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President Series · #399

(Extended Conversation) Why Starting in 3rd Grade Will Transform Higher Education Forever - with Dr. Steven Bloomberg, Chancellor, Kern Community College District

Dr. Steven Bloomberg, Chancellor · Kern Community College District

Sep 9, 2025 55 min
(Extended Conversation) Why Starting in 3rd Grade Will Transform Higher Education Forever - with Dr. Steven Bloomberg, Chancellor, Kern Community College District

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What this conversation answers

  • 01

    How do you serve 50,000 students across 27,000 square miles with the same level of customer service?

  • 02

    What does authentic leadership look like when managing three colleges & thousands of employees?

  • 03

    How can AI transform transcript evaluation & student services without losing the human touch?

  • 04

    The "skip intro generation": adapting to changing consumer expectations in higher education

  • 05

    How employees feel on Sunday night: the ultimate culture metric

  • 06

    Academic modeling lessons from non-traditional doctoral programs & learning communities

Show notes

It's YOUR time to #EdUp

In this episode, President Series #399, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Dr. Steven Bloomberg, Chancellor, Kern Community College District 

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio  

  • How do you serve 50,000 students across 27,000 square miles with the same level of customer service? 
  • What does authentic leadership look like when managing three colleges & thousands of employees? 
  • How can AI transform transcript evaluation & student services without losing the human touch? 

For YOUR EdUp Supporters only via the extended conversation:

  • The "skip intro generation": adapting to changing consumer expectations in higher education 
  • How employees feel on Sunday night: the ultimate culture metric 
  • Academic modeling lessons from non-traditional doctoral programs & learning communities

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