The EdUp Experience

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We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

  1. 3d ago

    Why Did the Donor Say You Can't Do This Alone & Then Give $10 Million? - with Dr. Torie Jackson, President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Torie Jackson, President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg This episode, President Series #523, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ the ⁠⁠MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference⁠⁠, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a $10 million gift become a failed campus turned into childcare, housing, transportation & economic development in one location?Why did the math faculty spend weeks inside a plant & come back to completely revamp the course?What makes the most important word in community college community?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience⁠⁠ We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join ⁠⁠EdUp Leadership⁠⁠!

    Why Did the Donor Say You Can't Do This Alone & Then Give $10 Million? - with Dr. Torie Jackson, President, West Virginia University at Parkersburg

  2. 4d ago

    How Do You Preserve 113 Years of History While Launching Drone Degrees? - with Dr. Cynthia Olivo, President, Fullerton College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Dr. Cynthia Olivo, President, Fullerton College This episode, President Series #522, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠⁠⁠ the ⁠MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference⁠, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR cohost is Christi Segal, Senior Vice President, Managed Services & Executive Business Development, Ellucian YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a granddaughter of segregated Mexican schools in Southern California now lead the first continuously operating community college since 1913?Why did we find out we've been an HSI for 30 years but couldn't find a single artifact that showed it?What makes building a Future Titan Center on your campus the bridge that keeps transfer students from feeling lost?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience⁠ We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & 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 Preserve 113 Years of History While Launching Drone Degrees? - with Dr. Cynthia Olivo, President, Fullerton College

  3. 5d ago

    Where Does a College's Responsibility for a Student Actually End? - with Dr. Scott Sand, President, Casa Loma College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Scott Sand, President, Casa Loma College In this episode, President Series #521, part of our Across Education Series powered by Nemonx,  YOUR cohost is Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, Nemonx YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ What makes completion rates really only 0% or 100% when you think about it from the student's perspective?How does a president who started in residence life & worked student finance, career services & curriculum bring a different lens to every decision?Why did meeting Carlos in prison getting his diploma change everything about why this work matters?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience⁠⁠ We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join ⁠⁠EdUp Leadership⁠⁠!

    Where Does a College's Responsibility for a Student Actually End? - with Dr. Scott Sand, President, Casa Loma College

  4. 6d ago

    If Cost Isn't the Barrier Anymore, What Is? - with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How did Massachusetts grow community college enrollment 40% in 3 years by making one thing crystal clear?Why does completing the FAFSA change the game when cost is no longer the barrier?What happens when the funding for getting students in the door outpaces the funding for helping them finish?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join EdUp Leadership!

    If Cost Isn't the Barrier Anymore, What Is? - with Nate Mackinnon, Executive Director, Massachusetts Association of Community Colleges

  5. Oct 22

    What If It's Not How Quick You Get There But That You Get There? - with Dr. Quintin Bullock, President, Community College of Allegheny County

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Quintin Bullock, President, Community College of Allegheny County This episode, President Series #520, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a dentist who practiced for 15 years become a community college president for 12 more & graduate 300 nurses a year?Why does 81% graduating debt free with 90% placement rates in 30 career programs validate what community colleges provide?What makes it's not how quick you get there, it's that you get there the advice for students who are 65% part time?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience We 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 If It's Not How Quick You Get There But That You Get There? - with Dr. Quintin Bullock, President, Community College of Allegheny County

  6. Oct 21

    What If Your Mentor Met With You Every Single Week? - with Debbie Fowler, SVP, Academic Delivery, Western Governors University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Debbie Fowler, SVP, Academic Delivery, Western Governors University In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, powered by ⁠Integrity4Education YOUR cohost is Jamie Morris, VP of Partnerships, ⁠Integrity4Education YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  How does a recovering lawyer with no higher ed experience end up leading 3,000 faculty & staff across 21 years at WGU?Why does cheating yourself also mean you might hurt someone else when that nursing student has a needle in your vein?What makes mentors meeting with students every week one of the best tools for detecting academic integrity issues?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join EdUp Leadership!

    What If Your Mentor Met With You Every Single Week? - with Debbie Fowler, SVP, Academic Delivery, Western Governors University

  7. Oct 20

    What If Capability Became the Currency Instead of Credentials? - with Charlsey Pearce, CEO, MortarCAPS

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charlsey Pearce, CEO, MortarCAPS 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does 1 institution with 1,221 systems speaking different languages ever leverage AI without a common data standard?Why have we confused credentials with capability when a degree tells me something but doesn't tell me what you're actually capable of doing?What makes the capability economy the counter narrative to AI taking all our jobs when human capability should be expanded not exposed?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience We make education YOUR business! P.S. Want access to early ad-free episodes, & to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that! Join EdUp Leadership!

    What If Capability Became the Currency Instead of Credentials? - with Charlsey Pearce, CEO, MortarCAPS

  8. Oct 18

    Not Everyone Values a College Education. But Everyone Benefits From It - with Dr. Rick Gallot, President & CEO, University of Louisiana System

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rick Gallot, President & CEO, University of Louisiana System This episode, President Series #519, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! This episode is also 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! YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a system president who made 3 promises to never live in Grambling, never work in Grambling & never go into politics end up doing all three?Why does 65% of graduates staying in state matter when SpaceX, Meta & Hyundai are all investing in Louisiana & need skilled workers?What makes not everyone value a college education while everyone benefits from the pharmacist, nurse & CPA who graduated from one?Listen in to #EdUp 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 Experience We 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!

    Not Everyone Values a College Education. But Everyone Benefits From It - with Dr. Rick Gallot, President & CEO, University of Louisiana System
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We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

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