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 with Charlie Nguyen, Founder & CEO, Employer-Funded Financial Aid (EFFA) Inc.
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does flipping the tuition reimbursement model from pay first to direct bill finally solve the problem when employees take out loans, get reimbursed & then spend the...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Marsha Familaro Enright, President, Reliance College Fund
In this episode, President Series #479, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- How does a Montessori educator who ran an elementary school for 25 years now work to start a college focuse...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Jesse M. Bernal, President, Western Connecticut State University
In this episode, President Series #478, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does Connecticut's largest public Hispanic serving institution with 40% Pell students &...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Dale Nesbary, Interim Executive Director, University System of Maryland
In this episode, President Series #477, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a university center 7 miles from the world's largest naval test air station...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp!
And the HigherEd PodCon Awards finalists are...
Outstanding Podcast Series
“Where What If Becomes What’s Next” (Carnegie Mellon University) - Randy Scott
“Lab Coat Optional” (Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise) - Pete Zrioka
“Policy and Governance Perspectives” (George Mason University) - David Ramadan
Episode of the Year
“Individual Choices, Challenges, and Social Changes” Se...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Shawn Powell, President, Eastern New Mexico University - Roswell
In this episode, President Series #476, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a community college on a former SAC bomber base where the Enola Gay stopped serve rura...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Kevin Halle, VP for Enrollment Management, Wayne State College
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- How does a campus of 4,500 students with 50% first generation & 40% Pell eligible create an environment where even the newest employee feels it's conducive to welcoming new students?
- Why ...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Charles R. Modica, Chancellor, St. George's University
In this episode, President Series #475, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a self-appointed chancellor who founded a medical school in Grenada at 25 celebrate 50 years lea...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Zev Eleff, President, Gratz College
In this episode, President Series #474, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does the oldest Jewishly sponsored college in North America grow from 400 to 700 graduate students as the field leader in Ho...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Alisa White, President, Sam Houston State University
In this episode, President Series #473, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does the only Texas university with polytechnic authority stack credentials from certificates to doctor...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Chris Vitelli, President, Merced College
In this episode, President Series #472, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Christi Segal, Vice President Managed Services & Executive Business Engagement, Ellucian
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a H...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Maura Flaschner, Assistant Vice President Undergraduate Admissions & Student Success, Florida Atlantic University
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does combining undergraduate admissions & student success under one leader ensure that the students who enroll are best fit stude...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Rob Pepper, President, Huntington University
In this episode, President Series #471, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Bridget Moran , Director of Content Marketing, Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a Northeast Indiana liberal arts un...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ethan Pollack, Senior Director of Financing the Future Initiative, Jobs For the Future (JFF)
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does outcomes based financing shift risk away from students by basing payments on earnings rather than fixed dollar ...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Susan Looney, President, Reading Area Community College (RAC)
In this episode, President Series #470, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does the largest college in Berks County serve 8,500 students at $6,500 per year while 6 colle...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia Learning
In this episode, sponsored by EdUp Leadership, the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR cohost is Mark Milliron, President, National University
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on equitable social mobility use coaching to help stude...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Jamie Ceman, Senior Executive VP of Reputation Services, & Myla Edmond, VP of Integrated Marketing, EducationDynamics
In this episode, recorded Live from the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does reputation management become a long game driver for revenue when your reputation is in the room long before students are ma...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Ruth Bauer, President, InsideTrack
In this episode, sponsored by the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio
- How does a 25 year old nonprofit focused on equitable social mobility use coaching to help students unlock their potential & reach their goals across the full student life cycle?
- Why does re-e...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Nora Miller, President, Mississippi University for Women
In this episode, President Series #469, powered by Ellucian, sponsored by the HigherEd PodCon II happening July 16 & 17, & the 2026 AcOps Conference July 29-31 by Coursedog
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- How does the 1st state supported college for women founded in 1884 now serve 20 to 25% male enrollment with a nursing program...
It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Rachel Gordon, Vice President of Student Financial Aid Services, American University of Antigua College of Medicine
In this episode, part of our Voices in Financial Aid Leadership Series, sponsored by YELO Funding
YOUR host is Dr. Jodi Blinco
- How does a financial aid leader with over 30k LinkedIn followers & over 2 million impressions create centralized systems that support enrollment outc...
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