Lead with Confidence in Higher Education
With a higher education leadership executive EdD, you’ll learn to address an array of complex issues faced by higher education leaders. In the Executive Doctor of Education (EdD) in Higher Education Leadership program, you’ll develop knowledge and leadership skills, and enhance your understanding of the higher education enterprise.
The Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership is a fully online program that is ideally suited for for mid-career higher education leaders (7–10 years of leadership experience). You will deepen your knowledge in areas such as:
- Strategic planning and teamwork
- Knowledge of higher education policy and trends
- Networking and advocacy with stakeholders
- Creative and collaborative problem solving
Program Features
Fully Online, Cohort-Based Program
Expand your professional networks, advocacy skills, and ability to engage stakeholders with the higher education leadership doctorate. The Executive EdD in Higher Education leadership features relevant activities and assignments that directly apply to higher education challenges. In addition, you will complete a capstone project that includes identifying a problem of practice and developing an evidence-based response.
Courses in the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership are offered intensively online over seven weeks, which includes a weekly live online session. Two-credit courses will be taught through the fall/spring semesters for the first two years, meeting weekly in a virtual classroom. In addition to required coursework, you’ll also complete several electives.
Gain Meaningful Field Experience
In the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership program, you’ll have the opportunity to complete up to three internships. In addition, you’ll have the option to complete up to two summer residency experiences (offered in person or virtually)
“The complex challenges facing higher education require systemic change and multifaceted agile solutions. Students in the executive EdD program will learn to understand complex problems, engage a variety of stakeholders, and collaborate to respond and adapt to the needs of their students, their faculty and staff, and their communities.”
Career Outcomes
Pursue executive leadership roles confident that you have the knowledge, skills, and mindsets you need to thrive. As a graduate of the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership, you’ll have the skills to:
- Employ a data-informed approach to strategic planning and implementation
- Engage and collaborate with broad networks
- Understand how influence policy development
- Improve student learning and student success
- Create more equitable organizations for students, faculty, and staff
- Successfully manage organizational dynamics and diverse teams
Join Alumni of the Higher Education Program
Upon completion of Boston University’s Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership, you’ll be a skilled higher education administrator and leader. You’ll be prepared to advance your career in a variety of leadership roles in higher education, such as:
- University president
- Provost
- Vice president, student affairs or enrollment
- VP, finance or operation
- VP, strategic planning
- Chief of staff
- Dean
Featured Faculty
The faculty in the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership program have higher education leadership experience and are accomplished scholars in areas such as policy, student success, leadership, and organizational development.
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Mary L. Churchill
Associate Dean, Strategic Initiatives & Community Engagement
Program Director, Higher Education Administration
Professor of the Practice -
Raul Fernandez
Senior Lecturer
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Jay Halfond
Professor of the Practice Emeritus
Part-Time Instructor -
Sherri Hughes
Program Director, Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership
Senior Lecturer -
Lisa Ijiri
Clinical Professor
Senior Advisor to the Dean -
Anthony Abraham Jack
Faculty Director, Newbury Center
Associate Professor -
Louise Michelle Vital
Senior Lecturer
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Jerry Whitmore, Jr.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Raul Fernandez is a senior lecturer at BU Wheelock, where he studies, writes, and teaches about inequities in education. Dr. Fernandez regularly consults with organizations on issues of equity and inclusion and leads workshops which challenge participants to examine their background, beliefs, and biases while moving urgently to address social justice issues by making changes to policy and practice. He’s facilitated workshops for teachers and academics, doctors and nurses, lawyers and social workers, business and nonprofit leaders, artists and librarians, students and seniors, and more.
Courses in the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership
The higher education leadership EdD program emphasizes the development of advanced knowledge and skills in leadership and management, with a strong emphasis on building shared equity leadership, global professional networks, and data-informed management skills. Courses in the Higher Education Leadership doctorate include:
- Advanced Strategic Planning
- Cultivating a Leadership Disposition
- Innovation in Higher Education
- Organizational Analysis
Scholarships Available
Ready to begin your higher education leadership doctorate (Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership)? Don’t let questions of funding hold you back. At Boston University, merit-based scholarships are available to graduate students.
Admissions & Dates
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Connect with BU Wheelock to learn more about the Executive EdD in Higher Education Leadership program. Learn about application requirements and deadlines, sign up for an information session, or start your application today.