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

February 11, 2026 41 mins

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Nichole Kang, Wellness Center Director, Montgomery County Community College

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Dr. Jerry Walker, Executive Director of Mental Health Services, TimelyCare

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does a community college ...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Mark R. Ginsberg, President, Towson University

In this episode, President Series #444, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

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

  • How does a public comprehensive r...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rhea Vitalis, Vice President of Marketing, Everspring

In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,

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

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

  • How is AI creating a visibility crisis affecting enrollment when students search by skills, careers, & values instead of brand names, making even universities with phenomenal brand stories invisi...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Paul Fain, Journalist & Analyst, Founder of Work Shift (newsletter: The Job)

In this episode, part of our EdUp Innovators Series, sponsored by MindBank AI

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • What makes a true innovator in higher ed, & how did leaders like Paul LeBlanc at SNHU & Michael Crow at ASU transform access for working learners throu...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Frank Sanchez, President, Manhattanville University

In this episode, President Series #443, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

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

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

  • How does Manhattanville, founded in 1841, address the value question where 53% of American...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does New Jersey's first community college serving 12,000 students rise from Aspen Prize top 150 in 2021 to sem...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Dave Schippers, the Chief Academic Officer and Provost, Walsh College

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is Dr. Jodi (Ashbrook) Blinco, Vice President for Enrollment Management Consulting, EducationDynamics

  • How does a 61% first generation, over 50...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Julius Sokenu, President, Moorpark College

In this episode, President Series #442, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Dr. Bernard A. Polnariev, Vice President for Administrative Services, UCNJ

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a 15,000 student California community college become an Aspe...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. DeRionne Pollard, President & CEO, American Association of Community Colleges

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  • How does the leader of the nation's largest higher ed sector serving 1,000 community colleges &am...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Stephen P. Johnson, Provost & Chief Academic Officer, Palm Beach Atlantic University

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Austin Doyle, Senior Partner Executive, Knack

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Palm Beach Atlantic, a 57 year old...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Alvin F. Meredith III, President, & Rob Garrett, Chief of Staff, Brigham Young University–Idaho

In this episode, President Series #441, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by Studiosity

YOUR cohost is Troy Burnett, SVP & General Manager, Studiosity

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does a 25 year old university use a 3 track calendar system to maximize campus utilization year round...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pierre Dubuc, Co-Founder & CEO, OpenClassrooms

In this episode, President Series #440, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

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

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does OpenClassrooms, a public benefit corporation, train & place 43,000 students annually t...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Madhavi Chandra, Chief Product & Strategy Officer, Entrinsik

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Dr. Karen Holding-Jordan, Dean of Records & Registration for Workforce Continuing Education, Wake Technical Community College

YOUR host is E...

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Joy Connolly, President, American Council of Learned Societies (ACLS)

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Dr. LaNitra Berger, Associate Professor, History & Art History & Director of the African & African American Studies Program at ...

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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kristine Goodwin, Strategic Project Manager for the President, North Shore Community College

In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does a Hispanic serving institution with majority first generation students navigate AI by choosing not to fight the tidal wave but instead figuring out where to duck under, where to ri...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with April Neumann, Executive Vice President of Workforce Transformation, Ultimate Medical Academy (UMA)

In this episode, brought to you by Career-Bond,

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

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 

  • How does Ultimate Medical Academy, a not for profit institution with a 30 year history, 20,000 online students, 100,000 alumni, & a nationwide footpr...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. David Hatami, Managing Director & Chief Policy Officer, EduPolicy.ai

In this episode, sponsored by the ⁠⁠⁠ELIVE 2026 Conference in Denver, Colorado, April 19-22, & the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR cohost is Dr. Michael Horowitz, Chancellor & Founder, The Community Solution Education System

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does EduPolic...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Susan R. Snelick, President, Northern Pennsylvania Regional College

In this episode, President Series #439, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

  • How does Pennsylvania's only rural regional college serve 10 counties without a single campus based facility & why is this model ...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Shouvik Paul, COO, Copyleaks

In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How is CopyLeaks (named #153 on Inc. 5000 in 2025) bringing enterprise grade AI technology used by Bloomberg, Forbes, BBC & 450 plus companies to over 500 educational institutions & why are 1...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Robert Wilson, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs, Cedar Crest College

In this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by Integrity4Education

YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4Education

YOUR host is Elvin Freytes

  • How does Cedar Crest College treat AI as a design issue rather than a policing problem by building academic integrity into assignments &am...
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