Rebuilding Trust in Colleges Isn’t a PR Problem

About this episode

Corey Alderdice discusses the trust issues facing higher education institutions and the complexities involved in addressing them.

Higher education doesn’t have a messaging problem—it has a trust problem. And the more openly institutions acknowledge that reality, the more complicated the path forward becomes. Corey Alderdice, a national voice on talent and transformation, explores the tension at the heart of higher education’s current moment. Using the recent report from Yale University as a starting point, this episode examines what happens when elite institutions name concerns about cost, fairness, transparency, and ac...

People in this episode

Host: Corey Alderdice

Topics covered

• higher education
• trust
• transparency
• cost
• fairness
• communication

Keywords

• higher education
• trust problem
• Yale University
• transparency
• cost
• fairness

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Yale University

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