President Series Episodes

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series #100!!! - we believe we are the first podcast in the world to interview 100 College & University Presidents! - your guest is Dr. Tracy Y. Espy, President at Mitchell College, your guest cohost is Kate Colbert, & your sponsor is MDT Marketing!


It's fitting that President Series #100 is with a first-time university president in Dr. Tracy Espy. Tracy discusses the very unique value ...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series #99, your guest is Dr. José Luis Cruz Rivera, President at Northern Arizona University, & your sponsor is Unmudl!
From Provost of the CUNY system to President of Northern Arizona University, a public research institution, Jose Luis continues his passion of changing hearts and minds. He wants to bring equity to education and it’s the equity angle that he believes will separate NAU fr...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series #98, your guest is Dr. Christine Mangino, President at Queensborough Community College, & your sponsor is Unmudl!
Christine comes on the podcast to talk about some of the challenges of starting a presidency in a 2D world. Student challenges didn’t change, in fact, they only got worse. Navigating the complex higher ed environment, especially in 2D, brings a unique set of challenges s...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series Episode #97! your guest is Dr. Jason Morrison, Chancellor at Southern Arkansas University Tech, & your sponsor is Glacier!

Jason comes on EdUp to discuss the role of Southern Arkansas University Tech in its (rural) area. They are in the heart of the defense industry right around companies like Lockheed Martin & Aerotech, & he literally knows when they are testing rockets because th...

EdUp Exclusive with YOUR sponsor MDT Marketing! Before you read about UMass acquiring Brandman University, The EdUp Experience was talking about it with Don Kilburn, CEO of UMass Online!
Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this episode, President Series Episode #96! EdUp got the scoop on how and why UMass and Brandman went from exploring a partnership to birthing UMass Global. UMass Global will serve online working adult students by offering them online programs with w...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience! In this episode, President Series Episode #95! your guest is Dr. Juan Sánchez Muñoz, President, University of California, Merced, and your sponsor is MDT Marketing!

Juan talks about turning the idea of “Hispanic Serving“ to “Hispanic Thriving”. He discuss the the necessity of expanding pell grant eligibility in order to serve diverse students and why providing robust and just in time resources for students is alway...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #93 & #94. In this episode, sponsored by the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT), we welcome Dr. Leah Bornstein, President at Aims Community College, and Dr. Christine Sobek, President at Waubonsee Community College. These amazing leaders discuss the changes in talent development on by covid, where talent development sits in their priority list, and what the necessary skil...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #89. In this episode, sponsored by Ellucian, we welcome Dr. Larry Johnson Jr., President, Guttman Community College. Larry talks to us about moving an institution from traditional to transformative - and why representation matters. He discusses how disaggregating data and identifying gaps really help administrators understand and better serve underserved populations. Larry says the na...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #88. In this episode, sponsored by the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT) and recorded at the AFIT Summer Institute 2021, we welcome Dr. Terry Murrell, President, Western Iowa Tech Community College! Like Disney says, everything they create is an experience for their customers. This is an important lesson that Terry learned through Disney, and he applied it to WITCC. Hear...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #87. In this episode, sponsored by the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT) and recorded at the AFIT Summer Institute 2021, we welcome Dr. Robert Vela, President, San Antonio College! San Antonio College was the recipient of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence AND they received a 15M gift from Makenzie Scott shortly after receiving the award. Simply put, R...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #86. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Kristine H. Strickland, Chancellor, Fletcher Technical Community College! Kristine talks to us about community colleges and why they are necessary to serve specific areas - geographically and for particular education levels. She talks about the great advice she received when she was climbing the ranks, and why she thinks...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #84 & #85. In this episode, sponsored by the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT), we welcome Dr. Daniel Corr, President, Arizona Western College & Dr. Roger Stanford, President, Western Technical College! In this episode, Daniel and Roger discuss how community college-educated students can supercharge our economy and the communities they work in. Skills, workforce training...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this first episode in our “Innovation & Transformation” series, sponsored by the Alliance for Innovation & Transformation (AFIT), we welcome Dr. Kate Hetherington, President, Howard Community College, & Dr. Jackie Elliott, President, Central Arizona College! This episode includes our 82nd and 83rd Presidents interviewed in our President Series.


Kate and Jackie discuss DEI initiatives and innovative ideas for community colleges to ...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #81. In this special episode, sponsored by Anthology, we welcome Dr. Dean Fisher, President, College of Southern Idaho! This episode was recorded LIVE and in person at the Anthology Together Conference July 2021! Listen in as Joe and Liz talk with Dean about why he decided to attend the conference!


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Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #80. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Ronald L. Shape, President, National American University! Ron comes on the show to talk to us about the regulatory challenges of tax status among other salient topics. He discusses NAU's shift from physical campus locations to a centralized online unit well before coronavirus - and the significant barriers that exist whe...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #79. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer, President at Nichols College!


It's her first day of retirement and it's our honor to highlight the work of Dr. Susan Engelkemeyer and her impact at Nichols College and higher ed. Hear Susan talk about the Nichols College Susan Engelkemeyer Institute for Women's Leadership carrying her namesake. Sus...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #78. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Lynn Priddy, President & CEO, Claremont Lincoln University!
Lynn joins us to talk about the change within higher education both from her new Presidential tenure and from her past experience of 14 years working with the nation's largest regional accreditor. She discusses some really unique and provocative ideas for altern...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #77. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome the American Public University System President, Dr. Wade Dyke. Wade talks about what it's been like to take over the presidency of APUS in August of 2020, literally right in the middle of the pandemic. He also discusses why APUS was at a competitive advantage pandemic-wise since it was built with the purpose to serve studen...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #76. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Kurt Steinberg, President, Montserrat College of Art!


Kurt is our first President from an arts college - he talks about Montserrat's internship program that is required for graduation. It's the belief in practical experience that really supports a creative life. Kurt is leading the charge to deconstruct the stigma tha...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #75. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Kenya Ayers-Palmore, President, Tarrant County College! Keyna talks about literally changing the life trajectory for students and their families in one of the largest community college systems in the country. She discusses paying attention to and scaling the opportunity for women of color to ascend to greater roles in hi...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #74. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Akiba Covitz, CEO of Foundry College. We round out our coverage of the amazing work at Foundry College by talking with Akiba about Foundry's charge toward national accreditation via DEAC and potential approval of an accredited associate degree in business administration. With a commitment to online synchronous learning, stud...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #73. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Jermaine Whirl, President of Augusta Technical College. Guest hosts Holly Owens and Dr. Stacey Gonzales lead the discussion where Jermaine discusses the value of technical and community colleges to their region, but specifically, about creating seamless pathways for students to move to a job or to their next degree witho...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #72. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Michael A. Baston President at Rockland Community College. Michael talks to us about the equitable realities of some communities, including financial fragility and lack of access to high wage and high opportunity jobs. This is why community colleges can be the colleges of first choice - to build bridges for students to f...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #71. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing, we welcome Dr. Julie Wollman, President of Widener University. Julie talks with Joe about how the mission at Widener is to empower their learning community to create better futures. This includes the recognition that "soft" skills are anything but soft. They are critical or POWER skills. Students need to be ready for their many careers...