What does innovation in higher education look like when it centers community, access, and learning for the common good?

In this episode of iNNOVATION Insights, host Dr. Eulanda Sanders speaks with Dr. Lance Bennett, President and Founder of The People’s Institute for the Common Good, Visiting Scholar at Rutgers University, and higher education leader. Dr. Bennett shares his journey from community college student to scholar-practitioner and how early mentorship shaped his path into higher education leadership.

This conversation explores how communication studies, organizational leadership, and systems thinking inform Dr. Bennett’s work in designing community-centered learning spaces. He reflects on launching The People’s Institute to create open, accessible learning spaces beyond traditional universities—through programs such as comm ...