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Professional Development
For more than 50 years, the Institute for Educational Management (IEM) has helped experienced higher education professionals further refine their leadership skills while developing tangible strategies for near- and long-term institutional success.
This highly immersive, intensive learning experience will prepare leaders like you to address higher education’s most pressing issues, including setting strategic direction, competing successfully in a dynamic marketplace, optimizing financial and human resources, creating an inclusive community on campus, embracing emerging technologies, and more.
"The personal development and professional insight that I gained from IEM were well worth the time and effort. IEM was an investment — both in myself and my institution — that I'm confident will pay off greatly in the future." Vennie Gore, Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises, Michigan State University
"The personal development and professional insight that I gained from IEM were well worth the time and effort. IEM was an investment — both in myself and my institution — that I'm confident will pay off greatly in the future."
Vennie Gore, Vice President of Auxiliary Enterprises, Michigan State University
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:
If possible, you should plan to attend the live webinar orientation session on Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at 6 p.m. ET, in preparation for your arrival on campus. The team will provide information from technical and tactical to curricular and academic, all in service to your ease of entry into the program. If you are unable to participate in the live event, we encourage you to watch the orientation recording.
James Honan's research and teaching interests include financial management of nonprofit organizations, organizational performance measurement and management, and higher-education administration.
Richard J. Reddick is the senior vice provost and dean for the College of Education at The University of Texas at Austin. He is also a professor for the Program in Higher Education Leadership and professor of the African and African Diaspora Studies Department in the College of Liberal Arts.
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:
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 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.
For 50 years, the Institute for Educational Management has provided higher education leaders with guidance and strategies to face challenges and lead their institutions toward success