From Silos to Systems: Leading Across the Divide
Written by Dr. Melik Peter Khoury
Why Structural Isolation Undermines Institutional Transformation in Higher Education.
It sOver the past decade, I’ve led one of the most aggressive institutional transformations in modern higher education, growing Unity Environmental University tenfold in reach while shifting from a traditional academic structure to a fully integrated enterprise model.
This wasn’t theoretical work. It required dismantling outdated assumptions about how units interact, decisions are made, and how strategy translates across functions. What became clear is that no matter how bold your vision is, it will collapse under the weight of inherited silos if you don’t change the way people work together.
I write this as higher education faces a fascinating paradox. While institutions urgently pursue transformation, spurred by financial pressures, technological advancement, and shifting learner demands, their internal architecture remains rooted in 20th-century design. This contradiction’s core is a cultural and operational reliance on structural isolation…
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