Mastering the Media
The Future of Energy, Food, and Water
2021 National Competitiveness Forum with Chad Evans and Dr. René Lammer
The Regional Blue Economy: Viewing a Healthy Ocean as Economic Opportunity and Moral Obligation
UMass Dartmouth is leading a regional effort to grow a marine technology corridor.
UMass Dartmouth chancellor calls for gateway cities to ‘rise up’
“We are only limited by our imagination,” Dr. Johnson said.
Viewpoint: Creating a 'blue economy' on the South Coast
UMass Dartmouth is poised to lead on developing a maritime technology and science corridor.
Pushing Back the Frontiers of Technology & Defining the Future of Innovation
Dr. Johnson discusses blue industry innovation.
Pushing Back the Frontiers of Technology & Defining the Future of Innovation
National Commission on Innovation and Competitiveness Frontiers webinar
Do Robots Need College Degrees?
Dr. Johnson discussing how robots create bright futures for college graduates in University Business.
What does student success mean in higher ed today?
Dr. Johnson is quoted in a University Business piece on student success in higher education.
Changing demographics prompt new tactics in higher ed
Dr. Johnson served on a panel that discussed the future of higher education, as part of the Worcester Business Journal’s Power Breakfast Series.
10 Things to Pack When You Go to College
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about what new college and university students need to know.
Degrees of Separation: A College Education for All
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about the evolving higher education industry.
Executive Profile: Robert E. Johnson of Becker College
Dr. Johnson was profiled by the Boston Business Journal.
Deliberate Diversity, Higher Education, and the Public Good
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about diversity in higher education
If We Cannot Teach, You Can Keep Your Online Revolution
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about the challenges and opportunities for online education.
A Path to Greatness: Higher Education, Government, and the Nation
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about the intersection between higher education and government.
Higher Education: The Revolution That Really Matters
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about accessiblity in higher education.
King Boston: Good Trouble! Podcast
Early in his career, Dr. Robert E. Johnson, Ph.D. came to believe that he could make a difference. And he had perfectly good reason to think that he could. The Western New England University President was inspired by his late uncle and namesake, Robert E. Johnson Jr., associate publisher and executive editor of JET Magazine and Morehouse classmate of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., to help others build the future through education. Having led multiple institutions of various sizes, Dr. Johnson has an informed view of higher ed in a post-pandemic era. He shared his views on the future of learning and how we can be a part of a whole new world.
Engineering the Student Experience
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about improving the student experience in higher education
Building youth for the future
Read about Dr. Johnson's thought on higher education in Massachusetts in the Worcester Telegram.
Storm Warning: Why Higher Ed Needs New Leadership Now
Read Dr. Johnson's Huffington Post article about the need for new leadership in higher education.