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EdUp Extra Episodes

What Happens When Students Adopt AI Faster Than Faculty & Drive 150 Year Old Universities to Innovate? - Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host, Get Down to College Business
Dec. 17, 2025

What Happens When Students Adopt AI Faster Than Faculty & Drive 150 Year Old Universities to Innovate? - Dr. Sarah Holtan, Assistant Provost, Carroll University, & Host, Get Down to College Business

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sarah Holtan , Assistant Provost, Carroll University , & Host of the Get Down to College Business Podcast In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠ How does Carroll University achieve its largest incoming c...
Half of America's Colleges Are Coin Tosses, Here's How to Beat the Odds - with Gary Stocker, Founder, College Viability
Dec. 2, 2025

Half of America's Colleges Are Coin Tosses, Here's How to Beat the Odds - with Gary Stocker, Founder, College Viability

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Gary Stocker , Founder, College Viability YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a guy helping a friend prepare for a college presidency discover in 2015 that there was zero merger partner data available & end up founding College Viability in 2018 to create...
What College Presidents Need to Know About Rankings, ROI & the Demographic Cliff - with Dr. LaMont Jones, Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report
Nov. 3, 2025

What College Presidents Need to Know About Rankings, ROI & the Demographic Cliff - with Dr. LaMont Jones, Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Dr. LaMont Jones , Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How can families leverage U.S. News' 8 billion yearly impressions, free rankings & 10,000 plu...
How Colleges Can Double Enrollment with Varsity-Lite - with Brent Richard, CEO, IMG Academy
Oct. 30, 2025

How Colleges Can Double Enrollment with Varsity-Lite - with Brent Richard, CEO, IMG Academy

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Brent Richard , CEO, IMG Academy YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a 50 year old tennis academy transform into a 600 acre boarding school with 1,600 student athletes taking 4 hours of academics & 4 hours of sports daily while teaching resilience like a...
How an English Professor Turned AI from "Cheating Tool" to Career Essential - with Dr. Susan Ray, Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College
Oct. 29, 2025

How an English Professor Turned AI from "Cheating Tool" to Career Essential - with Dr. Susan Ray, Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Dr. Susan Ray , Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does an AI transparency journal transform students from viewing AI as "always cheating" (35%) to becoming confident digital citizens? What ha...
EdUp Extra: How 1M Test Takers Achieve 90% College Persistence Without Seat Time - with CT Turner, CEO, GED Testing Service
Oct. 27, 2025

EdUp Extra: How 1M Test Takers Achieve 90% College Persistence Without Seat Time - with CT Turner, CEO, GED Testing Service

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is CT Turner , CEO, GED Testing Service YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman , Founder & CEO, Career-Bond YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does a proficiency based program serve 1 million test takers yearly & achieve 85.5% semester to semester college persistence? What happens when a 39 year old single mom with an autistic son us...
EdUp Extra: If You're a University President, This 20-Minute Listen Could Change Everything - Justin Papadakis, Deputy CEO & Chief Real Estate Officer of the USL
Oct. 21, 2025

EdUp Extra: If You're a University President, This 20-Minute Listen Could Change Everything - Justin Papadakis, Deputy CEO & Chief Real Estate Officer of the USL

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19, YOUR guest is Justin Papadakis , Deputy CEO & Chief Real Estate Officer, United Soccer League (USL), YOUR host is ⁠⁠ Elvin Freytes How does the USL's partnership with Bellevue University provide 4 year scholarships to professional soccer players & why does this allow athletes to pursue both professional careers & higher education simu...
EdUp Extra: Private College Value, Financing, & Admissions - with Jonathan Sparling, VP Strategic Partnerships, College Well, & Karen Kristof, Dean of Admission, Colorado College
Sept. 28, 2025

EdUp Extra: Private College Value, Financing, & Admissions - with Jonathan Sparling, VP Strategic Partnerships, College Well, & Karen Kristof, Dean of Admission, Colorado College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp In this episode, part of our new EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life): YOUR guests are Jonathan Sparling , VP Strategic Partnerships, College Well , & Karen Kristof , Dean of Admission, Colorado College YOUR host is Elvin Freytes What makes a private college education uniquely impactful, echoing throughout a student’s career & life? How can students know if private college is the right fit for them, & what myths about private ...