Policy & Advocacy Episodes

In this EdUp Embedded episode of The EdUp Experience, Dr. Wallace Pond, Partner at Top Gun Ventures LLC, and Dr. Joe Sallustio have a one-on-one about a variety of higher education topics. They discuss some of Wallace’s blog posts that highlight how Covid accelerated higher education’s winners and losers. They also talk about what higher education leadership should look like DC & AC (During Covid & After Covid). This is a great conversation with fascinating insights from one of higher ed's most ...

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we talk with Dr. Heather Perfetti, President of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education about how the accreditor works with institutions to help make them better. Institutions are facing a more complex environment than ever before, which includes institutional mobility, a focus on collaborations and partnerships, and creating innovative futures. Heather says it's time for institutions to have difficult and honest conversations about their futures ...

In this EdUp Embedded episode of The EdUp Experience, Dr. James Toscano and Dr. Joe Sallustio have a one-on-one conversation about the Tuition Payer Bill of Rights Championed by Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust, the Tuition Payer Bill of Rights™ is a series of long-overdue consumer protections that, among other fundamental rights, will ensure that consumers either get what they pay for or a refund. Along with the initiative’s coalition partners, Partners believes students shou...

This is The EdUp Experience, President Series Episode #19 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Richard Schneider, President Emeritus at Norwich University. Hear him talk about how the higher education community should look at Vermont when planning to adjust for Covid. He also talks about, among other things, why Covid should be treated like an enemy and why college presidents should be careful when picking vendors to help prevent the spread.


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In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Andrew Flagel, President of the Consortium of Universities of the Washington Metro Area. Andrew began his appointment on July 13, 2020 in the midst of the CV-19 crisis. Hear him talk about how the 17 universities of the consortia work together for the common good. The value in this episode is how Andrew breaks down the value in a consortium agreement and gives other institutions a breakdown of collaborative pathways that could underpin new m...

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, Mark Salisbury, Co-Founder/CEO of TuitionFit comes on to talk to Elizabeth about how the college search process should be enhanced. Price comparisons, transparency, and the "offer" - is that a GOOD price? How do students take information about tuition and negotiate the amount that they pay? 80% of institutions are negotiating with students to increase enrollment. It's the sharing of information that is the missing component that TuitionFit helps to solve. ...

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #11 - In this episode, we welcome the Chancellor of Keiser University, Dr. Art Keiser. Dr. Keiser is also Chairman of the National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality & Integrity (NACIQI). With over 4 decades of service in higher education, Art has grown Keiser University to be the largest independent college in the state of Florida, with 21 campuses.


Hear Art talk to us about accreditation and accreditation oversight, the importance of on...

In this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome the President & CEO of the Association for Career Education Colleges and Universities (CECU), Steve Gunderson. In recent years, for-profit colleges have seen declines and closures. However, the sector remains strong and Steve discusses why the fighting among higher education sectors and the political targeting hurts America's ability to recover during unprecedented unemployment. As Steve says, we need diversity and that applies to educational of...

Our guest on this episode is Laurie Weidner, a national award-winning strategic communications and reputation management consultant and 30-year education veteran. She is the CEO of Parent Education Partners -- an educational consulting firm that crafts research-based, customized, culturally relevant solutions that enable higher education institutions to authentically engage all families to grow enrollment, increase retention, bolster completion rates, expand philanthropic giving and strengthen c...

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