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Recent Episodes

Oct. 13, 2026

Why Can't You Succeed in Recruitment Unless Career Placement Data Is Stellar? - with W. Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation, Augustana College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with W. Kent Barnds, Executive Vice President for Strategy & Innovation, Augustana College In this episode, part of our Across Education Series powered by Nemonx, YOUR cohost is Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, Nemonx YOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ How does 35 years in higher ed teach you that student recruitment can't succeed unless career placement data is stellar? Why must institutions become student ready colleges instead of looking for college ready stude
Oct. 12, 2026

Do Less With Less. This Is the New Normal - with Pat Pitney, Former President, University of Alaska

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Pat Pitney, Former President, University of Alaska This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia!
Oct. 11, 2026

Why Are We Still Putting Students in Remedial Sequences That Don't Work? - Dr. Victoria Ballerini, Dir., Strong Start to Finish, & Dr. Amy Moreland, Vice Chancellor, Tennessee Board of Regents

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Victoria Ballerini, Director, Strong Start to Finish, & Dr. Amy Moreland, Vice Chancellor for Research & Innovation, Tennessee Board of Regents This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations! This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcast
Oct. 8, 2026

LIVE from ⁠ACCAC 2026 - with Dr. Bettina Celis, Vice President of Student Affairs, Chandler-Gilbert College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Bettina Celis, Vice President of Student Affairs, Chandler-Gilbert College In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio What happens when 78% of your students are part-time but you refuse to give them part-time support? Why does student affairs need to focus on terms 3, 4 & 5 instead of just the first 2 weeks? How did a st
Oct. 8, 2026

LIVE from ⁠ACCAC 2026 - with Daniel Corr, Vice Provost for Academic Alliances, Arizona State University

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Daniel Corr, Vice Provost for Academic Alliances, Arizona State University In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio Why would a 10-year community college president join a research university, & what does the ASU charter have to do with it? What is the “missing middle” that no one’s claiming between entry-level jobs & engineer
Oct. 8, 2026

LIVE from ⁠ACCAC 2026 - with John Morgan, Executive Director of Workforce, Skilled Trades & Manufacturing, & Vince Redgrave, Executive Director for Industry Innovation, Yavapai College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with John Morgan, Executive Director of Workforce, Skilled Trades & Manufacturing, & Vince Redgrave, Executive Director for Industry Innovation, Yavapai College In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio Why did a company tell a 38-year CTE veteran they want graduates they don’t have to untrain & retrain? What happens when only 2 wo
Oct. 8, 2026

LIVE from ⁠ACCAC 2026 - with Andrew Clegg, Academic Dean of Workforce Development & Skilled Trades, Central AZ College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Andrew Clegg, Academic Dean of Workforce Development & Skilled Trades, Central AZ College In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio Why is a community college building a 55-foot mobile welding classroom inside a refrigerated truck? How did 6 Arizona community colleges agree to build 1 manufacturing program with the same outcom
Oct. 8, 2026

LIVE from ⁠ACCAC 2026 - with Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience, Yavapai College

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Aimee Novak, Executive Director of Culinary Experience, Yavapai College In this episode, recorded LIVE & in person from the ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ on the campus of Yavapai College, YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio What happens when a community college ditches the third-party vendor & brings dining completely in-house? How do you build a restaurant model serving 10,000 meals per month with just 5 months to launch? Why does

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"I've listened to EdUp a lot – as a first-year president during Covid, it was very helpful to have this broad perspective of people and their experiences and it’s been helpful to learn from other Pres…"

Dr. Tracy Y. Espy, President, Mitchell College | Sept. 23, 2021

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"What a treat to be part of the EdUp Experience podcast! What made it even more exciting and fun was recording during/while at the MSCHE conference - what better place to talk about accreditation?! Jo…"

Joe Levy | Dec. 18, 2023