The EdUp Experience

By 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

· Education

4.9

7575 ratings

Download on the App Store

Download on the App Store

Get it on Google Play

FAQs about The EdUp Experience:

How many episodes does The EdUp Experience have?

The podcast currently has 1,304 episodes available.

The EdUp Experience episodes:

March 03, 2026From 11,000 to 32,000 Applicants: How a 256 Year Old University Tripled Demand - with Andrew Hsu, President, College of Charleston
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Hsu, President, College of Charleston
In this episode, President Series #448, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17
YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi, Executive Chairman, Knack
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
How does a 256 year old public university grow from 11,000 to 32,000 applicants, launch doctoral programs, & achieve record enrollment by focusing on undergraduate education & student success in a city where Boeing, Volvo & the hospitality industry create the perfect real world lab?
What happens when you spend an entire academic year developing a strategic plan with campus wide buy in, use it like a GPS to stay on course, & find your niche instead of trying to be everything to everyone?
How does an AI integrated campus become the first in the country to close an AI developed donation, train faculty to incorporate AI into curriculum, & prepare students for future workforce needs through intentional AI as its 10 year Quality Enhancement Program?
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!
...more
40min
March 02, 2026Talent Is Universal. Opportunity Is Not. (This College Fixes That) - with Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College
In this episode, President Series #447, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the HigherEdPodCon II happening July 16 & 17
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does democracy's college serve 125k students across 8 campuses with 2.5 million alumni by removing every point of friction to create belonging?
Why does turf, tradition & trust create change when confronting turf protectors, respecting tradition while challenging it & building trust through transparency stops creative narratives?
What makes students need 3 skill sets including academic foundations, work based learning employability skills & digital skills with AI, cybersecurity & ethical use?
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!
...more
53min
February 24, 2026Why Your Campus & Online Programs Are Dying Because They Don't Talk to Each Other - with Dr. Evan Kropp, Executive Director, College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Evan Kropp, Executive Director, College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida
In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,
YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠
Why is hybrid learning where students choose to attend in person, watch recordings, or go fully online the real solution to declining enrollment instead of running separate campus & online operations?
How does holistic admissions with unlimited digital seats let University of Florida see real potential beyond GPA cutlines & give opportunities to students traditional programs would reject?
What's missing when universities train professors to be researchers instead of teachers, leaving them without fundamental knowledge about how people actually learn & how to design effective classes?
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!
...more
42min
February 23, 2026This HBCU Teaches Students to CREATE Jobs, Not Find Them (Here's How) - with Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, President, Bowie State University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, President, Bowie State University
In this episode, President Series #446, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22
YOUR cohost is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, ⁠EducationDynamics
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does Maryland's oldest HBCU founded in 1865 serve 6k students through 65 programs with employer partnerships from Oregon to Texas?
Why does Bowie State's location near DC & Baltimore enable experiential education while the Entrepreneurship Innovation Center prepares students to create not just find opportunities?
What makes AI system transitions require over 1 year while demanding celebration & recognition of faculty & staff who stayed through the change?
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!
...more
52min
February 19, 2026LIVE from InsightsEDU 2026 - w/ Karolyn Pearson, Sr. Exec. VP, Operations, EducationDynamics, Matt Harris Sr. Dir. of Comms, & Scott Bacon, Sr. VP, External Affairs, Jacksonville University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Karolyn Pearson, Senior Executive Vice President Operations, EducationDynamics, Matt Harris, Sr. Director of Communications, & Scott Bacon, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Jacksonville University
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 AI create feedback loops for crisis comms by writing coverage in both positive & negative light to prepare for multiple scenarios?
Why use AI as thought partner to craft narratives around financial challenges when media members are using AI too?
What makes strategic PR shift narrative from lazy financial challenge coverage to addressing workforce needs with Mayo Clinic & Baptist Health partnerships?
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!
...more
23min
February 18, 2026LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with David A. Armstrong, President, St. Thomas University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with David A. Armstrong, President, St. Thomas University
