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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. 1d ago

    How Do 8 in 10 Families Discard a College Without Running the Numbers? - with Annat Shrabstein, Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy, Sallie

    t's YOUR time to #EdUp with Annat Shrabstein, Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy, Sallie 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! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026! This episode is 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 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 Why do 95% of high school families still plan to continue education after graduation despite every headline saying otherwise?How does 8 in 10 families discard a college based on cost alone without ever running the net price calculator?What makes 40% of families feel completely alone navigating a process 15 million students start every fall?Resources: Graduate School Resource: Graduate School Planning, Financial Aid & More – SallieHow America Pays for College Research 2026: How America Pays for College 2026 | SallieHow America Plans for College Research 2026: How America Plans for College 2026 | Sallie MaeWhere do I Start Tool: Sallie - Higher Education Solutions Tailored to YouScholarship Tool: Search Thousands of Free Scholarships - Scholly ScholarshipsListen 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!

    How Do 8 in 10 Families Discard a College Without Running the Numbers? - with Annat Shrabstein, Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy, Sallie
  2. 3d ago

    How Do You Measure Time to Value for Every Degree Program? - with Harrison Keller, President, University of North Texas

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Harrison Keller, President, University of North Texas This episode, President Series #514, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026! This episode is 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 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 Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, EducationDynamics YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How does the largest university in Dallas Fort Worth measure time to value by analyzing every degree program for how fast students realize a net positive economic return?Why does 40% of the freshman class stand up at convocation when the president asks first generation students to be recognized?What makes UNT say if everything works out, we're not trying hard enough when failing forward is the only way to lead the vanguard?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!

    How Do You Measure Time to Value for Every Degree Program? - with Harrison Keller, President, University of North Texas
  3. 3d ago

    The Blur: When Credit & Workforce Stop Being Separate - Dr. Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community College This episode, President Series #513, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform! 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! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 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 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 Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Learning YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Why does Marcia insist the credit versus noncredit line is the institution's problem, not the student's?What changes when a community college becomes the registered apprenticeship sponsor instead of just a training vendor?If a 3 year 90 credit bachelor's is coming nationally, should it live at the community college or the university?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!

    The Blur: When Credit & Workforce Stop Being Separate - Dr. Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community College
  4. 6d ago

    How To Improve Graduation Rates, Salaries & Employment - with Sam Dreyfus, Executive Vice President, ECPI University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Sam Dreyfus, Executive Vice President, ECPI University 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 Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a school founded by a grandfather in 1966 teaching computer programming before most people knew what computers were still lead on AI today?Why does hiring someone who knows how to use AI give you a 10x multiplier in effectiveness?What makes providing people a pathway to a better life the purpose that keeps third generation leadership focused on student outcomes?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!

    How To Improve Graduation Rates, Salaries & Employment - with Sam Dreyfus, Executive Vice President, ECPI University
  5. Sep 24

    Why Does the President Still Advise Students & Give Campus Tours? - with Dr. Cory Homer, President, Sussex County Community College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Cory Homer, President, Sussex County Community College This episode, President Series #512, 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 Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How does the first 2 year college in New Jersey launch a football program partner with a university to house 120 students & shuttle them back & forth?Why does the president advise students, teach classes & give campus tours when getting down in the weeds helps administration see the same problems as faculty & staff?What makes visiting 67 nonprofits in the county the partnership model that fills gaps for everyone with the students in the middle?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!

    Why Does the President Still Advise Students & Give Campus Tours? - with Dr. Cory Homer, President, Sussex County Community College
  6. Sep 23

    Service With the Community, Not To the Community - with Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - Hilo

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - Hilo This 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 Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Why 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 #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!

    Service With the Community, Not To the Community - with Dr. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - Hilo
  7. Sep 22

    4.9 Million Students Nobody Talks About - with Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, Oswego

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, Oswego This 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 Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How 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 #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!

    4.9 Million Students Nobody Talks About - with Dr. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, Oswego
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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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