Episodes of YOUR Higher Education Podcast

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Domski, Associate Provost, Augustana College
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon, President, Virginia Peninsula Community College
This episode, President Series #496, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!


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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Amy Beth Glass, University Registrar, & Evan Vasilakis, Professional Services Specialist, Stockton University
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Michael Nealon⁠, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer, & ⁠⁠Denise Piche⁠⁠, Project Manager, ⁠Henry Ford CollegeIn this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Courtney Voss, Senior Customer Success Manager, Coursedog⁠
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Allison Wrobel, Registrar, & Jailinette Torres, Director of Academic Planning & Scheduling, Holyoke Community College
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Kim Hulbert, Account Manager, Coursedog⁠
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠⁠Kay Ellett⁠⁠, Accounts Receivable Supervisor, ⁠⁠Sherli Skinner⁠⁠, Dual Enrollment Facilitator, & ⁠⁠Debbie Miller⁠⁠, Assistant Director of Admissions & Registration, ⁠⁠Eastern Arizona College⁠⁠
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jessica Scarato, Registrar, Logan University
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Allan Lockett, Assistant Vice President, Academic Administration, York Technical College
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Rosen, CEO, Coursedog
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Chris A. Sula, Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Denise Mngo, Director of Academic Assessment, & Luke Phillips, Registrar, Pratt Institute
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Meagan Mielczarek, Director of Assessment & Accreditation, East Stroudsburg University
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Elliot Felix, Student Success Author, Speaker & Consultant


In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. James H. Whitney III, Associate Provost, & Adelina Marini Thorpe, Assistant Director of Academic Operations, Mercer County Community College
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Kim Hulbert, Account Manager, Coursedog⁠
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Linda Jena, Pedagogy Resources Specialist, Parker University
In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Inmer Cardona, Client Success Manager, Coursedog⁠
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Geoff Watson, CEO, NCFDD
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco

Why is there a 67% gap between the development faculty need & what institutions actually provide?


What happens to students when 64% of faculty say their well being declined in 1 year?


How is AI leaving faculty stranded on an island with no institutional guidance?



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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Marva B. Johnson, President, Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University (FAMU)
In this episode, President Series #495, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

Why does a president name faculty pay as a top priority when almost none of her peers will say it out loud?


How is the number 1 public HBCU also one of the most selective public universities in the natio...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Edward J. Maloney, Executive Director of the Center for New Designs in Learning & Scholarship (CNDLS) Georgetown University
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Robert Graham, CEO, Poll Everywhere
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does AI hold up a mirror showing that what we were asking students to do before AI was already broken when we weren't developing curiosity & the mentor relati...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kiersten Barnet, Executive Director, New York Jobs CEO Council
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Ron Marshall⁠, President, ⁠LIM College
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

What did 25 of the most powerful CEOs in America agree to do that helped 65,000 low income New Yorkers land jobs paying over $60,000?


Why does the AI conversation in the boardroom sound nothing like the AI conversatio...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Monique Reeves, Executive Vice Chancellor for the Future, Austin Community College District
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco

If 74% of transformational change fails, what are the 26% doing differently?


What is a digital twin, & how does it turn a 45 minute student alert into 1 click?


Why i...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Henry Mack, U.S. Assistant Secretary of Labor, Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Christi Segal, Senior Vice President, Managed Services and Executive Business Development, Ellucian
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does the assistant secretary who taught philosophy at the U...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nicholas Kent, Under Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

Why does the Under Secretary say higher education is not too big to fail & needs a full revolution, not just tinkering?


What did one prominent president admit out loud about why they won't shorten degrees, even ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Sedgwick L. Harris, President, Bristol Community College
In this episode, President Series #494, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog

YOUR cohost is Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does a president who only displays his associate's degree in his office because withou...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Ryan Gates, Executive Dean & Senior Vice President of the Leavitt School of Health, Western Governors University
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education
YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

Why can a nursing student finish a full clinical rotation & never once see the kind of patient they will...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Bill Pink, President, Ferris State University
In this episode, President Series #493, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a university founded 142 years ago by a man who brought African American students from Hampton College & hosted...