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
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
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 ...
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 Dr. LaMont Jones, Managing Editor for Education, U.S. News & World Report
YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- How can familie...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, President Series #418, powered by Ellucian, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR guest is Dr. Aondover Tarhule, President, Illinois State University
YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- How does a Nigerian born climate scientist with uneducated parents become the 21st presid...
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 Brent Richard, CEO, IMG Academy
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- How does a 50 year old tennis academy transform into a 600 acre boarding school with 1,600 student athletes taking 4 hours...
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 Dr. Susan Ray, Associate Professor of English, Delaware County Community College
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- How does an AI transparency journal transform students from viewing AI as...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, President Series #417, powered by Ellucian, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR guest is Dr. Kimberly Beatty, Chancellor, Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
YOUR co-host is Christi Segal, Vice President Managed Services & Executive Business Engagement, Ellucian
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a c...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, part of our EdUp Extra series, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR guest is CT Turner, CEO, GED Testing Service
YOUR cohost is Darius Goldman, Founder & CEO, Career-Bond
YOUR host is Elvin Freytes
- How does a proficiency based program serve 1 million test takers yearly & achieve 85.5% semester to semester college ...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp
In this episode, President Series #416, powered by Ellucian, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR guest is Dr. Mark Blegen, President, Linfield University
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a new president lead a university where 40% of incoming students are first generation & achieve an 85.5% retention rate?
- What happens wh...
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