In the wake of the inaugural gathering of the Values Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) we held on the University of Oregon – Portland campus during the week of July 13-17, 2025, I have been reflecting on the question of excellence…
An Expansive Community of Values-Enacted Practice
Tonight, the HuMetricsHSS team kicked off the inaugural edition of VELI, the next phase of almost a decade of work developing and championing a values-enacted approach to evaluation, assessment, change management, and decision making in higher education. Over the next…
Unveiling the Values-Enacted Leadership Institute logo
In anticipation of the first Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI) getting underway later this month, we’re excited to unveil our new logo! We wanted VELI to have a distinct logo that reflected the intention and work that attendees will undertake as…
As Federal Funding for Research Breaks Down, New Possibilities Emerge
Periods of disruption, however unsettling, often open us to new possibilities. The current effort to dismantle the federal support for research in the United States is as cynical as it is misguided; cynical because it uses research infrastructure as a…
Values-Enacted Leadership Institute 2025 Project Teams and Abstracts
The HuMetricsHSS team is excited to announce the teams attending the inaugural 2025 Values-Enacted Leadership Institute (VELI)! These teams represent exciting, transformational projects across a range of themes and institutions. Louisiana State University Building a Framework for Change: Leveraging a…