Building Tomorrow’s University Today
Building Tomorrow’s University Today How continuing education leaders are turning institutional pressure into possibility Higher education is under no shortage of pressure. Enrollment volatility, strained financial models, rapidly changing technologies, and evolving learner expectations are forcing institutions to reconsider whom they serve, how learning is delivered, and what sustainability will require. But pressure does not determine what comes next. Leadership does. That was the premise of a conversation I had the privilege of moderating at CAUCE 2026 with three thoughtful—and refreshingly candid—continuing education leaders: Christie Schultz, Dean of the Centre for Continuing Education at the University of Regina; Julia Denholm, Dean of Lifelong Learning at Simon Fraser University; and Jo-Anne Clarke, Dean of the Division of Continuing Studies at the University of Victoria. Our session, “Building Tomorrow’s University Today,” began with a question about agency: What ...