The EdUp Experience

The EdUp Experience

We welcome YOU to America’s leading higher education podcast! Hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose down-to-Earth approach & industry experience helps to make dry & complicated educational topics more fun & engaging to discuss. Elvin Freytes, Producer, brings YOU the most innovative leaders in higher education to the microphone. The EdUp Experience team brings over 40 years of experience in higher education - YOU will feel refreshed, upskilled, & reskilled after listening to this podcast. LEARN MORE: edupexperience.com We make education YOUR business!

Episodes

December 3, 2025 46 mins

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Darren Cooke, Interim Chief Innovation & Entrepreneurship Officer, UC Berkeley!

In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a university with over 100 innovation & entrepreneurship organizations on campus coordinate them all to become #...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp 

In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series (because who doesn’t love a little extra goodness in their life), & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Gary Stocker, Founder, College Viability

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

  • How does a guy helping a friend prepare for a college presidency discover in 2015 that there was zero merger part...
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In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Joy Jones, CEO, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC)

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does an organization that's been delivering the GMAT exam for over 70 years grow from 9 member schools in 1953 to partnering with over 220 business schools today while reimagining its...
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In this episode, sponsored by Studiosity,

YOUR guest is Jack Goodman, Founder, Studiosity 

YOUR cohost is Dr. Carmin Chan, Vice Provost of NAU Online, Northern Arizona University

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does a company founded 23 years ago transform from providing study support through public libraries to serving 200 universities & colleges across Australia, the UK, North America & the Midd...
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In this episode, President Series #427, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Beth Martin, President, Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) 

YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does a 175 year old institution sell its entire campus, go fully online...
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In this episode, President Series #426, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Arthur Levine, President, Brandeis University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a president come out of retirement for his alma mater & convince 88% of faculty to...
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In this episode, President Series #425, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Elder Gilbert, Commissioner of Education, Church Educational System

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a religious university system serve over 160,000 students across 5 institutions & offer a $7,500 bachelor's degr...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Dr. Melissa Beck Wells, Associate Professor, Director of Teaching, Learning, and Faculty Development, Empire State University

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Empire State University, a 98% online institution with 20,000 students ranging from a...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Patricia Salkin, Senior VP for Academic Affairs, Provost of the Graduate & Professional Divisions, & Professor of Law, Touro University

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How has Touro grown from a couple dozen students 53 years ago to 20,000 stud...
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In this episode, President Series #424, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Randall VanWagoner, President, Mohawk Valley Community College

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a 19 year community college president use ChatGPT for a 45 minute leadership reflection road trip & discover he's...
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In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Stephen Pruitt, President, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC)

YOUR cohost is Dr. G. Devin Stephenson, President, Florida Polytechnic University

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a new accreditation leader eliminate the phrase "that...
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In this episode, President Series #423, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Montse Fuentes, President, Professor of Mathematics, St. Edward's University

YOUR co-host is Gregory Clayton, President, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a university ranked #2 in the West for...
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In this episode, President Series #422, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Michael Horowitz, Chancellor, The Community Solution Education System

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a 6 university system serve 13,500 students through shared infrastructure instead of each institution maintain...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Judson Curry, Dean, Liberal Arts & Sciences, Kishwaukee College

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Jud support faculty across diverse departments at Kishwaukee College from biology to English, & why does he believe non traditional student...
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In this episode, President Series #421, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. John Comerford, President, Otterbein University

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a university with 2,400 traditional undergraduates partner with Antioch University instead of trying to chase adult learners themselv...
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In this episode, President Series #421, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Peter Bell, President, American University of Antigua

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a Caribbean medical school with 365 beaches graduate 300 physicians annually & achieve among the highest first time pass rates on s...
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In this episode, President Series #420, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Brad Baca, President, Western Colorado University

YOUR co-host is Gregory Clayton, President, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a 125 year old teacher's college serve 43 million adults with some col...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR guests are Kaela Lindquist, Associate Dean of Students and Director of Student Accountability & Conflict Resolution, & Amy S. Kelso, Senior Associate General Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, The University of North Carolina at Charlotte

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is E...

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In this episode, President Series #419, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Roger Parrot, President, Belhaven University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does a 30 year president eliminate ALL committees, make decisions in 45 minutes, & ac...
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In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR guest is Jarred McNeely, Chief Academic Officer, Sonoran Desert Institute

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does an online trade school put the lab in students' living rooms & deliver hands on gunsmithing & drone training to 3,000 students across ...
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