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The EdUp Experience is a leading higher education podcast hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, who brings a down-to-earth approach to discussing educational topics. The show features interviews with innovative leaders in higher education, aiming to make complex subjects engaging and accessible. With over 40 years of combined experience, the team provides insights that help listeners feel refreshed and upskilled. The podcast is produced by YOUR Higher Education Podcast.
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Service With the Community, Not To the Community - with Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - Hilo 23.09.2026 52นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - HiloThis episode, President Series #511, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy does a Hawaii campus look more like a rural, Pell heavy, broadband starved college than the postcard people picture?How do you turn island fever & the urge to leave into a reason for local students to start at home?What does an asynchronous degree built with the police department unlock that a traditional program cannot?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
4.9 Million Students Nobody Talks About - with Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, Oswego 22.09.2026 50นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, OswegoThis episode, President Series #510, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a regional public plan to double its graduates while the rest of the sector braces for the enrollment cliff?What does a $100 billion Micron chip plant 20 minutes away change for the university next door?Why does a pair of shoes in a glass case explain how this president thinks about the value of education?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
$321 Million & 20,000 Jobs: The Bet on West Virginia - with Michael T. Benson, President, West Virginia University 20.09.2026 40นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Michael T. Benson, President, West Virginia UniversityThis episode, President Series #509, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Laura Ipsen, President & CEO, EllucianYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a 5 time president decide a place is home, & why did WVU check every box his mentor set?What does a $321 million Engines grant & 20,000 projected jobs mean for the poorest quartile of a state?Why does a historian president want to bring blue books back in the age of AI?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
We Have a Moral Obligation, Not a Technology Problem - with Dr. Summer McGee, President, Lenoir-Rhyne University 18.09.2026 59นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Summer McGee, President, Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityThis episode, President Series #508, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy does the business case for AI adoption fail with faculty, & what argument actually moves them?What does it take to double an incoming class record & write a whole new strategic plan in under 4 months?If the presidency is the hardest job on earth, why does Summer say joy is the key to lasting in it?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
No Wrong Door: The Bunker Hill Promise - with Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) 17.09.2026 55นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pam Eddinger, President, Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC)This episode, President Series #507, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy does Pam call higher education a luxury good, & what breaks when you see it that way?If 54% of your students are food insecure, can you really food pantry your way out of poverty?What does it take to make the boundaries between high school, community college, & MIT permeable instead of cranky?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
I Want You to Want to Be There - with Dr. John Selmon, President, Muskegon Community College 15.09.2026 53นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. John Selmon, President, Muskegon Community CollegeThis episode, President Series #506, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy does a president refuse to make his weekly all college meeting mandatory, even after years of people telling him to?How do 47 community partners let 1 college eliminate barriers without duplicating a single service?What changes when the president of a community college started as a community college student himself?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
Small Is the Strategy, Not the Apology - with Dr. Cynthia L. Pemberton, President, Lewis-Clark State College 14.09.2026 57นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Cynthia L. Pemberton, President, Lewis-Clark State CollegeThis episode, President Series #505, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, NemonxYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy is a small rural Idaho college stable & growing while the rest of the sector panics over enrollment decline?What does it mean to serve nontraditional students with different energy, not just different policies?How does a first generation, low income kid nobody would have bet on end up 9 years into a college presidency?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
The Stock Market for Education: Inside the New Accreditor Built for Workforce Pell - with Dr. Rebecca Busacca, President, The National Accreditation Commission 13.09.2026 43นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rebecca Busacca, President, The National Accreditation CommissionThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy was the CEO of a brand new accreditor "laughed out of the room" at the Department of Education & Department of Labor 15 years ago, & why is everyone listening now?If your Workforce Pell completion rate slips from 70% to 69%, why could that be a death knell for your program?Could a "stock market for education" finally close the gap between what employers want & what colleges actually deliver?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
Reverse Engineering Degrees From Tomorrow's Jobs - with Dr. James Michael Burkett, President, U.S. Operations for Northbridge University 11.09.2026 45นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. James Michael Burkett, President, U.S. Operations for Northbridge UniversityThis episode, President Series #504, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhat does it mean to invert the model & build the university around the student instead of the reverse?How do you reverse engineer a program from 5 to 10 year job projections in a single local market?Why does a closed credit ladder keep students who would otherwise be lost in the transfer gap?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
It Is a Demographic Hill, Not a Cliff - with Dr. Chuck Lloyd, Chancellor, Community College System of New Hampshire 10.09.2026 56นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chuck Lloyd, Chancellor, Community College System of New Hampshire This episode, President Series #503, is powered by Ellucian - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy did New Hampshire abandon the 1 college merger idea, & what replaced it?If the college going rate sits near 60%, is moving it 3 points a better play than fighting the demographic cliff?What does $17 million a year for 5 years buy when your state is 2,000 nurses short?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
If AI Takes the Entry Level, Who Is Your Farm Team? - with Dr. Justin Schwartz, Chancellor, University of Colorado Boulder 09.09.2026 53นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Justin Schwartz, Chancellor, University of Colorado BoulderThis episode, President Series #502, is powered by Ellucian -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy does a flagship chancellor say the public trust numbers measure media coverage of 3.5% of students, not higher ed?What is the difference between affordability & accessibility, & why can a 4% admit rate never solve the second one?If companies stop hiring entry level workers because of AI, where do their next line managers come from?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
