The EdUp Experience

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The EdUp Experience episodes

May 08LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Maura Flaschner, Assistant Vice President Undergraduate Admissions & Student Success, Florida Atlantic University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Maura Flaschner, Assistant Vice President Undergraduate Admissions & Student Success, Florida Atlantic 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 combining undergraduate admissions & student success under one leader ensure that the students who enroll are best fit students who are going to retain & graduate?
Why are students saying they found you on Instagram & TikTok when you thought that fantastic email or the text message or the billboard was what brought them in?
What makes enrollment a team sport & a competitive sport in Florida when performance based metrics literally measure 12 state universities & that's how you get funding?
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19 min
May 07We See You. We Hear You. We Know You. (You Can't Hide Here) - with Dr. Rob Pepper, President, Huntington University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rob Pepper, President, Huntington University
In this episode, President Series #471, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a Northeast Indiana liberal arts university serve dual enrollment, traditional, working adults & graduate students across 4 locations including 275 students in Peoria, Arizona?
Why does everything on the front burner all the time require knowing, being & doing where students learn academics, develop character & gain skills for jobs?
What makes the cereal aisle problem of catalog bloat with 85 majors paralyze students when too many choices force families to narrow options before making decisions?
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58 min
May 062/3 of Students Paid Less. Completion Went Up. Why Isn't Everyone Doing This?- with Ethan Pollack, Senior Director of Financing the Future Initiative, Jobs For the Future (JFF)
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Ethan Pollack, Senior Director of Financing the Future Initiative, Jobs For the Future (JFF)
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does outcomes based financing shift risk away from students by basing payments on earnings rather than fixed dollar amounts?
Why did Purdue's Back a Boiler ISA increase completion by 3 points overall & 17 points for Hispanic students while 2/3 paid less than Parent Plus?
What makes federal loan limits frozen since 2008 leave students with $20,000 to $50,000 gaps requiring new financing models?
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44 min
May 05Maybe the Best ROI in Higher Ed Is the One We Keep Overlooking - with Dr. Susan Looney, President, Reading Area Community College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Susan Looney, President, Reading Area Community College (RAC)
In this episode, President Series #470, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does the largest college in Berks County serve 8,500 students at $6,500 per year while 6 college presidents meet quarterly as partners not competitors?
Why do community college students who transfer outperform counterparts who started as freshmen at 4 year schools when RAC grads have transferred to 1,200 colleges over 10 years?
What makes open access institutions life changing when a GED student with no SAT scores becomes a 2 time doctorate holder leading the Middle States board?
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54 min
May 03Stop Talking About AI. Start Building Collective Intelligence - with Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Learning
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Learning
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Mark Milliron, President, National University
YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Jodi Blinco
How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on equitable social mobility use coaching to help students unlock their potential & reach their goals across the full student life cycle?
Why does re-enrollment coaching for stopped out students build trust with institutions through immediate tuition return before teaching them the coaching methodology?
What makes coaching different from advising when students struggling to feed their kids at home or caring for ill parents never share the real barriers stopping them from success?
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46 min
May 01LIVE from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference - with Jamie Ceman, Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, & Myla Edmond, VP of Integrated Marketing, EducationDynamics⁠
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jamie Ceman, Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, & Myla Edmond, VP of Integrated Marketing, 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 reputation management become a long game driver for revenue when your reputation is in the room long before students are making a decision?
Why do marketing & communications leaders get relegated to a service unit instead of being at the table as strategic drivers when leadership doesn't understand the value they provide?
What makes controlling your own messaging so critical when AI search is scraping everything across the internet & 50% of citations are coming from journalists?
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16 min
April 30Will Re-Enrollment Coaching Finally Bring Back the 43 Million Who Stopped Out? - with Ruth Bauer, President, InsideTrack
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ruth Bauer, President, InsideTrack
In this episode, sponsored by the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on equitable social mobility use coaching to help students unlock their potential & reach their goals across the full student life cycle?
Why does re-enrollment coaching for stopped out students build trust with institutions through immediate tuition return before teaching them the coaching methodology?
What makes coaching different from advising when students struggling to feed their kids at home or caring for ill parents never share the real barriers stopping them from success?
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠
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46 min
April 29Stop Saying Liberal Arts Isn't Workforce Development. It Is. - with Nora Miller, President, Mississippi University for Women
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nora Miller, President, Mississippi University for Women
In this episode, President Series #469, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by 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 the 1st state supported college for women founded in 1884 now serve 20 to 25% male enrollment with a nursing program in the top 4% nationally?
Why does partnering with rural hospitals to grow their own nurses address workforce shortages when 80% of W grads stay licensed & employed in Mississippi?
What makes rebuilding after an EF5 tornado lead to pivoting from Division 2 to Division 3 athletics focused on student athletes with no athletic scholarships?
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33 min
April 28Admissions Is the Window. Financial Aid Is the Door. Here's What That Means - with Rachel Gordon, Vice President of Student Financial Aid Services, American University of Antigua College of Medicine
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 over 30k LinkedIn followers & over 2 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?
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33 min
April 26Four National Accreditors Unite - with Dr. Heather Perfetti, Dr. Selena Grace, Dr. Maria Toyoda, President, & Dr. Rebecca Busacca
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Heather Perfetti, President, Middle States Commission on Higher Education, Dr. Selena Grace, President, Northwest Commission on Colleges & Universities, Dr. Maria Toyoda, President, WASC Senior College & University Commission, Dr. Rebecca Busacca, President, The National Accreditation Commission
In this episode, sponsored by the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How do 3 accreditors with over 100 years of data each partner with a new workforce focused accreditor to solve Workforce Pell, talent pipelines & short term credential quality?
Why does this partnership counter every negative narrative about accreditation when these leaders are in the work with institutions, not sitting in some office somewhere?
What makes skills based hiring impossible without knowing what skills we need to teach & how students can leverage that data in their learner & employment record?
A live webinar will be held on May 8, 2026, from 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. ET, featuring the 4 leaders from each participating accrediting agency - REGISTER FOR THE WEBINAR
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠
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53 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.