Hey #YouTube we welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, The EdUp Experience (https://www.edupexperience.com/)!

It’s YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, YOUR guest is Ricardo (Rick) Torres (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-rick-torres-5836184/), President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse (https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/), YOUR guest cohost is Linda Battles (https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindabattles), Regional Vice President & Chancellor of Western Governors University Texas (https://www.wgu.edu/), YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio (http://linkedin.com/in/joesallustio), & YOUR sponsor is Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education (https://commencementthebook.com/), coming fall 2022.

What is skills based currency & why does Rick believe it will make higher ed better? Listen in to find out!

As the President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, Rick Torres believes that we can begin to aggressively address our nation's education-to-workforce challenges with reliable, verified data & information in today's ever evolving digitalized education & technical environments. The Clearinghouse provides trusted & private access to comprehensive academic data & other learning records that empower education leaders, employers, learners, & researchers to achieve their goals & aspirations.

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