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YOUR Higher Education Podcast
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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Sep 6, 2023 • 42min
703: Create, Ask, & Play - with Larry Kasanoff, CEO of Threshold Entertainment, Movie Producer, & Author of A Touch of the Madness
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Larry Kasanoff, CEO of Threshold Entertainment, Movie Producer of films such as Terminator 2 Judgment Day, Platoon, True Lies, Dirty Dancing, & the Mortal Kombat film series, & Author of A Touch of the Madness: How to Be More Innovative in Work and Life . . . by Being a Little Crazy
YOUR guest cohost is Elvin Freytes
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsors are InsightsEDU & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
How can three simple steps to innovation such as create, ask, & play help boost any career?
Why does innovation require a touch of the madness?
What does Larry see as the future of Higher Education?
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Sep 5, 2023 • 48min
702: The Relevance of Higher Education - with Dr. Farzin Madjidi, Dean of the Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Dr. Farzin Madjidi, Dean of the Graduate School of Education & Psychology at Pepperdine University
YOUR cohost is Elliot Markowitz, Editor in Chief & Head of Content at Fierce Education
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsors are InsightsEDU & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
What are Farzin’s thoughts on the relevance of higher education?
What does Farzin mean when he talks about being Curriculum nimble?
What does Farzin see as the future of Higher Education?
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Sep 4, 2023 • 49min
701: The Broward UP Model - with Gregory Haile, President of Broward College
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, President Series #235
YOUR guest is Gregory Haile, President of Broward College
YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Angélica Garcia, Superintendent/President at Santa Rosa Junior College
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsors are InsightsEDU & Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
What is the Broward UP (Unlimited Potential) model & why other institutions of higher education should be aware of this amazing initiative?
What does Gregory mean when he talks about lifting every city?
What does Gregory see as the future of Higher Education?
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Aug 30, 2023 • 40min
700: International Education Can Change Lives - with Dr. LaNitra Berger, President & Chair of the Board of Directors at NAFSA
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Dr. LaNitra Berger, President & Chair of the Board of Directors at NAFSA, & Associate Professor, History & Art History & Director of the African & African American Studies Program at George Mason University
YOUR guest cohost is Jim Shafer, Director of International Student Recruitment & Enrollment at Touro University, & Future Host of EdUp International
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
How can international education change lives?
Why does the US need a national strategy to recruit international students?
What does LaNitra see as the future of Higher Education?
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Aug 29, 2023 • 51min
699: The Hunger Games of Higher Education - with Dr. Paula P. Pando, President of Reynolds Community College
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, President Series #234
YOUR guest is Dr. Paula P. Pando, President of Reynolds Community College
YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Laurie Borowicz, President at Kishwaukee College
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
What does Paula mean when she talks about the hunger games of higher education?
Why does Paula call students consumers & not customers?
What does Paula see as the future of Higher Education?
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Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!
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Aug 28, 2023 • 40min
698: The Bigger The Problem, The Bigger The Opportunity - with Michael T. Moe, Founder & CEO of GSV, & Cofounder of the ASU + GSV Summit
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Michael T. Moe, Founder & CEO of GSV, & Cofounder of the ASU + GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
What are some of the problems in higher education that can lead to big opportunities?
What are the 5 Ps, & what's next for the ASU + GSV Summit?
What does Michael see as the future of Higher Education?
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Aug 24, 2023 • 19min
697: LIVE from Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (JAM) 2023 - with Brian Schmisek, Provost & VP of Development & Marketing at University of Saint Mary of the Lake
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, recorded LIVE from Jenzabar's Annual Meeting (JAM) 2023 conference in Orlando, Florida
YOUR guest is Brian Schmisek, Provost & VP of Development & Marketing at University of Saint Mary of the Lake
YOUR guest cohost is Chris Myers, Product Manager at Jenzabar
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
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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
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We make education YOUR business!

Aug 23, 2023 • 51min
696: An Inclusion Tool - with Sallyann Della Casa, Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Sallyann Della Casa, Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC,
YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Daniel Corr, President, Arizona Western College
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
How is GLEAC an inclusion tool?
What is MentorGPT?
What does Sallyann see as the future of Higher Education?
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We make education YOUR business!

Aug 22, 2023 • 38min
695: Relationship Oriented - with Troy Brown, SVP of of Admissions, Recruitment, & Marketing, University of West Los Angeles
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Troy Brown, SVP of of Admissions, Recruitment, & Marketing at the University of West Los Angeles (UWLA),
YOUR guest cohost is Robert W. Brown, Esq., Troy's Father & President of the University of West Los Angeles
YOUR guest host is Dr. Michelle Cantu-Wilson, Owner of Vida Consulting for Higher Education & Trustee at San Jacinto College
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
How does Troy & the team work on being relationship oriented with all of UWLA's constituents?
Why does UWLA treat their students equitably & what's a new initiative that will fund their education?
What does Troy see as the future of Higher Education?
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Aug 21, 2023 • 46min
694: The Human Capital Pipeline - with Dr. Darleen Opfer, Vice President & Director of Education & Labor at RAND
It’s YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode,
YOUR guest is Dr. Darleen Opfer, Vice President & Director of Education & Labor at RAND,
YOUR guest cohost is Dr. Joyce Jacobsen, Former President & current professor at Hobart & William Smith Colleges, & professor at Wesleyan University
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education!
How can higher education make a better connection between education & labor?
How does RAND choose which research topics to cover & why should YOU be aware of their work in Ohio?
What does Darleen see as the future of Higher Education?
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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
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