The EdUp Experience

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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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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?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Cindy Nava, Senator & Majority Whip, New Mexico State Senate, District 9, & Deborah Santiago, Co-founder & CEO, Excelencia in Education

In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026⁠ Lumina Foundation⁠ State Policy Retreat in Philadelphia,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠

• What happens when a former DACA recipient makes history in the New Mexico State Senate?
• Why is there a difference between enrolling a Latino student & actually serving them?
• How do you lead without losing sight of why you started?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Tristan Denley⁠, Deputy Commissioner, Academic Affairs & Innovation, ⁠Louisiana Board of Regents,⁠ & ⁠Dr. Zainab Okolo⁠, Senior Vice President of Policy, Advocacy & Government Relations, ⁠The Jed Foundation (JED)

In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 Lumina Foundation State Policy Retreat in Philadelphia,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco

• What happens when a state reaches its 85,000 graduate goal 4 years early?
• Why is mental health the #1 reason students stop out of college?
• How do you measure student success beyond the handshake at graduation?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Nesmith, Superintendent, Elma School District

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 Andrew Ko, Founder, Kovexa

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

• How does a rural district with 79% free & reduced lunch go from 8% to 24% university going rate?
• Why does the bifurcation between career kids & university bound kids need to end?
• What should higher ed know about the students K-12 is now sending them with both career credentials & university level academics?

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with W. Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation, Augustana College

In this episode, part of our Across Education Series powered by Nemonx, 

YOUR cohost is Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, Nemonx
YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• How does 35 years in higher ed teach you that student recruitment can't succeed unless career placement data is stellar?
• Why must institutions become student ready colleges instead of looking for college ready students?
• What makes the United States' single greatest export to the world its higher education system?

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