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The EdUp Experience

YOUR Higher Education Podcast

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. They Declined for 13 Years. Then Grew 22% in 3 Years. Here's How - with Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University

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    They Declined for 13 Years. Then Grew 22% in 3 Years. Here's How - with Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Brad D. Smith, President, Marshall University In this episode, President Series #464, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Page Keller, VP of Academic Relations, Knack YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Marshall reverse 13 year enrollment decline by growing 22% in 3 years while wrapping 400 debt free students under $65k with Knack tutors?Why does Marshall for All aim for 100% graduation with job & no debt, $150M research & 30x ROI by 2037 while growing online 60%?What makes "never mistake kindness for weakness" mean that facts guide decisions but empathy helps people land on their feet?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    51 min

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    17 Year Olds Are Graduating With Associate Degrees. Utah Tech Is Doing Something Different

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Shane Smeed, President, Utah Tech University In this episode, YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a president who led commencement on day 1 learn that 17 & 18 year olds are graduating with associate degrees the same week as their high school diplomas? Why does winning the 1st ever collegiate world pickleball championship against Brazil, Poland & India reflect global citizenship at a polytechnic university? What makes 15 students spending spring break on New Orleans beautification, coastal restoration & community gardens central to the mission of serving others? 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 We make education YOUR business!

    48 min
  3. Small Colleges Can't Do This Alone. Here's What Real Collaboration Looks Like - with Dr. Lori Collins-Hall, Project Director, Endeavor Lab Colleges

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    Small Colleges Can't Do This Alone. Here's What Real Collaboration Looks Like - with Dr. Lori Collins-Hall, Project Director, Endeavor Lab Colleges

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Lori Collins-Hall, Project Director, Endeavor Lab Colleges In this episode, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a national collaborative of 10 small liberal arts colleges integrate mental health, well-being & purposeful life through $8.5 million over 5 years?Why does a holistic approach place mental health responsibility on institutions & communities rather than solely on students?What makes Mapping Belonging use campus maps as immersive tools to connect students deeply with history, place & nature?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    50 min
  4. LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Ariana Keil, Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Canto

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    LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Ariana Keil, Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Canto

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ariana Keil, Senior Growth Marketing Manager, Canto In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a Digital Asset Management (DAM) company founded in 1990 serve 30% higher ed customers with the same pain points around finding content & version control?Why does streamlining workflows make 3 to 4 person marketing teams feel like 10 when they can't spend 90 minutes finding images?What makes DAM essential for universities needing rights management, privacy controls & multilingual search across campuses?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    18 min

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    Why Rural Community Colleges Are the Most Important Institutions Nobody Talks About

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chett Daniel, President, Crowder College In this episode, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a rural Missouri community college use design thinking to build a strategic plan around the real problems students & employers are actually trying to solve? Why must colleges stop designing for the mythical 18 year old & start building relationships strong enough to withstand the weight of truth? What does a Marine Corps leadership philosophy have to do with putting employers in the room to vote Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum up or down? Listening 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 We make education YOUR business!

    44 min
  6. Students Don't Want Your Technology, They Want Your Humanity - with Toby Brooks, Director of the Academy for Teaching & Learning, Baylor University

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    Students Don't Want Your Technology, They Want Your Humanity - with Toby Brooks, Director of the Academy for Teaching & Learning, Baylor University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Toby Brooks, Director of the Academy for Teaching & Learning, Baylor University In this episode, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog YOUR cohost is Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠,  How does a Texas R1 founded in 1845 balance research, division 1 athletics & Christian worldview while launching a 12 credit hour graduate certificate in college teaching?Why do handwritten note cards & gratitude exercises create connection students crave when automated recruitment emails anger them as soulless commodities?What happens when a high percentage of freshman enter as premed or prelaw, but significantly fewer decide to go that route upon graduation? 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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    54 min

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    Admissions Is the Window. Financial Aid Is the Door. Here's What That Means

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rachel Gordon, Vice President of Student Financial Aid Services, American University of Antigua College of Medicine In this episode, part of our Voices in Financial Aid Leadership Series, sponsored by YELO Funding YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a financial aid leader with 32,000 LinkedIn followers & 2.35 million impressions create centralized systems that support enrollment outcomes? Why is admissions the window but financial aid is the door when students can dream of your school but can't come if they don't know how to afford it? What makes reframing problems as complexities & removing ego allow the right people to sit around a table & fix systems together? Listening 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 We make education YOUR business!

    31 min
  8. Maybe Philosophy Professors Are More Important to AI Than Engineers - with Donald E. Hall, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Binghamton University

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    Maybe Philosophy Professors Are More Important to AI Than Engineers - with Donald E. Hall, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Binghamton University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Donald E. Hall, Provost & Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs, Binghamton University In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 ⁠AcOps Conference⁠ July 29-31 by Coursedog, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠, How does a SUNY center receive $55 million to create the NY Center for AI Responsibility & Research serving the entire state?Why does Binghamton partner across SUNY, NYU, Columbia & Cornell to ensure AI is socially beneficial while involving philosophy, business & arts faculty?What makes liberal arts critical for innovation when Steve Jobs credited a calligraphy class for the computer revolution & vocational training fails elsewhere?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

    48 min
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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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    YOUR Higher Education Podcast
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    2020 - 2026
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