Mary L. Churchill Consulting - Academic, author, and innovator specializing in coaching for women in higher education

Mary is a powerful voice
in higher education.

Her decades of experience - as both administrator and faculty member - touch on all facets of higher education.

Coupled with a passion for justice and a drive for innovation, Mary leads with her values towards a better world - and a better higher ed.

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Podcast with James Stellar & Adrienne Dooley

When Colleges Close:
Leading in a Time of Crisis

In an era where more and more institutions are at-risk of closure, When Colleges Close: Leading in a Time of Crisis offers a detailed description of how the board and administration of Wheelock College, with enrollment of under 1100 students, determined early that it needed to plan for a future in which it would no longer be viable. The authors, Wheelock’s former President and former Vice President for Academic Affairs, provide a sobering story of a venerable, regional institution that was facing long-term enrollment challenges rather than short-term cash flow issues.

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“Mary is an academic innovator, a strategic thinker with great political acumen and ability to build relationships across sectors and within higher education.”

— Yves Salomon-Fernández, Ph.D.– President, Greenfield Community College

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“Mary … worked closely with our Professional Studies Program, helping to transform it into an effective and profitable entity. Thanks to her leadership, we were able to recreate the work done to more valid and relevant programming. The result was more engagement of the faculty and new programs that will bring more profit to the academic programs on campus.”

– Dr. Sue Henderson
President, New Jersey City University

“(Mary’s) commitment to education – and education as a device for social justice – is inspiring and gives purpose to her most excellent analysis. Stay tuned. Much more is coming from Mary in terms of books, papers, consulting, innovating, leading in higher education and I, for one, intend to keep learning from her.”

— Dr. James Stellar
Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University at Albany, SUNY

“Mary brings the right people together for the right conversation at the right time — and out of this come new ideas. I never read her blogs or op-eds or listen to her podcasts without seeing things differently. Mary’s perspectives, fresh, creative, and generous, are always eye-opening.”

— Gregory Britton
Editorial Director, Johns Hopkins University Press

“(Mary) is an academic innovator, a strategic thinker with great political acumen and ability to build relationships across sectors and within higher education. Mary is also very involved in women’s leadership and continues to mentor and support women across the career ladder. Her candor is both refreshing and inviting, allowing women to learn from one another and to lift up one another. She leads with her values and with a deep sense of purpose and commitment.”

— Dr. Yves Salomon-Fernández
President, Greenfield Community College