President Series #500 - with Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors University 06.09.2026 58นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Scott Pulsipher, President, Western Governors UniversityThis episode, President Series #500, is powered by Ellucian -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!YOUR cohost is Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia LearningYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a president who was President series #1 come back for President series #500 saying we can't evolve into AI, we have to leapfrog because evolving won't be fast enough?Why is higher ed stuck in a replication trap where changing the modality doesn't mean rethinking the entire experience?What makes the GPS model for learning mean Hunter got what he needed, Joe got what he needed & Scott got what he needed but all 3 end at the same destination?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
The Schiller Way: Campus Mobility Beyond Study Abroad - with Dr. Jennifer King, President, U.S. Operations, & Dr. Saib Othman, Provost, Schiller International University 30.08.2026 50นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Jennifer King, President, U.S. Operations, & Dr. Saib Othman, Provost, Schiller International UniversityThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Dr. David Hatami, Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, EduPolicy.aiYOUR host is Elvin FreytesHow does campus mobility let students start in Tampa & pick up their curriculum in Madrid, Paris or Heidelberg?Why is Schiller embedding AI across the entire curriculum instead of making it just an elective?What makes cultural agility the skill that gets graduates hired in banking, diplomacy & hospitality across the I-4 corridor?Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
Beyond Survival: Reporting From The Front Lines Of Higher Education's War For Relevance - with Dr. Joe Sallustio & Elvin Freytes 23.08.2026 23นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe SallustioAmerican higher ed is fighting for its survival, & most people don't know the war has already begun.Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations. Built on 247 candid interviews with 240 sitting & former college & university presidents, it delivers a field report unlike anything else written about the future of higher ed, captured in real time, in the words of the leaders living it.This is not a consultant's framework or an academic study. It is war correspondence. The closures, the impossible decisions, the bold bets, & the hard-won victories happening on campuses across America right now.You'll discoverWhy colleges & universities are closing at an accelerating rate, & the warning signs leaders keep missingHow artificial intelligence upended teaching, assessment, & the value of a college degree almost overnightWhat the collapse of public trust in higher ed really means for enrollment, funding, & survivalHow the most resilient university presidents are rebuilding the college value proposition around affordability, outcomes, & relevanceThe leadership strategies separating the institutions that adapt from the ones that disappearFrom community colleges & regional universities to HBCUs, tribal colleges, online institutions, & flagship research universities, Beyond Survival maps the full landscape of American higher ed leadership & the fight for relevance that will define the next decade.Essential reading for college & university presidents, provosts, deans, trustees, & board members; higher ed administrators & academic leaders; enrollment, marketing, & student success professionals; policymakers; & anyone who believes higher ed still matters.The war for relevance is here. Beyond Survival is the intelligence you need to understand it, & the case for why higher ed's best days can still be ahead.Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
Why Every Student Must Intern - with Dr. Beth Ross, President, Emmanuel College 16.08.2026 51นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Beth Ross, President, Emmanuel CollegeThis episode, President Series #499, is powered by Ellucian -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Jamie Ceman, Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioCould AI be the catalyst that finally proves the value of the liberal arts?How does a work study student who walked into the wrong office become a college president?Why does Emmanuel require every student, philosophy or biology, to complete an internship?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
The 2035 Blueprint for a Community College - with Dr. Keith Curry, President, Compton College 13.08.2026 50นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Keith Curry, President, Compton CollegeThis episode, President Series #498, is powered by Ellucian -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Laura Ipsen, President & CEO, EllucianYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy is one of higher ed's leading basic needs champions now attaching conditions to student support?How do you move students stuck at 90 plus units toward completion before they lose their financial aid?What does it take to open the first on campus housing at any LA County community college?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
How Did MTSU Lift Its Graduation Rate by 8 Points? - with Mark Byrnes, Provost, Middle Tennessee State University 12.08.2026 51นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Mark Byrnes, Provost, Middle Tennessee State UniversityThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Robert Graham, CEO, Poll EverywhereYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioWhy is Middle Tennessee defying the demographic cliff?How do you protect the faculty student bond in the age of AI?What drove MTSU's 8 point graduation gain?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
What Singapore Knows That the West Refuses to Learn - with Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad Nebrija 10.08.2026 46นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad NebrijaThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow can the gap between the highest & lowest performing countries equal 7 full years of schooling for the same 15 year old?Why does a former Spanish Secretary of State say Western education systems are not failing, they are just stuck?What happens when a country hands out more university degrees than ever, but the skills behind them match a secondary school student elsewhere?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
The Answer to Our Hopelessness Is Not Technology - with Matt Scogin, President, Hope College 09.08.2026 56นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Matt Scogin, President, Hope CollegeThis episode, President Series #497, is powered by Ellucian -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a pay it forward tuition model where students sign a covenant to give back every year for life lead to 95% of the first graduates already giving with a 96% retention rate?Why does telling our story better not solve the problem when people have real merit to their critique & we actually have to change things, not just do better marketing?What makes doubling down on being one of the most human centric colleges in the world the answer when fewer than 25% of Americans feel hopeful about the future & technology isn't solving our despair?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership! -
How Do You Build an Organization Whose Goal Is to Become Obsolete? - with Jaime Hansen, CEO, Swipe Out Hunger 05.08.2026 43นาทีIt's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jaime Hansen, CEO, Swipe Out HungerThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a national nonprofit with over 1,000 campus partners work to become obsolete by helping institutions become so sustainable they don't need help anymore?Why are college students the only demographic where people expect them to be starving when 80% are working in addition to school & the average age is 26 or 27 with households to support?What makes Hunger Free Campus legislation the state level solution when federal resources like SNAP are shrinking & campuses are asking now what after CARES Act funding ran out?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - Elvin Freytes & Dr. Joe Sallustio● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!
