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The EdUp Experience episodes

June 25How Do You Get Done in 1 Year What They've Been Trying to Do Since 2007? - with Dr. Nerita Hughes, President, Bay de Noc Community College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Nerita Hughes, President, Bay de Noc Community College
In this episode, President Series #489, 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 president who navigates 2 campuses, 2 time zones & 54 miles in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan get an articulation agreement with all the trades done in 1 year when they had been trying since 2007?
Why does the closest community college being 4 hours away & the housing overflow being a hotel across the street not stop you from elevating presence from local to statewide to national?
What makes moving from the best kept secret to a destination require jumping in with both feet when you can't tip toe & see if the water is warm enough?
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51 min
June 24Why Does Every Student Need to Find Their Person Who Knows Them When They Walk In? - with Dr. Radha Pyati, Chancellor, Penn State Berks
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Radha Pyati, Chancellor, Penn State Berks
In this episode, President Series #488, 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 chancellor who is also dean of an academic college learn to do only what only she can do when representing Penn State Berks in the community is something uniquely within her role?
Why does every student at Penn State Berks find their person, the person who knows them, who recognizes when they walk in the door & sees the expression on their face?
What makes Penn State Berks' commitment that all students will be AI literate when they graduate different from AI proficient when employers want students solving problems with AI on day one?
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52 min
June 23Will a College Degree Be Relevant 5 Years From Now? We Have to Solve for That - with Adam Hasner, President, Florida Atlantic University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Adam Hasner, President, Florida Atlantic University
In this episode, President Series #487, 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 university with the lowest in state tuition in the country at $6,000 a year become a top 100 R1 triple threat with 59,000 applications & 80% of graduates staying in the region?
Why does a legislator turned president who served in public office & 20 years in the private sector see that if you sit back & wait, opportunities are going to be in your rear view mirror?
What makes ending unpaid internships with $20 an hour, 20 hours a week for 100 students the program that opens doors for first gen & Pell eligible students who otherwise would be working in restaurants?
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58 min
June 214 Presidents, 1 Stage: An Unprecedented Conversation on Higher Ed's Future - with Shane Reese, Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, Brian K. Ashton, & Dr. Bruce Kusch
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with 4 Presidents from the Church Educational System - Shane Reese, President, Brigham Young University (BYU), Elder Alvin F. Meredith III, President, BYU Idaho, Brian K. Ashton, President, BYU Pathway Worldwide, & Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President, Ensign College
In this episode, produced by the Studio E student team at Ensign College, President Series #486, 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 ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠
Why do roughly two thirds of students say they have felt a complete lack of meaning, & what are 4 presidents doing about it?
How is 1 education system offering a full bachelor's degree for $6,500 in the US & as little as $300 in Africa?
Why do 3 of these presidents personally interview 100% of their faculty hires, & what does the "50%" on the scorecard reveal?
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1 hr 3 min
June 1834 Years in Higher Ed. She Still Loves It Every Day - with Dr. Leah A. Barrett, President, Northeast Community College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Leah A. Barrett, President, Northeast Community College
In this episode, President Series #485, 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 community college with 650 acres of contiguous farmland, 50 cattle calf pairs & 400 agriculture students keep a rural economy flourishing?
Why does the largest program graduate 45 utility line students per year while training nearly 1,000 workers to keep the lights on for Nebraska?
What makes ethical AI use the conversation every student needs when some industries are all in & others won't touch the technology?
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53 min
June 17The Liberal Arts Are Not a Relic. They're Future Proofing - with Dr. Brooke Barnett, President, Rollins College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Brooke Barnett, President, Rollins College
In this episode, President Series #484, 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 inn owned by the college where all net profits go to student scholarships become a living art museum & a philanthropic opportunity the minute you book it?
Why does Fred Rogers, who learned to serve at Rollins & carried a Life is for service card in his wallet his whole life, represent an ethos nobody has lost trust in?
What makes the liberal arts a Renaissance in a moment of AI when discernment, communication & judgment become even more valuable as the human skills that future proof students?
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51 min
June 16How Do You Move Persistence From 50% to Nearly 100%? - with Dr. Erika Kitzmiller, Research Associate Professor, University of Chicago
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Erika Kitzmiller, Research Associate Professor, University of Chicago, & Author of "Unchartered: How One Public High School Transformed First Generation College Success"
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. Jodi Blinco
How does a high school with 100% of students going to college but less than 50% graduating transform persistence by asking students two simple questions: what is working & what isn't?
Why does creating mentorship hubs through social media where alumni grab coffee with incoming first years cost nothing but change everything about how students see themselves in the driver's seat?
What makes thinking about colleges as partners in a pipeline instead of competitors who are siloed from high schools the shift that moves persistence numbers from 50% toward 100%?
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31 min
June 14How Do You Train a Workforce for 100,000 New Jobs That Didn't Exist 14 Months Ago? - with Richard Nelson, President, Louisiana Community & Technical College System
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Richard Nelson, President, Louisiana Community & Technical College
In this episode, President Series #483, 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 former State Department diplomat turned Revenue Secretary who drove $100 billion in capital investment now lead 12 colleges to fill 100,000 new jobs?
Why is Louisiana flying in Korean instructors from Samsung & Hyundai to train community college faculty on semiconductor manufacturing?
What makes going from 49th to 16th in 4th grade literacy proof that deliberate policies can transform a state & now higher ed is next?
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58 min
June 11Why Does the Counselor Know Why the Numbers Dropped But Can't Say It in the Meeting? - with Jerell Hill, Dean of Student Services, Los Angeles City College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jerell Hill, Dean of Student Services, Los Angeles City College
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. Jodi Blinco
How does conscious gratitude become the interior architecture that transforms circumstances when it does not deny the wound but refuses to let the wound have the last word?
Why does the counselor who has held students through financial crisis, housing instability & grief sit quietly in the meeting because she knows why the numbers dropped but doesn't have the language that will survive?
What makes identity, urgency & direction the 3 pillars that keep students from shrinking to survive when you are not your circumstances, not your zip code & not your poverty?
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47 min
June 09If Students Need a Resume & a Diploma, Why Not Require Both? - with Dr. Sarah Coakley, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Georgia Highlands College
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sarah Coakley, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Georgia Highlands College
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 Matt Foran, Founder & CEO, KnowMeQ
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
How does a state college with an access mission grow bachelor's degree enrollment 280% in 3 years from 600 students to 2,500 while 85% of graduates stay in the region?
Why did leadership start a scholarship from their own pockets for students who owed $250 or less when $85 might be what's keeping them from coming to school?
What makes every bachelor's program require an internship or capstone so students have a resume as well as a diploma the minute they walk across the stage?
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46 min

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