Episodes of YOUR Higher Education Podcast

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charlie Parker, CMO / Vice Chancellor of Enrollment, Keiser University
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does Florida's largest independent institution serving 20,000 to 25,000 students with 100,000 graduates position as a unicorn between Level 6 schools & career workforce schools?


Why does focusing on brand & student experience over lead generat...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bonny Ball Copenhaver, President, New River Community & Technical College
In this episode, President Series #458, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a West Virginia community college serving 10 counties in coal field Appalachia retrain workers, combat gen...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Kathy Humphrey, President, Carlow University
In this episode, President Series #457, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran, Senior Content Marketing Manager, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a 95 year old Catholic university founded by 5 Sisters of Mer...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrea Talentino, President, Augustana College
In this episode, President Series #456, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a 165 year old top 100 liberal arts college with 2,500 students in the Quad Cities produce 2 Nobel laureates & an NFL MVP while proving R...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Richanne Mankey, President, Defiance College
In this episode, President Series #455, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a 175 year old Ohio college increase first year enrollment by 80% through Jacket Journey, a nationally unique required for credit caree...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Mark Milliron, President, National University
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a 50,000 student nonprofit serve "ANDers", students who are also parents, employed & deployed, through 4 week single courses, a 1 to 1 Oxford graduate model & world class student experiences?


Why do 70% of prospective students now go straight to AI summaries neve...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chuck Seifert, President, Siena University
In this episode, President Series #454, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR cohost is Page Keller, VP of Academic Relations, Knack
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How did Siena University successfully transition from a college to a university after ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Stephanie Fujii, President, Arapaho Community College
In this episode, President Series #453, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does Denver's oldest designated community college with 15k students avoid the enrollment cliff while suburban growth & housing deve...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Kyle Dalpe, President, Western Nevada College
In this episode, President Series #452, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a rural community college with 3 campuses across 6 counties serve 4k students with 160 full time employees while building enrollment &...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Alex Minot, Client Partner, Snapchat
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does Snapchat reach 9 out of 10 13 to 24 year olds while 1 in 3 users are now over 35 making it the only platform that can target under 18 for undergraduate enrollment?


Why do lead generation forms that auto fill within the app create frictionless conversions when users never ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Deborah E. Preston, President, Mercer County Community College
In this episode, President Series #451, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a 6,000 student New Jersey college serve 2 different populations across West Windsor near Princeton & economically depressed downtown Trenton?


Why are 5 Mercer County ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Domes, President, Neumann University
In this episode, President Series #450, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17


YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

How does a Nashville university with 12 colleges & 9k students achieve highest enrollment ever with applications up 20% while hosting Dolly Parton ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, & Aaron Paxton, Co-Founder, Nemonx
In this episode, sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How do 2 higher ed veterans with 20 plus years of combined experience in operations, admissions & regulatory compliance create a platform that improves institutional efficiency while enhancing student experience?


What happe...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Professor Dr. Ramon O’Callaghan, President, Gisma University of Applied Sciences
In this episode, President Series #449, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AI
YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

How does a 5 year old German private university scale to 3k students from 100 countries by combining business & computer science with required industry faculty experience?


Wh...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Hsu, President, College of Charleston
In this episode, President Series #448, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEd PodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17


YOUR cohost is Samyr Qureshi, Executive Chairman, Knack
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

How does a 256 year old public university grow from 11,000 to 32,000 applicants, launch doctoral programs, & achieve record enrollment by focusin...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Madeline Pumariega, President, Miami Dade College
In this episode, President Series #447, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the ​HigherEdPodCon​ II happening July 16 & 17


YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does democracy's college serve 125k students across 8 campuses with 2.5 million alumni by removing every point of friction to create belonging?


Why does turf, tradition & trust create ch...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Evan Kropp, Executive Director, College of Journalism & Communications, University of Florida
In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,


YOUR co-host is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠

Why is hybrid learning where students choose to attend in person, watch recordings, or go fully online the real solution to declining enrollment instead of running separate campus & online operations?


How does holistic ad...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Aminta H. Breaux, President, Bowie State University
In this episode, President Series #446, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the ​ELIVE 2026​ Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22


YOUR cohost is Dr. Jodi Blinco⁠, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, ⁠EducationDynamics
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does Maryland's oldest HBCU founded in 1865 serve 6k students through 65 programs with employer partnerships from Oregon to Texa...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Karolyn Pearson, Senior Executive Vice President Operations, EducationDynamics, Matt Harris, Sr. Director of Communications, & Scott Bacon, Senior Vice President for External Affairs, Jacksonville University
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does AI create feedback loops for crisis comms by writing coverage in both positive & negative light to prepa...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with David A. Armstrong, President, St. Thomas University
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a Catholic university serving 75% students of color, 61% Pell & 47% first gen grow from 3,800 to 8,700 students while building the largest JD program in Florida?


Why do the 4 most impactful words yes, no, can, can't determine if you keep admissions counsel...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Clayton, President of Enrollment Management Services, & Katie Tomlinson, Senior Director of Analytics & Business Intelligence, EducationDynamics
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does the Modern Learner Report show 51% of students now use AI to research schools up from 37% last year when the funnel is dead & students orbit multiple institutions...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio
How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform built on billions of records & tens of years of proprietary data consume information from admissions through graduation creating continuous intelligence loops?

Why do 51% of students now select institutions based on AI search requiring universiti...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, & Bethany Moran, Senior Vice President, Partnerships, EducationDynamics
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does the EDDY Intelligence Platform replace fragmented AI point solutions with 1 enterprise solution across marketing, enrollment & human capital?


Why do modern learners never stop shopping post ...

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Keith Newman, President, Southern Nazarene University
In this episode, President Series #445, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,


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

How does a 126 year old small Christian liberal arts university become 1 of only 4 schools in the world ...