College Knowledge-The podcast where college admissions meets family financial strategy.

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Clay discuss the recent news of the Government's student loan forgiveness announcement and what it could mean for your family. Here is what we know so far! Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us online: The College Knowledge Podcast Website Elite Collegiat...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe interviews Dr. Jay Sullivan, Professor and Department Head of Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation at Virginia Tech. Dr. Sullivan's areas of study include Forest and resource economics, economics of forest conservation and restoration, forest landowner incentives and decisions, forest management and planning. They discuss the different...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Dave interviews Dr. Charles E. Jones. Dr. Jones is a Senior Lecturer and Advisor in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Pittsburgh. His research interests include the many facets of sedimentary geology, stratigraphy, evolution, extinction, paleoceanography, paleoclimate, and geochemistry. They discuss the different fiel...

Send us Fan Mail On todays episode, Joe and Dave interview Dr. Jessica Paga, Associate Professor at The College of William and Mary. Professor Jessica Paga specializes in Greek archaeology and history, particularly of the Archaic and Classical periods. Her research is primarily focused on Greek architecture, political history, and epigraphy. Professor Paga is also an active field archaeologist, an...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe interviews Dr. Harriet Harriss. Dr. Harriet Harriss (RIBA, ARB, Assoc. AIA, Ph. D., PFHEA, FRSA) is a qualified architect and Dean of the Pratt School of Architecture in Brooklyn, New York. Prior to this, she led the Architecture Research Programs at the Royal College of Art in London. Her teaching, research, and writing focus upon pioneering new pedag...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave discuss what they would be doing right now if their students were rising Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors. They recap some recent interviews while pulling out their favorite advice and new information learned. Thank you for joining us! Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook L...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe interviews Dr. Radcliffe Edmonds, a Paul Shorey Professor of Greek and Chair Department of Greek, Latin, and Classical Studies at Bryn Mawr College.  Dr. Edmonds area of focus includes Greek social and intellectual history, with particular focus on mythology, religion, magic, and Platonic philosophy. He has published on Plato, on Orphica (including the...

Send us Fan Mail We're back from our break and Joe and Dave kick it off with an episode interviewing Dr. Helen Kraus. Dr. Kraus is an Associate Professor and Director of Undergraduate Programs at North Carolina State University, where she specializes in nursery management and plant nutrition in the Department of Horticultural Science.  They discuss everything from what her students learn, how...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Dave go through some of the many questions we get asked by families from all over. They cover everything from admissions, to financial aid, all the way to paying for school. Thank you for joining and send us your questions for the next episode! Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Face...

Send us Fan Mail In today's show, Dave interviews Elizabeth "Libby" Pass. Libby is a Counselor at the College Planning Network. She has a background in Psychology, Sports and Exercise Psychology and Engineering. She shares her stories, experiences and advice! Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Dave interview Dr. Billy Flowers! Dr. Flowers is a William Neal Reynolds Distinguished Professor of Animal Science at North Carolina State University. His responsibilities include teaching undergraduate, graduate and veterinary students and conducting research related to reproductive efficiency in swine. He also currently is responsible for all act...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Dave interview Dr. Marie Yeh. Dr. Yeh is an Associate Professor of Marketing at Loyola University Maryland. She teaches marketing courses in the undergraduate, MBA and Executive MBA with specializations in sales and services marketing and management. She actively develops students' leadership and advanced sales and marketing skills through The...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's show, Joe and Dave interview Dennis Siravo. Dennis is the is Assistant Administrator for Sheetmetal Workers Local 19 Benefit Funds. He has been a member of the Local 19 since he graduated high school in 1985. He worked in the trade as an Apprentice for 4 ½ years. 8000 hours of combined schooling and hands on the job training. When he completed his apprenticeship he...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave sit down with Joseph Glennon of Temple University. He is the Chair and an associate professor in the Department of Advertising who focuses on Copywriting, Concept Development and Creative Strategy. He is also one of the faculty directors of Diamond Edge Communications, the student-run advertising agency staffed entirely by Temple students. Vid...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Dave interview Dr. JP Krahel of Loyola University Maryland. Dr. Krahel is the department chair of Accounting and a highly knowledgeable and experienced professor. Loyola Maryland is ranked as one of the top accounting schools in the country, and after listening to the interview with Dr. Krahel, it is obvious why.  He focuses on digital financial re...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe interviews Lesli Zeagler. Lesli is a counseling department chair at Fayetteville High School in Arkansas, as well as a counselor with the College Planning Network. She is extremely well versed in the Greek system at colleges, especially southern universities, where it tends to be more prevalent. Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge P...

Send us Fan Mail Andrea Zaremba is a College Admissions Consultant and Counselor who has served on admissions committees for multiple selective colleges and acts as a Blue and Gold Officer for the US Naval Academy. She has a background of expertise in schools of the Northeast, as well as ROTC, pathways to military careers, engineering, and Nursing programs. In addition to working in Admissions, An...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Dave interviews Dr. Sharon L. Blatz. Dr. Blatz is James Madison University's Coordinator of Special Education K-12 program and Advisor to students in the Special Education Program along with first year students in the Educational Foundations and Exceptionalities Department (EFEX). Dr. Blatz has worked at James Madison University for 16 years. She was...

Send us Fan Mail In Today's episode, Joe and Dave interview Randee Stark on the show. Randee Stark is a College Planning counselor who specializes in working with students through application preparation, standardized test prep and getting ready at the right time. She works as both a High School Counselor as well as a Counselor with the College Planning Network and is able to provide valuable...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave recap some previous interviews and discuss the new changes being made to the SAT's. They also discuss award letters, falling in love with a school and the pitfalls to pre-paid tuition plans. Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Visit us online: The College K...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe interviews Shanna Bossler. Shanna is a counselor for the College Planning Network with a background in admissions, financial aid, advising, and career services. She enjoys helping students and families with general timelines and breaking the process down into manageable pieces. She and Joe discuss when and how students should start preparing for colleg...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave kick off the New Year with a discussion about the state of Parent Plus Loans and College Debt. They discuss why Plus loans are here to stay, and how to look at college debt with the large-purchase mindset. Thank you for joining us. Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook Lin...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave meet with Joe DiSipio, a Notre Dame grad and Associate Program Director of the ACE Teaching Fellows Program. Joe explains to us what the ACE Program is and how it helped him find his passion, while assisting others in need. Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Facebook LinkedIn Vi...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Joe and Dave interview recent college graduate, Lindsay Kate Wanner. Lindsay Kate obtained her Bachelor's degree in Neuroscience from Franklin and Marshall College in December of 2020. She is currently working as a Clinical Research Associate with Celeri Health, managing pain management clinical studies across the United States. She is currently in th...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, we interview another student who competed in the NASA RASC-AL (Revolutionary Aerospace Systems Concepts—Academic Linkage) competition, to hear his insight on the project and his role with the team. Listen to Episode 55 for more if you have not already!  Video Version of Podcast YouTube: The College Knowledge Podcast Follow us on social media: Instagram Fac...