The EdUp Experience

It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Judson Curry, Dean, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Kishwaukee College

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠

• How does Jud support faculty across diverse departments at Kishwaukee College from biology to English, & why does he believe non traditional students tend to be more intrinsically motivated & less likely to engage in academic dishonesty?
• What innovative approaches is Kishwaukee implementing to make courses more "immune" to cheating, including scaffolded assignments & low stakes assessments, & why does Jud believe removing assignments that feel like "busy work" can reduce students' temptation to cheat?
• How is Jud encouraging faculty to have honest conversations with students about AI use by asking provocative questions like "How would you feel if I used AI to grade your papers?" & why does he believe helping students internalize integrity is more effective than simply banning AI?

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In this episode, President Series #421, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. John Comerford, President, Otterbein University

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• How does a university with 2,400 traditional undergraduates partner with Antioch University instead of trying to chase adult learners themselves & why recognizing what you're NOT good at is strategic genius?
• What happens when you're the ONLY college in Ohio offering free tuition for Pell Grant eligible students & how do you compete with big publics by focusing on "do vs. watch"?
• How does a president build corporate partnerships with 22 employers offering $20,000 automatic scholarships & why is ditching the rankings rat race to focus on mission centric work the future of higher ed?

Extended Conversation for EdUp Premium Members:

• Why are most college presidents silent on social media while higher ed's reputation crumbles & what does active presidential leadership actually do for enrollment?
• How did higher ed become a "pacifist" industry sitting on the bench while attacks rolled in & why does the average consumer only think of Ivy League when 3,990 other institutions exist?
• What makes testimony from Ivy League presidents "unrelatable" to the heart of the curve & why does higher ed need voices from schools that actually represent most students?

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In this episode, President Series #421, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Peter Bell, President, American University of Antigua

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• How does a Caribbean medical school with 365 beaches graduate 300 physicians annually & achieve among the highest first time pass rates on standardized exams?
• What happens when AI shows MORE empathy than human physicians & can clone faculty voices for podcasts in 10 minutes (& why they stopped)?
• How does a global medical school with students from India to Australia use AI to individualize education while maintaining the human element in patient care?

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In this episode, President Series #420, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Brad Baca, President, Western Colorado University

YOUR co-host is Gregory Clayton, President, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• How does a 125 year old teacher's college serve 43 million adults with some college & no credential through targeted degree completion programs?
• What happens when a rural mountain university at 7,800 feet builds programs around place, from outdoor industry MBAs to high altitude exercise physiology?
• How does a president with 23 years at 1 institution navigate state funding, AI adoption, & strategic focus while running the highest collegiate stadium in the nation?

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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4Education

YOUR guests are Kaela Lindquist, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Accountability & Conflict Resolution, & Amy S. Kelso, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠

• How does a 32,000 student research university manage academic integrity when students say "I didn't want to download ChatGPT because I thought you'd catch me cheating"?
• What happens when you shift from transactional punishment to transformational education & create remediation outcomes instead of just failing students who violate academic integrity policies?
• How does a unique attorney administrator partnership prevent legal issues before they happen & why is trust more important than catching cheaters in preparing students for the real world?

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In this episode, President Series #419, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Roger Parrot, President, Belhaven University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

• How does a 30 year president eliminate ALL committees, make decisions in 45 minutes, & achieve record enrollment at a faith based university?
• What happens when you offer free master's degrees to ALL undergrads, double majors with 5th year tuition waived, & prove families save $60,000 vs. state schools?
• How does ditching long range planning & capturing God's opportunities instead lead to launching programs overnight & never having a divided board vote in 30 years?

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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Jarred McNeely, Chief Academic Officer, Sonoran Desert Institute

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠

• How does an online trade school put the lab in students' living rooms & deliver hands on gunsmithing & drone training to 3,000 students across the country without traditional campuses?
• What happens when faculty focus on video demonstrations instead of papers & why is watching students physically build & repair things more effective than AI detection software for combating academic integrity violations?
• How does a mid 30s veteran heavy student population learn to use AI as a responsible tool for customer communication & why does SDI teach open book testing to prepare students for industries that change faster than memorized knowledge?

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In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. LaMont Jones, Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report

YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

• How can families leverage U.S. News' 8 billion yearly impressions, free rankings & 10,000 plus scholarship database to find the right educational path?
• Why do outcomes based metrics like Pell Grant graduation rates & high paying associate degree programs matter more than traditional prestige for ROI?
• What strategies can higher education leaders use to strengthen mission clarity, increase transparency & demonstrate value proposition in a changing landscape?

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In this episode, President Series #418, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Aondover Tarhule, President, Illinois State University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes 

• How does a Nigerian born climate scientist with uneducated parents become the 21st president of a university achieving record enrollment since 1991?
• What happens when a university uses analytics to discover they were losing students over $200 holds & raises retention by addressing the real top 3 reasons students leave?
• How does a president transform institutional agility by launching engineering, doubling nursing enrollment & creating data science programs based on student demand & workforce needs?

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In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Brent Richard, CEO, IMG Academy

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

• How does a 50 year old tennis academy transform into a 600 acre boarding school with 1,600 student athletes taking 4 hours of academics & 4 hours of sports daily while teaching resilience like algebra?
• What happens when 60% of high school students play sports but only 500,000 NCAA roster spots exist for 8 million athletes & why does IMG's survey show 95% of families care about sports as education over money?
• How does the "Varsity-Lite" model let universities double enrollment by recruiting student athletes to 2nd & 3rd teams using existing fields & why are High Point & Liberty already proving it's profitable?

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