Background
Education
Michael earned a Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, where he specialized in political economy and classical studies. He was the recipient of the 2013 Leslie H. Jacobson Medal in international political economy.
Research & Insights
Lifting the veil from condition-based maintenance
The Facilities Forum's Michael Fischer sat down with Dr. Abel-Moez Bayoumi, the Director of the Center for Predictive Medicine at the University of South Carolina, for an exclusive Q&A about condition-based maintenance and what it means for the future of maintenance in higher ed.
Three ways the coronavirus pandemic upended international research partnerships
With vaccines in distribution in 2021, however, leaders can now revisit transformed international partnership opportunities to expand their research portfolio and grow globally. Here are three early impacts COVID-19 has had on research partnerships—and what universities can do now to be among the first to take advantage of new arrangements.
When the birds attack: How facilities leaders fight off feathered fiends
Hundreds of vultures damage buildings and jeopardize residents' health. It's not a Hitchcock movie; it's daily life for some campuses.
The Best (and Worst) COVID-19 Crisis Communications
EAB’s Kaitlyn Maloney and Michael Fischer discuss how colleges and universities have handled crisis communications during the pandemic.
COVID-19 Campus Reopening Mistakes and Victories
EAB experts examine the good, the bad, and the ugly from campus repopulation efforts this fall and suggest changes university leaders may need to make before the spring semester.
How COVID-19 Has Impacted Universities Worldwide
EAB’s John Workman and Michael Fischer examine similarities and important differences in how the pandemic is impacting U.S. colleges vs. those in Canada, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand.
How Colleges Can Plan for and Adapt to Campus Crises
Learn how college administrators can use this crisis to strengthen leadership skills—and how schools can build greater organizational resiliency to better prepare for, respond, and adapt to future disruptions.
4 Unique Leadership Challenges Posed by the Pandemic
In part one of this two-part discussion, EAB experts share four reasons why the coronavirus pandemic is a different type of crisis than any faced by higher ed before—and discuss effective leadership in an extended crisis.
Will the CARES Act Save Higher Ed?
Our experts discuss why the CARES Act really isn’t a really stimulus package, but a stop-gap measure that may not keep at-risk colleges and universities afloat long enough to survive the current crisis.
