The EdUp Experience

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Dave Schippers, the Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Walsh CollegeIn this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Jodi (Ashbrook) Blinco⁠, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, ⁠EducationDynamicsHow does a 61% first generation, over 50% Pell eligible university achieve 97% NCLEX pass rates compared to 89% state & 86% national averages?Why must small private colleges serve the modern learner through the "and" not "or" approach across traditional residential, online, adult & graduate student populations?What happens when AI becomes the equalizer for students with disabilities & learning challenges rather than just an instructional threat to be feared?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Julius Sokenu, President, Moorpark CollegeIn this episode, President Series #442, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR cohost is Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a 15,000 student California community college become an Aspen Prize finalist twice while transfer students perform 20 points ahead of peers at selective universities?Why do Takeda, Amgen & the Navy base now pay for students to attend & request custom bachelor's degrees in bio manufacturing & applied cybersecurity to fill over 750 unfilled nationwide jobs?What does authentic relationship building mean for higher education's future when technology matters but connections with local economies & communities ultimately sustain institutional relevance?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges and former community college president, explains why storytelling matters for policy and public support. She discusses reframing community college narratives, using student stories alongside data, AI adoption among presidents, and AACC’s new strategic compass with bold priorities and regional workforce focus.

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Stephen P. Johnson, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Palm Beach Atlantic UniversityIn this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR cohost is Austin Doyle, Senior Partner Executive, KnackYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How does Palm Beach Atlantic, a 57 year old faith based university with 4,000 students, achieve 3% enrollment growth year over year with increasing selectivity while most institutions face the opposite challenge?Why does location in downtown West Palm Beach near Wall Street South, the largest concentration of billionaires in the world, & Fortune 100 companies create unparalleled internship opportunities that develop leaders rather than just deliver information?How can higher education thrive by staying nimble while anchored on the why, focusing on student development over information delivery, & helping students find their calling to make a difference after graduation?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Alvin F. Meredith III, President, & Rob Garrett, Chief of Staff, Brigham Young University–IdahoIn this episode, President Series #441, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by StudiosityYOUR cohost is Troy Burnett, SVP & General Manager, StudiosityYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a 25 year old university use a 3 track calendar system to maximize campus utilization year round while keeping teaching focused faculty 100% dedicated to student success at low cost?What happens when teachers speak only 40% of class time while students actively engage 60% through questions, presentations & application based learning that gives graduates workforce advantages?How does a university prepare students for AI driven workforce by fostering intellectual curiosity about emerging technology while focusing on collaboration, critical thinking & problem solving skills?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pierre Dubuc, Co-Founder & CEO, OpenClassroomsIn this episode, President Series #440, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-BondYOUR host is Elvin FreytesHow does OpenClassrooms, a public benefit corporation, train & place 43,000 students annually through competency based education, industry mentorship, & employer aligned degrees in high demand fields like cyber, AI, & healthcare?How does the apprenticeship model solve student debt & employer staffing shortages by leveraging state & workforce board funding to make training costless for employers while students learn on the job?Why is AI requiring every student to learn AI skills regardless of field, enabling real time curriculum personalization, & why are apprenticeship degrees eating market share from traditional higher education like in France where 25% of graduate students are now apprentices?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today! 

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Madhavi Chandra, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, EntrinsikIn this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR cohost is Dr. Karen Holding-Jordan, Dean of Records & Registration for Workforce Continuing Education, Wake Technical Community CollegeYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How can higher ed leaders avoid AI sprawl by implementing intentional AI strategy that integrates with existing data ecosystems to drive real ROI instead of wasting funds on big box solutions?Why should institutions treat data as a cabinet member by bringing departments together to identify problems that break down data silos & create institution wide impact?How can leaders shift from banning AI to folding AI literacy into curriculum & changing assessment to evaluate how students prompt, interact, & apply analytical thinking as the student profile evolves beyond traditional 18 to 22 year olds?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Joy Connolly, President, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR cohost is Dr. LaNitra Berger, Associate Professor, History & Art History & Director of the African & African American Studies Program at George Mason UniversityYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How did ACLS place over 40 scholars in jobs in 3 months during COVID when it typically takes 15 to 24 months & why does this prove humanities can pivot quickly?Why does the Public Humanities Graduate Fellows program break the myth of the English major barista by connecting PhD scholars with finance, law, healthcare & social work organizations?How can the new academy vision help scholars link arms around creativity & experimentation by co creating knowledge with communities outside academia & talking about humanities work with the same excitement we bring to students?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kristine Goodwin, Strategic Project Manager for the President, North Shore Community CollegeIn this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4EducationYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How does a Hispanic serving institution with majority first generation students navigate AI by choosing not to fight the tidal wave but instead figuring out where to duck under, where to ride the wave & what to rebuild for an agile future?Why does 1 strategic project manager who's supervised almost every area of a college from academic affairs through risk management say the real academic integrity issue isn't policing AI but the mismatch between faculty expectations & what students actually understand?How can higher ed shift from treating evaluations as judgments to seeing them as messages & why does comparing assessment strategy to middle school binder checks reveal everything wrong with how we measure student learning?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with April Neumann, Executive Vice President of Workforce Transformation, Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA)In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-BondYOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠How does Ultimate Medical Academy, a not for profit institution with a 30 year history, 20,000 online students, 100,000 alumni, & a nationwide footprint, support non traditional learners with wraparound services designed to remove life & learning obstacles so students can enter or advance in healthcare careers?How is UMA addressing the massive healthcare workforce crisis, including the projected loss of 6.7 million workers by 2026, through short term training, stackable credentials, employer partnerships, & the launch of Nasium Training to upskill & reskill existing employees through 3 to 25 week programs?How does UMA’s focus on care skills, learner support, employer aligned curriculum, mental health foundations, & flexible online pathways help learners thrive while meeting the urgent needs of healthcare systems facing burnout, staffing shortages, & evolving AI driven workplace demands?Listen in to #EdUpThank 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 ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Become an #EdUp Premium Member today!