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 Catholic university serving 75% students of color, 61% Pell & 47% first gen grow from 3,800 to 8,700 students while building the largest JD program in Florida?
Why do the 4 most impactful words yes, no, can, can't determine if you keep admissions counselors when walking into financially failing institutions?
What makes the poverty pie require presidents to take control of every penny until revenue momentum starts when you can't cut your way to prosperity?
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!
...more
22min
February 18, 2026LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - w/ Greg Clayton⁠, President, Enrollment Management Services, & ⁠Katie Tomlinson⁠, Senior Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence, ⁠EducationDynamics⁠
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Clayton, President of Enrollment Management Services, & Katie Tomlinson, Senior Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence, EducationDynamics
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 the Modern Learner Report show 51% of students now use AI to research schools up from 37% last year when the funnel is dead & students orbit multiple institutions simultaneously?
Why do 40% of students after inquiry still add more schools & 28% evaluate other schools after enrollment requiring continued marketing even when students are in the seat?
What makes discoverability get you seen but alignment get you chosen when career sits at the center of the orbit & admissions counselors need career counselor training not just application processing?
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!
...more
30min
February 17, 2026LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics
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 the EDDY Intelligence Platform built on billions of records & tens of years of proprietary data consume information from admissions through graduation creating continuous intelligence loops?
Why do 51% of students now select institutions based on AI search requiring universities to execute with urgency when the consumer reality has changed in just 2 years?
What makes the 3 C's of cost, convenience & career create the 2 R's of revenue & reputation plus the added R of relevance when partnering right prevents irrelevance?
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!
...more
19min
February 17, 2026LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, & Bethany Moran, Senior Vice President, Partnerships, EducationDynamics
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, & Bethany Moran, Senior Vice President, Partnerships, EducationDynamics
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 the EDDY Intelligence Platform replace fragmented AI point solutions with 1 enterprise solution across marketing, enrollment & human capital?
Why do modern learners never stop shopping post enrollment requiring institutions to continuously roll out the red carpet rather than just retaining?
What makes revenue & reputation both mandatory when 1 without the other is either unsustainable or admired but going nowhere?
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!
...more
16min
February 16, 2026What Does Pre-K to PhD Look Like at the Only Christian School to Offer It? - with Dr. Keith Newman, President, Southern Nazarene University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Keith Newman, President, Southern Nazarene University
In this episode, President Series #445, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR cohost is Christi Segal, Senior Vice President of Managed Services & Executive Business Development, Ellucian
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a 126 year old small Christian liberal arts university become 1 of only 4 schools in the world offering pre-K through doctoral programs & the only Christian institution in that category while achieving largest freshman class in 42 years?
Why does a president who writes to campus every Friday believe retention is everyone's job from cafeteria workers to coaches & how does knowing students' names literally keep students enrolled & in some cases alive?
What does the longer the perspective the better the decision mean for combating society's default to quit when life gets hard & how can higher education teach perseverance that transfers to jobs, marriages & life beyond the transfer portal culture?
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!
...more
49min

FAQs about The EdUp Experience:

How many episodes does The EdUp Experience have?

The podcast currently has 1,304 episodes available.

More shows like The EdUp Experience

Serial by Serial Productions & The New York Times

Serial

75,197 Listeners

This American Life by This American Life

This American Life

91,165 Listeners

Freakonomics Radio by Freakonomics Radio + Stitcher

Freakonomics Radio

32,252 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,515 Listeners

Hidden Brain by Hidden Brain, Shankar Vedantam

Hidden Brain

43,569 Listeners

Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,784 Listeners

Teaching in Higher Ed by Bonni Stachowiak

Teaching in Higher Ed

371 Listeners

The Russell Moore Show by Christianity Today, Russell Moore

The Russell Moore Show

1,129 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

113,257 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,892 Listeners

The Journal. by The Wall Street Journal & Spotify Studios

The Journal.

6,135 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

16,482 Listeners

We Can Do Hard Things by Treat Media and Glennon Doyle

We Can Do Hard Things

41,673 Listeners

College Matters from The Chronicle by The Chronicle of Higher Education

College Matters from The Chronicle

84 Listeners

Good Hang with Amy Poehler by The Ringer

Good Hang with Amy Poehler

12,951 Listeners