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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. How Do You Know a Career Is Possible If You've Never Seen Someone Who Looks Like You In It? - with Destin Mizelle⁠, ⁠Enoch Ellis⁠, & ⁠Tobias M. Brown⁠, Roadtrippers, ⁠Roadtrip Nation

    19H AGO

    How Do You Know a Career Is Possible If You've Never Seen Someone Who Looks Like You In It? - with Destin Mizelle⁠, ⁠Enoch Ellis⁠, & ⁠Tobias M. Brown⁠, Roadtrippers, ⁠Roadtrip Nation

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Destin Mizelle, Enoch Ellis, & Tobias M. Brown, Roadtrippers, Roadtrip Nation, In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a PBS documentary called Thriving: Black Men in Higher Education show young black men that a black astrophysicist, a black economist & a media psychologist exist?Why does seeing someone who looks like you in a career you never knew existed give hope & strength to say I can do it too?What makes just getting the degree already giving back to the community when we put so much pressure on ourselves to be super great?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    21 min
  2. How Does Kentucky Have 61% of Graduates Leave With No Debt? - with Aaron Thompson⁠, President, ⁠Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education⁠

    22H AGO

    How Does Kentucky Have 61% of Graduates Leave With No Debt? - with Aaron Thompson⁠, President, ⁠Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education⁠

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Kentucky rank #1 in retention gains & #2 in completions while 61% of public institution graduates leave with no debt?Why does a first generation high school student from Appalachian poverty whose illiterate father could make any tool on a sharecropper's farm know the system wouldn't give him credit?What makes embedding 10 essential skills into curriculum with employer designed rubrics the graduate profile that finally shows demonstrable value?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    20 min
  3. How Do Foundations With Different Priorities All Agree AI Is Too Important to Ignore? - with Jamie Merisotis⁠, President & CEO, ⁠Lumina Foundation⁠, & ⁠Allison Scott⁠, CEO, ⁠Kapor Foundation⁠

    1D AGO

    How Do Foundations With Different Priorities All Agree AI Is Too Important to Ignore? - with Jamie Merisotis⁠, President & CEO, ⁠Lumina Foundation⁠, & ⁠Allison Scott⁠, CEO, ⁠Kapor Foundation⁠

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jamie Merisotis, President & CEO, Lumina Foundation, & Allison Scott, CEO, Kapor Foundation In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does Humanity AI bring together foundations with different priorities who all agree this is such a critical moment that they can't cede AI development to the for profit sector?Why does making humans a byproduct of tool development instead of the beginning of the conversation create outcomes that exacerbate inequality?What makes building human capabilities faster than machine capabilities the key focus when critical thinking, ethics & empathy are uniquely human skills you develop over 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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    23 min
  4. Why Connect 4 Siloed Federal Data Systems? - with Dr. Chris Mullin⁠, Strategy Dir., Data & Measurement, ⁠Lumina Foundation⁠, & ⁠Kristin Hultquist,⁠ CEO & Founding Partner, ⁠HCM Strategists⁠

    1D AGO

    Why Connect 4 Siloed Federal Data Systems? - with Dr. Chris Mullin⁠, Strategy Dir., Data & Measurement, ⁠Lumina Foundation⁠, & ⁠Kristin Hultquist,⁠ CEO & Founding Partner, ⁠HCM Strategists⁠

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Mullin, Strategy Director for Data & Measurement, Lumina Foundation, & Kristin Hultquist, CEO & Founding Partner, HCM Strategists In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a hub & spoke model bring 4 siloed federal data systems together so students, employers & economic developers finally get a clear picture of education & training?Why are 43 million students who left college without a credential & 17 year olds who are completely lost proof that our data systems are failing everyone?What makes administrative change that requires no law or regulatory change the elegant solution when WIOA & Perkins legislation is 65 to 70 years old?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    20 min
  5. Stop Telling People How to Do It. Help Them See Themselves Instead - with Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere

    2D AGO

    Stop Telling People How to Do It. Help Them See Themselves Instead - with Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere 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 Lee Lambert , Chancellor & CEO, Foothill-De Anza Community College Distric YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a student response system turn presentations into bi-directional conversations where devices become engagement tools rather than distractions?Why do polls create spaces where people speak up about difficult subjects they otherwise wouldn't feel safe to share?What makes The Inner Game of Tennis the key to leadership when you want people to see themselves accurately rather than telling them how?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    35 min
  6. LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Kate Kruger, Partner/Principal, Elizabeth Palmer, Senior Director, EY-Parthenon

    5D AGO

    LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Kate Kruger, Partner/Principal, Elizabeth Palmer, Senior Director, EY-Parthenon

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kate Kruger, Partner/Principal, Elizabeth Palmer, Senior Director, EY-Parthenon 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 EY Parthenon's 25 year practice verify career is top priority when college grad unemployment reaches 5 to 6% nearing non degree holders?Why do students choose majors based on AI exposure when business & marketing are highly exposed while healthcare & education are less exposed?What makes alignment require clarity around narrow priorities backed by financials when too many priorities without resources prevent execution?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    19 min

  7. 6D AGO • SUPPORT THE SHOW ONLY

    Tech CEOs Are Saying Study Liberal Arts. Here's Why

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Marsha Familaro Enright, President, Reliance College In this episode, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco How does a Montessori educator who ran an elementary school for 25 years now work to start a college focused on strengthening reasoning power & self confidence? Why are tech CEOs telling students to study liberal arts when the term comes from liberty & what a free citizen needs to know to live well? What makes the new AI Proof You course teach students to develop thinking, judgment & creativity that will get them jobs regardless of what happens technologically? 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

    33 min
  8. Stop Saying Students Are Unprepared. They're Differently Prepared - with Dr. Enrique Morales-Diaz, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Oneonta

    6D AGO

    Stop Saying Students Are Unprepared. They're Differently Prepared - with Dr. Enrique Morales-Diaz, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Oneonta

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Enrique Morales-Diaz, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, SUNY Oneonta 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, Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠, How does a SUNY comprehensive serving 50% downstate first gen Pell students meet differently prepared post COVID learners where they are without sacrificing rigor or quality?Why does a provost keep teaching & maintain a small faculty wins whiteboard to understand classroom challenges while bringing faculty into institutional conversations beyond academics?What makes students feel we care through finding their person on campus creating Making Connections for Life where alums return to talk about faculty & staff who made the difference?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 education? Join EdUp Leadership!

    46 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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