The EdUp Experience

The EdUp Experience

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The EdUp Experience episodes

  • Why 74% of Transformation Efforts Fail - with Dr. Monique Reeves, Executive Vice Chancellor for the Future, Austin Community College District

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Monique Reeves, Executive Vice Chancellor for the Future, Austin Community College District

    In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog

    YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog

    YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco

    • If 74% of transformational change fails, what are the 26% doing differently?
    • What is a digital twin, & how does it turn a 45 minute student alert into 1 click?
    • Why is leading innovation about cultivating the soil, not being Steve Jobs?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

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    56 min
  • Maybe It's Time to “Skillify” the Curriculum - with Dr. Henry Mack, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Henry Mack, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration

    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 Christi Segal, Senior Vice President, Managed Services and Executive Business Development, Ellucian

    YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

    • How does the assistant secretary who taught philosophy at the University of Miami say the time for a fragmented, duplicative & siloed approach to workforce is over?
    • Why does higher ed need to "skillify" the curriculum while honoring the time tested tradition of what it means to be liberally educated for democratic citizenship?
    • What makes tying measures of success to real wage potential the accountability that matters when relevance is about jobs & mobility?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    48 min
  • Why the Department of Education Says Higher Ed Needs a Revolution, Not a Tune Up - with Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education

    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

    • Why does the Under Secretary say higher education is not too big to fail & needs a full revolution, not just tinkering?
    • What did one prominent president admit out loud about why they won't shorten degrees, even when it helps students?
    • How will the new Workforce Pell Grant launching July 1 put federal aid behind programs as short as 8 weeks?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    39 min
  • Presidential Office Hours. No Set Agenda. Just Listen & Hear - with Dr. Sedgwick L. Harris, President, Bristol Community College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sedgwick L. Harris, President, Bristol Community College

    In this episode, President Series #494, 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 Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ

    YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

    • How does a president who only displays his associate's degree in his office because without it none of the others would exist transform a 60 year transfer institution into a workforce powerhouse?
    • Why do open presidential office hours at 5 campuses with no set agenda create policies from the grassroots when faculty come in asking how can we be better servants to our students?
    • What makes pivoting from transfer only to HVAC, welding & electrical programs urgent when 1 in 10 people in the region is an alumnus & the skilled trades workforce is retiring in 7 to 10 years?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    57 min
  • Student First, Employer Obsessed: Inside the WGU & CVS Pharmacy Partnership - with Dr. Ryan Gates, Executive Dean & Senior Vice President of the Leavitt School of Health, Western Governors University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Ryan Gates, Executive Dean & Senior Vice President of the Leavitt School of Health, Western Governors University

    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 Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

    YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

    • Why can a nursing student finish a full clinical rotation & never once see the kind of patient they will have to treat the day they get licensed?
    • How did 1 hospital burn through $80 million in cash reserves, land on the edge of closure, & then rebuild its own nursing pipeline from within?
    • What does "employer obsessed" really mean, & how is it putting CVS pharmacy technicians on a path to pharmacist for under $10,000?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    44 min
  • If We Look Exactly the Same 3 Years From Now, Something Has Gone Wrong - with Bill Pink, President, Ferris State University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Bill Pink, President, Ferris State University

    In this episode, President Series #493, 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 university founded 142 years ago by a man who brought African American students from Hampton College & hosted Booker T. Washington now have its first African American president serving as the 19th?
    • Why does Diesel Days go from 150 students to 700 high schoolers & 50 companies when you realize if students don't know something exists, they'll never go to it?
    • What makes relevant & responsive the two words this president will always revert back to when Blockbuster forgot that what the customer needs is what we ought to be thinking & doing?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    52 min
  • It's Not Courage. It's Trust. Trust the People to Do Good Things - with Dr. Bret Danilowicz, President, Radford University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bret Danilowicz, President, Radford University

    In this episode, President Series #492, 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 Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

    YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

    • How does a regional public pull all out of state & international recruiting dollars, watch applications drop & yield soar because 92% of graduates land careers within 6 months?
    • Why does a university become the AI service entity for its region when students take gig projects from local businesses that can't afford out of town consultants?
    • What makes a 2 year strategic plan the right answer when everyone was ready to row but just wasn't sure which direction & a 6 word mission says it all: empower brighter futures, build stronger communities?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    57 min
  • How Do 90% of Your Graduates Come Back to Live & Work in the Same County? - with Dr. Rosalie Mince, President, Carroll Community College

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rosalie Mince, President, Carroll Community College

    In this episode, President Series #491, 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 a rural community college 35 miles from Baltimore keep 90% of its graduates coming back to live & work in the county when that retention rate is far above what most rural colleges see?
    • Why did the inscription on the administration building that says Enter to Learn become the foundation for a strategic plan?
    • What makes a faculty member solving a 20 year scheduling problem with an AI app in 5 minutes the kind of story that gets employers telling everyone about what Carroll Community College is doing?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    49 min
  • Use AI to Make Learning Better, Use AI to Make Everything Else Cheaper - with John Katzman, Founder & CEO, Noodle

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with John Katzman, Founder & CEO, Noodle

    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 Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

    YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

    • Why does the founder behind Princeton Review, 2U & Noodle say every college needs to hire a "cruise director"?
    • What happens when a student offloads their paper to AI, then an agent reads it & grills them live on Zoom?
    • Is academic integrity really about catching cheaters, or about making cheating so pointless you might as well just learn the material?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    43 min
  • Why Does Nobody Else Dedicate 10% of Their Operating Budget to Financial Aid? - with Frederick W. Clark Jr., President, Bridgewater State University

    It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Frederick W. Clark Jr., President, Bridgewater State University

    In this episode, President Series #490, 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 an institution founded 185 years ago by Horace Mann, Daniel Webster & John Quincy Adams to train teachers now produce more teachers than anyone else in Massachusetts while offering free tuition for families earning less than $125,000?
    • Why does dedicating 10% of the entire operating budget to student financial aid, something nobody else does, eliminate the barrier of cost for any student that's middle class & below?
    • What makes 90 credit bachelor's degrees a race to the bottom that robs students of undergraduate research, study abroad & a fourth year that no employer ever asked to eliminate?

    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 ed? Well, we have an app for that!

    Join EdUp Leadership!


    51 min

About The EdUp Experience

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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.

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