Episodes of YOUR Higher Education Podcast

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome Brett M. Cooper , President & Co-Founder, Integris Performance Advisors / Best-Selling Author Do you want to hear from the author of the #1 rated book by Entrepreneur Magazine's "9 Must-Read Books for 2021"? If so, you've come to the right place at The EdUp Experience Podcast! Brett talks all about his best-selling book "Solving the People ...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Marni Baker-Stein , Provost/CAO, Western Governors University ! Marni talks about WGU's expansion while they've personalized the learning experience at scale. She discusses the interesting concept of factored graduate return while detailing WGU's laser focus on access and degree attainment for low-income students and students of color. Marni speaks the truth when she says th...

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 st...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by Ellucian , we welcome Michael London , CEO , Uwill . This episode, with special guest cohost Danielle Shelton , host of Tips and Trick, which is part of our EdUp Experience Podcast Network , highlights the amazing efforts of Uwill to positively impact student mental health. Uwill is changing the game in the area of teletherapy. Not only does Michael and the team understand the stude...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The EvoLLLution , we welcome Dr. Michael Cheng , Dean of the Chaplin School of Hospitality & Tourism Management at Florida International University . Listen in as Liz and special guest cohost, Danielle Shelton , host of Tips & Tricks, which is part of our EdUp Experience Podcast Network , talk with Michael about how he uses intentionally to connect and work with industry so his studen...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome the Inaugural Visiting Fellow at HarvardX , Johnathan Haber . Johnathan gives us the quick and dirty about critical thinking, including foundational concepts and HOW we learn critical thinking skills. Guest hosts Dr. Stacey Gonzales and Jerry Sanchez ask great questions to which Johnathan provides incredible answers. Society needs critical th...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Ramon Goings , Founder, Done Dissertation Coaching Program ! Have you ever thought about pursuing your PhD? Are you in ABD land? Then you have to listen in as special guest cohosts, Dr. Stacey Gonzales , host of the EdUp Edge K-12 podcast, and Mike Yates , host of the Schoolish podcast, both part of our EdUp Experience Podcast Network , talk to Ramon about all things dissertat...

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 moti...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this special BONUS episode of The EdUp Experience , we welcome the Chief Marketing Officer at Anthology , Susan Scholes . Anthology Together is HAPPENING, in person, in Dallas, at the Gaylord Texan Hotel and Convention Center, on July 12-15th. Listen to Susan talk about why Anthology is so excited to bring customers, vendors, and supporters TOGETHER for a conference celebrating people, our interaction, and our students. Did you kno...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode of The EdUp Experience, sponsored by The EvoLLLution , we welcome the Managing Director of Incubeta , Ed Camargo . Ed brings his twenty years of digital marketing experience with the advice to "focus IN on where you want to WIN". He highlights the massive auction environment of higher education today - an auction at scale - where David has to compete with Goliath. So, how can David compete with Goliath in the online s...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome David Meerman Scott , Author, Fanocracy . Listen in as David talks with Liz and special guest cohost Loki Mulholland , host of The Uncomfortable Truth , part of the EdUp Experience Podcast Network, about how colleges can create fans. David also talks about how college students can separate themselves during the job application process. David Meerman Scott is an inte...

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 t...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by EvoLLLution , we welcome Zvi Goffer and Manu Goffer , founders of CampusVR . Coronavirus has exposed the need for a virtual tour. If you don't have one, you need one - considering that you may have students that never want to visit. If you have one, you may need a better one if you want to continue to engage students on a visual level. Everything is moving visually, and the campus tour with arrow click...

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 Melissa Loble , Chief Customer Experience Officer at Instructure ! Melissa brings in the critical perspective of the changing student buying habits during the pandemic, which should continue post-pandemic. She defines that the "customer" for Instructure is the institution, the faculty, the staff, and the students. She discusses how...

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 ...

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,...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this BONUS episode, sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome Danielle Shelton , Founder, LitWorks4u ! Danielle talks about: 1. Connecting with the Struggling Student 2. Reaching At Risk Students 3. How to Get Your Online Classroom Rocking Follow her on Instagram at LitWorks4u and listen to her Tips and Tricks for Online Instructors podcast, part of The EdUp Experience Network! Thanks so much for tuning in. Join us again...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by Claremont Lincoln University , we welcome Tara Eames Durante , President, Caerus Communications . Listen in as Tara talks about why she believes 2021 might be the most competitive yield season in the history of higher education. Tara is an award-winning marketing communications professional with twenty years of experience. She worked on projects for higher education institutions, independent schools, distri...

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 ...

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 i...

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 stud...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Patrick Methvi n , 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 n...

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 educ...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Incubeta , we welcome Michelle Westfort , Chief University Officer, InStride . Listen in as special guest cohosts, Holly Owens , host of EdUp EdTech , and Dr. Stacey Gonzales , host of EdUp Edge K-12 , talk with Michelle about the amazing work that is being, and will be, done at InStride. Michelle shares her thoughts and what she likes to call working to learn and learning...