FRYE LEADERSHIP INSTITUTE

Frye is about leadership in action
Frye engages leaders who seek to further develop their skills for the benefit of higher education. The Institute explores higher education challenges, empowering librarians and information technologists to initiate conversations and take action on issues of importance not just to their individual institutions, but to the entire higher education community. Higher education requires leaders, particularly in the information sector, who can inspire, advocate, and advance needed change.

The Frye Leadership Institute's curriculum is based on three guiding principles:

1. Participants learn how to be part of a collaborative community that takes leadership on critical issues.
2. Participants develop the skills to build public will, set an agenda for change, and advocate for needed change.
3. Participants learn by doing through engagement with real-world issues.

Through a seminar approach, Institute participants will focus on specific issues as they seek to develop new kinds of thinking to foster collective action. They will deconstruct the issues, craft arguments to re-conceptualize what is happening in higher education, and catalyze action through collaborative projects. Further information about the current Frye Leadership Institute's focus may be found on the What is the Program? page.

The Frye Leadership Institute was initiated through a generous grant from the Robert W. Woodruff Foundation and is named in honor of Billy E. Frye, now retired, who has served as the chancellor and provost of Emory University, as a member of CLIR's board, and as a distinguished leader in higher education.

The missions of CLIR and EDUCAUSE reinforce the importance of partnership, learning, and collaboration reflected across the Frye Leadership Institute experience.