President Series Episodes

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #10 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Mary Papazian, President at San Jose State University, Mary talks to us about working with local government and the community to address housing issues. She also discusses enrollment trends at SJSU and what it's like to lead a large public university at the intersection of education, business and technology during the COVID-19 pandemic!


As the leader of the oldest public university in th...

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #9 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. Chris Roellke, the new President of Stetson University, Chris talks to us about the efforts higher education leaders can take during these difficult times to create trust and transparency amongst staff and students. He also discusses efforts the President must take to ensure faculty are representative of the student body, how social media trolls say hurtful things under the cowardice of anon...

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #8 - Dr. Creston Davis, Founder/CEO/Chancellor of the Global Center for Advanced Studies (GCAS) and GCAS College - Dublin, presents his new and innovative model of higher education - a decentralized education-venture technology and green business incubator co-owned by faculty, graduates and investors.


Listen to Creston talk about how low-cost and high-quality education can be delivered when looking at education through a new and innovative lens - ...

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #7 - In this episode, we welcome Dr. John Rainone, President of Dabney S. Lancaster Community College. John is a seasoned senior executive with significant leadership experience in higher education, who is an entrepreneurial transformational leader with superb people, communication, and management skills.


He talks to us about the inequities of the CARES act for community colleges, the mounting numbers of the outside of the classroom challenges, th...

The EdUp Experience President Series, Episode #6. On this episode we welcome Dr. Irma Becerra, President of Marymount University. She talks about underrepresented minorities, the value of a college degree, and the importance of community.


Dr. Becerra is known for expanding educational access for students and keenly targeting programming to meet societal needs and changing demographics. Her academic career, both as student and professional, has blended mathematics, engineering and systems thin...

The Ed Up Experience President Series, Episode #5 - On this episode of The EdUp Experience, we welcome Dr. David Stout, President of Brookdale Community College. David talks to us about the emerging role of the community college as both traditional alternative and upskilling necessity. He discusses how quickly his community college has moved to service the students and how they plan to "re-open" in the fall, offering several different types of learning pathways.

As President, Dr. Stout has enac...

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