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

November 13, 2025 37 mins

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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...

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

YOUR guest is Kees Bol, CEO, 2U

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

  • How does a CEO turn around a company 9 months after emerging from bankruptcy & what assumptions proved right about 2U's core assets?
  • What happens when over 50% of all students now take some education online & why are the bright...
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It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, President Series #415, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Christina A. Clark, President, La Roche University

YOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamics

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a Catholic university achieve 97% job/grad school placement while serving primar...
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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 Justin Papadakis, Deputy CEO & Chief Real Estate Officer, United Soccer League (USL),

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes

  • How does the USL's partnership with Bellevue University provide 4 year scholarships to professional soccer players & why ...
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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 Dr. Donnell J. Butler, Founder & President, Prelude

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a South Bronx kid who started at McDonald's at 14 transform a Citibank internship into a mission to create economic freedom for underserved youth?
  • What happens when 95 high school stu...
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In this episode, sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Samyr Qureshi, Co-founder & CEO, Knack

YOUR co-host is Dr. Bruce C. Kusch, President, Ensign College

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio 

  • How does a gig economy tutoring model create jobs for high achieving students while providing free support to struggling peers through peer to peer ...
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