Successfully lead in a changing context
• Balance internal and external leadership roles
• Work effectively as a member of the senior leadership team
• Foster and support organizational change
• Articulate a powerful institutional vision and enlist others in pursuit of that vision

Who Should Attend

• Senior-level administrators who have both the responsibility and authority to shape institution-wide policy
• Presidents, vice presidents and other members of the executive cabinet who participate in decision-making that shapes the future of the institution

Faculty Co-Chairs

James Honan is Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Honan's teaching and research interests include financial management of nonprofit organizations, organizational performance measurement and management, and higher-education administration. Honan serves as a consultant on strategic planning, resource allocation and performance measurement and management to numerous colleges, universities, schools and nonprofit organizations, both nationally and internationally.

Joseph Zolner is Lecturer on Education and Senior Director of the Harvard Institutes for Higher Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He also serves as Educational Chair of the Leadership Institute for Academic Librarians. As HIHE Director, he is responsible for the quality, relevance and variety of professional development programs offered by the Harvard Graduate School of Education for the higher education community. Previously, Zolner served as Director of the Graduate Management Institute at Union College, NY and Director of the Graduate School of Business Administration at Northeastern University, MA.

Additional Faculty

Christopher Dede, Timothy E. Wirth Professor in Learning Technologies, HGSE

Richard Elmore, Gregory R. Anrig Professor of Educational Leadership; Codirector, Doctor of Education Leadership Program, HGSE

Susan Moore Johnson, Jerome T. Murphy Professor in Education, HGSE

Robert Kegan, William and Miriam Meehan Professor in Adult Learning and Professional Development; HGSE

Richard Light, Walter H. Gale Professor of Education, HGSE

Bridget Terry Long, Professor of Education and Economics, HGSE

Judith Block McLaughlin, Senior Lecturer on Education; Director, Higher Education Program, HGSE

Testimonials and Stories

"IEM was both a profound and revelatory experience - one of those 'mountain-top' moments that I will always cherish."
Scott Olson
Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
Minnesota State University, Mankato

"I wanted the learning experience created at IEM. It was an important time to study, reflect, consider new ideas, and ponder institutional challenges. The program gave me what I need—I am re-energized."
Sharon Hahs
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
Southern Illinois University (IL)

"IEM was an opportunity to grow and learn again. I returned to campus with a rejuvenated spirit made possible by an outstanding group of master teachers that pushed the intellectual envelope in a multitude of ways."
Serafin A Zasueta
Southwestern Community College District (CA)

Enrollment Instructions

Participants are selected for their scope of responsibility, their breadth of experience, and their potential to help their institution respond to changing needs and new opportunities. When selecting participants, the Admissions Committee also considers the overall character of the class to maximize group learning.

Participants are expected to have the endorsement of their institution. Ordinarily this is reflected in full financial support.  

Fees

The comprehensive program fee covers tuition, accommodations, and all instructional materials. Payment is due following acceptance.

Cancellation Policy

Cancellations must be submitted via fax or email. Full refunds will be given up to 30 days prior to the start of the program. Due to program demand and pre-institute preparations, cancellations received 29–14 days prior to the start of the program are subject to a fee of 10% of the program tuition. Cancellations received within 13 days prior to the start of the program and no-shows are subject to the full program tuition. Please note: cancellation fees are based upon the date the written request is received.

Since the Harvard Graduate School of Education is not responsible for non-refundable travel arrangements or other expenses incurred, it is recommended that you not make lodging and travel arrangements until you are admitted to the program. The Harvard Graduate School of Education reserves the right to change faculty or cancel programs at its discretion. In the unlikely event of program changes, the school is not responsible for non-refundable travel arrangements or other planning expenses incurred.