The University That Refused to Accept the Demographic Cliff - with Dr. Aondover Tarhule, President, Illinois State University

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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 president of a university achieving record enrollment since 1991?
• What happens when a university uses analytics to discover they were losing students over $200 holds & raises retention by addressing the real top 3 reasons students leave?
• How does a president transform institutional agility by launching engineering, doubling nursing enrollment & creating data science programs based on student demand & workforce needs?

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