Institute for Educational Management

This eight-day, on-campus institute is designed to help you articulate a compelling institutional vision, foster meaningful and enduring institutional growth, and address the issues that drive positive organizational change and innovation. IEM offers you the time and space to step back from your day-to-day responsibilities to consider the following questions:

• What gets in the way of putting your ideas into action at the individual and institutional level?
• How can planning and strategy implementation help drive opportunities for positive institutional change and improvement?
• How can you function as an agent of change and champion of improvement within your institution?
• How can you put your plans into action when you leave the program -- ensuring there are results directly attributable to your learning?

While the program will be conducted on-campus, it may also include virtual components, such as orientation, pre-program preparation, select in-program content, and a post-program follow-up session.
 

• Articulate your individual leadership challenges and explore how to advance your institution’s mission.
• Gain insight into working more effectively as a member of the senior leadership team while balancing internal and external leadership roles.
• Generate the leadership skills needed to create a community and culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion.
• Learn to drive innovation, improvement, and change for lasting impact at your institution.
• Deepen your understanding of what constitutes institutional success and learn strategies to generate it within your higher education environment.
• Develop a sustained professional network by engaging with your cohort through peer coaching and learning.

IEM is designed for higher education leaders at the most senior level of their institution and is part of the president's cabinet, which could include:

• Provost
• Vice President
• Direct reports to the president
• Deans and senior-level administrators with decision-making responsibilities that impact the institution

Previous IEM sessions included people with the following titles: Chancellor, Vice Chancellor, Assistant Vice Chancellor, Executive Vice President, Chief Diversity Officer, Chief Financial Officer, Chief Budget Officer, and University Attorney.

This program only accepts individual applications. First-time applicants need to create a Professional Education account to apply.

Click the "Apply" button at the top of this page to log into your Professional Education account and access the application page. Proceed with the application form until submission. Please note that applicants should be prepared to submit their most recent CV with the application.

Invoices will only be available upon your acceptance.
 

The tuition covers all instructional materials, a daily continental breakfast and lunch, and beverages and light refreshments during our scheduled breaks between sessions.

Travel, lodging expenses, and most dinners are not included in this fee. We have blocked a limited number of rooms in select hotels in the Cambridge/Boston area. The daily rates for these hotels typically range from $250 to $375 per room, plus applicable taxes. Once your applicants are accepted into the program, they will receive detailed information about these hotel options.

Tuition Assistance

Tuition assistance is available for this program on a need and application basis. Tuition assistance is granted based on participant and institutional needs. Requests for tuition assistance do not affect an applicant's prospects for admission. You may access the tuition assistance application after you have submitted your program application. Tuition assistance applications should be submitted at least one month prior to the final application deadline.