Policy & Advocacy Episodes

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In this episode, YOUR guests are Chandra C. Scott Executive Director at Alabama Possible & Piper Hendricks, VP of Communications & External Affairs at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), & YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio!
What is the Degrees When Due (DWD) initiative & how can it help more students complete their degrees? Listen in to find out!


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In this episode, YOUR guests are Dr. Eduardo Padron, President Emeritus of Miami Dade College & Dr. Jonathan Gyurko, President & Co-Founder of the Association of College & University Education (ACUE), YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education, coming fall 2022.


Faculty are, by & large, NOT prepared in teachin...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Ricardo (Rick) Torres, President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, YOUR guest cohost is Linda Battles, Regional Vice President & Chancellor of Western Governors University Texas, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education, coming fall 2022.


What is skills based currenc...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Stig Leschly, CEO & Founder of College101, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is The Charles Koch Foundation!


Listen in as Joe & Stig have a fascinating conversation on a range of higher ed topics dealing with the need for innovation!


Stig Leschly is the founder & CEO of College101, a public policy and communications startup focuse...

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In this episode, YOUR guests are Shauna Davis, Strategy Director for Community College Participation & Mary Laphen, Strategy Officer for Community College Participation at the Lumina Foundation, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Begin...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Mike Camoin, Director of Scared to Debt. YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is UnMudl.


The student loan scandal revealed in Scared to Debt has grown wider and deeper placing over 45 million Americans who collectively owe $1.8 Trillion in debt and under unprecedented financial hardship and chronic economic stress. Most Americans won...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Derek Newton, Contributing Writer at Forbes, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is Unmudl!
Listen in as Joe & Derek have a fascinating conversation on a variety of higher ed topics. One of particular interest is Derek‘s thoughts on why he believes higher education institutions can no longer see online education as an option. Enjoy!


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In this episode, YOUR guest is Dr. Marjorie Hass, President at The Council of Independent Colleges (CIC), YOUR special guest cohost is Niya Blair Hackworth, Director of Inclusion at the NCAA, & YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, aka, THE Voice of Education.


Marjorie is the first female President of the CIC in its 65-year history! Listen in as Joe & Niya talk to Marjorie about her...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Mamie Voight, President & CEO at the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), special guest cohost is Lisa Honaker, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, aka THE Voice of Education, & YOUR sponsor is MDT Marketing!
We apologize for the bits of audio interference in this episode. We talk with Mamie Voight about the disproportionate statistics of educational...

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In this episode, YOUR guest is Niya Blair Hackworth, Director of Inclusion at the NCAA. YOUR special co-host is Dr. Michelle Cantu-Wilson, YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio, & YOUR sponsor is UnMudl!


Joe & Michelle talk with Niya about how the NCAA facilitates diversity, equity, & inclusion training & adoption. Specifically, Niya discussed the shared responsibility we all share for DEI & why what happens a...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Miriam Feldblum, Executive Director of The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

In this important episode of EdUp, we talk with Miriam about the state of international student relations today as we've recently transitioned from one administration to another. Find out why every single college president and administrator needs to underst...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience Podcast, sponsored by UnMudl, we welcome Dr. Walter G. Bumphus, President & CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges!


Dr. Bumphus, joins us to discuss community colleges and their critical role in the higher ed ecosystem. Given his unique and important role at AACC, he’s able to drop serious knowledge about the impact and challenges for community colleges today. We discuss confidenc...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience Podcast, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Antonio R. Flores, President & CEO, Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU).


Listen in as Joe goes one on one with Antonio, who talks about how HACU is building a pipeline for the next Latinx leaders in higher education. Antonio also talks about how the future of higher education is dependent upon Latinx students.


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Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this EdUp Embedded episode of The EdUp Experience Podcast, sponsored by UnMudl, we welcome Ryan Stowers, Executive Director of The Charles Koch Foundation.


Ryan comes on EdUp to discuss the state of higher education and the necessity for change - both due to coronavirus and due to traditionalism. The Koch Foundation seeks to catalyze post-secondary education organizations through change and into the future state - which is to brin...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by EvoLLLUtion we welcome Alfred Zaccagnino, Founder and President of the Samarian Group. Alfred gives his thoughts on higher education from a global perspective given his investment firm's impact. He discusses the critical nature of OJT (On-the-job-training) and he discusses how we are each a direct result of the five closes people to us. In his words, "health is the new wealth" given C...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Mildred Garcia, President, American Association of State Colleges & Universities (AASCU)!
Millie is President of an organization with 400 state colleges and regional comprehensive colleges. These institutions are educating the NEW majority of America. With high-impact practices, state colleges and universities have the responsibility to train the 21st-cen...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The EvoLLLution, we welcome Warren Valdmanis, Partner, Two Sigma Impact!

Interested in hearing from one of the partners from the organization behind investment in the expansion of Penn Foster? Warren talks to guests hosts Dr. Stacey Gonzales, and Holly Owens, about the meaning of social impact investing and how he assists organizations balancing the desires of shareholders with the n...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Lynn Mulherin, Commissioner, Florida Commission for Independent Education!


Lynn talks to us about why online education is here to stay. Like so many other leaders in the space, she makes a distinction between online and remote learning - and how the pandemic pushed (not pulled) institutions to the online competitive market. Understanding the adult market is critical, their motiv...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we are honored to bring Dr. Francisco Marmolejo, President of Higher Education with The Qatar Foundation, to talk about education. Francisco drops serious knowledge about the necessity of a Universal Skills Passport to help both students and employers understand the relevance of a student's education to the job market. He also highlights Education City in Qat...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome, we welcome Karen Gross, Senior Counsel, Finn Partners. Karen is an expert in student trauma and she discusses the layers of trauma experienced during the last year-plus of health, social, financial, and educational disruptions. She advocates for the "need for processing" - which can include Care Rooms for teachers and pop up courses for students t...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Patrick Methvin, Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Patrick joins us again to talk all things related to the timely and influential Postsecondary Value Commission Report!

Patrick Methvin, director of Postsecondary Success in the United States Program, oversees work designed to significantly increase the numbe...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The Evolllution, we welcome Ken Knueven, Senior Project Officer, Higher Education Innovation, Charles Koch Foundation. Ken comes back for his second visit and talks with Joe and Liz about his new work at the Foundation. He also talks about how education and technology will impact investing, how the metaverse will be the new iteration of the internet, and how online educatio...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Incubeta, we welcome Patrick Methvin, Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Patrick came on EdUp before the report released by the Postsecondary Value Commission, but he was able to give us a sneak peek by discussing the importance of the Equitable Value Movement, including the importance of setting an action agenda. The Gates Foundation ...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Incubeta, we welcome Jamie Merisotis, President and & CEO of the Lumina Foundation. In this tremendous episode, we speak to Jamie about a range of topics related to the Lumina Foundation's work at local, state, and national levels to design an affordable learning landscape with the goal of educating 60% of American workers by 2025. College has never been less affordable than...