Episodes of YOUR Higher Education Podcast

Our guest on this episode is Chad Williamson, CEO and Founder of Fluid Education Inc., an Online Program Management (OPM) organization that provides marketing, student support, curriculum development and faculty support to help universities build, launch and grow successful online programs.


He provides some amazing insights on the pivot to online learning, workforce-partner initiatives, increasing accessibility for disadvantaged students and how colleges can provide alternative degree pathway...

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...

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 - ...

On this EdUp Experts episode, Danielle Shelton talks about Tips and Tricks to motivate the online learner that may be tuned out or turned off by the online environment.


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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...

Our guest on this episode is Warren Kennard, Founder/CEO of ConnectEd Crowdsourced Education and Managing Director of Cahoot Learning. Warren talks to us about facilitating student engagement in online learning, the importance of upskilling and stackable credentials, and the state of higher ed in other countries besides the US.


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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...

Higher Education needs more Strength and Structure

The State of Higher Education Jobs amidst Covid-19

Higher Education Workplace Readiness, Skills-Based Learning, and Increased Student ROI

How to Punch Higher Education in the Face

Understand the Learner and the Market in Higher Education

The Higher Education Model of the Future?

Higher Education Disrupted, from the Student POV

The Higher Education Triple Win

Higher Education and the Uncertainty of Returning to Normal

The Importance of Belonging in Higher Education

BONUS: EdUp Embedded - Going Beyond Phonics to Teach Reading

Higher Education Equity, Access, and Online Learning Advice

Systemic Racism, Social Justice, and the Hope for Change in America

This is a special episode release addressing what is happening in our country after the tragic killing of George Floyd. Dr. Emad Rahim is the guest on this episode of The EdUp Experience. Emad escaped the killing fields of Cambodia as a child and he has become a nationally recognized voice for social equity, social change, and the importance of empathy.


Dr. Emad Rahim is an award-winning author, educator and entrepreneur. He currently serve as the Kotouc Endowed Chair at Bellevue University a...

Ethical Decision-Making in Higher Education

Identifying the Best Leaders in Higher Education