ASU+GSV 2026 Episodes
April 16, 2026
How Do You Serve Millions of Adults With Some College No Credential? - w/ Dr. Lisa Vollendorf, President, Empire State University, & Dr. Catherine M. Wehlburg, President, Athens State University
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Lisa Vollendorf, President of Empire State University (SUNY), & Dr. Catherine M. Wehlburg, President, Athens State University
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How do 2 institutions built to serve adult learners prove that flipping the switch to go online doesn't work without an ethos of serving all learners not just some?
Why have 646 associate degrees been awa...
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How do 2 institutions built to serve adult learners prove that flipping the switch to go online doesn't work without an ethos of serving all learners not just some?
Why have 646 associate degrees been awa...
April 15, 2026
How Do You Build a Course in Days That Used to Take 6 to 9 Months? - with Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation, & CEO, MyUni
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pardis Mahdavi, Board Member, Lumina Foundation, & CEO, MyUni
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does an AI native university reverse engineer education from employer demand when what used to take 6 to 9 months to build now takes days?
Why are employers hiring sophomores & telling them to drop out because 2 more years won't make them any more ready to work?
Wha...
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does an AI native university reverse engineer education from employer demand when what used to take 6 to 9 months to build now takes days?
Why are employers hiring sophomores & telling them to drop out because 2 more years won't make them any more ready to work?
Wha...
April 14, 2026
How Do You Know a Career Is Possible If You've Never Seen Someone Who Looks Like You In It? - with Destin Mizelle, Enoch Ellis, & Tobias M. Brown, Roadtrippers, Roadtrip Nation
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Destin Mizelle, Enoch Ellis, & Tobias M. Brown, Roadtrippers, Roadtrip Nation,
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a PBS documentary called Thriving: Black Men in Higher Education show young black men that a black astrophysicist, a black economist & a media psychologist exist?
Why does seeing someone who looks like you in a career you never knew existed give ho...
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a PBS documentary called Thriving: Black Men in Higher Education show young black men that a black astrophysicist, a black economist & a media psychologist exist?
Why does seeing someone who looks like you in a career you never knew existed give ho...
April 14, 2026
How Does Kentucky Have 61% of Graduates Leave With No Debt? - with Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Aaron Thompson, President, Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does Kentucky rank #1 in retention gains & #2 in completions while 61% of public institution graduates leave with no debt?
Why does a first generation high school student from Appalachian poverty whose illiterate father could make any tool on a sharecropper's f...
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does Kentucky rank #1 in retention gains & #2 in completions while 61% of public institution graduates leave with no debt?
Why does a first generation high school student from Appalachian poverty whose illiterate father could make any tool on a sharecropper's f...
April 13, 2026
Why Connect 4 Siloed Federal Data Systems? - with Dr. Chris Mullin, Strategy Dir., Data & Measurement, Lumina Foundation, & Kristin Hultquist, CEO & Founding Partner, HCM Strategists
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Mullin, Strategy Director for Data & Measurement, Lumina Foundation, & Kristin Hultquist, CEO & Founding Partner, HCM Strategists
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a hub & spoke model bring 4 siloed federal data systems together so students, employers & economic developers finally get a clear picture of education & training?
Why are 43 million stude...
In this episode, sponsored by the Lumina Foundation, & recorded Live from the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a hub & spoke model bring 4 siloed federal data systems together so students, employers & economic developers finally get a clear picture of education & training?
Why are 43 million stude...