The EdUp Experience

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #71 . In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Julie Wollman , President of Widener University .  Julie talks with Joe about how the mission at Widener is to empower their learning community to create better futures.  This includes the recognition that...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Mordecai Ian Brownlee , VP for Student Success at St. Phillip's College & the next President of Community College of Aurora ! Liz and special guest host Maagic Collins , host of Fight the Funk podcast , have a fascinating conversation with Mordecai on a range of higher educa...

Welcome back to America's leading higher education podcast! In this incredible episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Incubeta , we welcome Patrick Methvin , Director of Postsecondary Success at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation .  Patrick came on EdUp before the report released by the Postsecondary Value Commission, but he was able to give us a sneak peek by discussing the impor...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Dennett Edwards , Founder & CEO, Corona Haze Professional Development Group .  Liz is joined by special cohost, Holly Owens , as they talk with Dennett about the amazing story involving the creation  of her professional development...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #70. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Melody Rose , Chancellor of the Nevada System of Higher Education ! Joe and Liz have a fascinating conversation with Melody on a range of higher education topics, from K-12 prep to the impact of Covid. Listen in as M...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #69. In this episode, sponsored by Element451 , we welcome   Dr. Michael Torrence , President , Motlow State Community College ! Michael covers a range of topics in this episode as he and Joe discussed what's happening in higher ed.  At Motlow State Community College, Mic...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Incubeta , we welcome Jamie Merisotis , President and & CEO of the Lumina Foundation .  In this tremendous episode, we speak to Jamie about a range of topics related to the Lumina Foundation's work at local, state, and national levels to design an affordable learning...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Element451 , we talk with Ross Morrison McGill , Founder & CEO, TeacherToolkit . Liz goes one on one with Ross to talk about all the tools that teachers need to provide maximum learning opportunities in and out of the classroom. They also talk about how Covid has cre...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by MDT Marketing , we talk with Kai Drekmeier , Co-Founder, InsideTrack . Liz and special guest host Dr. Stacey Gonzales , host of EdUp Edge K-12 , talk with Kai about InsideTrack's origin story and mission. They have a very interesting conversation about what it means to c...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #68. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Marcheta P. Evans , President at Bloomfield College ! Marcheta is an absolute force for good.  She discusses the Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and the Predominately Black Institution (PBI) status at Bloomfi...

Welcome back to America‘s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by Element451 , we talk with Lisa Cohen Gevelber , Founder and VP of Grow With Google . With a commitment of one billion dollars, and one million Google employee staff hours, Grow With Google was created to (a) help small businesses leverage technology and (b) to create employme...

Welcome back to America‘s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode, sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Eric Williamson , Author, How to Work with Jerks !   Eric comes on the show to discuss how unprepared students are for the workforce - they simply don't know what to expect particularly when it comes to dealing with bad bosses.  Emotional intelligence is a ne...

Welcome back to America‘s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode, sponsored by Element451 , we talk with Dr. Jenny Rickard , President & CEO, Common App ! Jenny speaks with Joe and Liz about the Common App’s focus on access and equity by increasing their support to community colleges and scholarship opportunities. Jenny mentions some alarming stats on the impact that...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #67. In this episode, sponsored by Element451 , we welcome Dr. Wayne Frederick , President at Howard University !  Thank you for taking this amazing journey with us to episode #200!  In this episode, Wayne talks to us about why HBCU excellence is the message over HBCU rel...

The EdUp Experience is America's Leading Higher Education Podcast.  In this amazing episode, we welcome the President and CEO of NC-SARA , Dr. Lori Williams .  The focus of NC-SARA is communication and education programming - Lori speaks to the evolution of online learning where nearly every state has committed to making access to online education easier.  Lori helps us answer a bur...

Welcome back to America‘s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode, sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Dr. Lenore Rodicio , Senior Fellow, The Aspen Institute ! Elizabeth Leiba, joined by special guest host Holly Owens , host of EdUp EdTech , talk with Lenore about a range of topics including how to get more women in leadership, the need for community colleges to be the...

In this very special BONUS release of The EdUp Experience Podcast , we are honored to speak with Selwyn Jones , the uncle of George Floyd and social justice activist.  In this conversation, Selwyn discusses the murder of his nephew including how his family witnessed the murder and why it was/is/needs to be a significant moment for social justice in America.  Selwyn working to eliminate q...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #66. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Mary Schmidt-Campbell , President at Spelman College !  Only on the EdUp Experience can you hear the President of Spelman College talk about higher education financial models, the impact of Spelman College on Bl...

Welcome back to America’s leading higher education podcast! This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #65. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Miguel Martinez-Saenz , President at St. Francis College Brooklyn ! Miguel says it like it is - the media has done a disservice to the value of higher education.  However, the students also can't move aimlessly...

Welcome back to America‘s leading higher education podcast! In this fantastic episode of EdUp Embedded , sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Tom Woolf , Founder & CEO, EdAid !  Joe and Tom go one-on-one discussing student debt, the perception of American higher education globally, and the increased competitiveness for eligible students.  This is a wide-ranging discussion on t...

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #64. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Angélica Garcia , President, Berkeley City College !   Angélica is amazing - through CA Assembly Bill 928, she has advocated for streamlining the student transfer process.  She says it plainly - "students don't need to be college-ready, colleges need to be student-r...

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #63. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Ryan Collins , CEO at Bethel School of Technology ! Bethel School of Technology (aka Bethel Tech) is the first faith-based tech bootcamp in the world.  Ryan discusses why organizations are so interested in Bethel Tech grads that have both high-skill and high character. &nbsp...

In this fantastic episode of EdUp Embedded , sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Jonathan Palmar , Chief Experience Officer, Shay Rowbottom Marketing ! This episode is value-packed with information for you to maximize your LinkedIn profile for personal and professional use.  Jonathan went from about 500 followers to over 100,000 followers in about 13 months.  He comes on EdU...

In this fantastic episode of The EdUp Experience , sponsored by The Evolllution , we talk with Dr. Luke Hobson , Founder, Instructional Design Institute & Program Manager at MIT ! Luke talks with two other instructional designers, Elizabeth Leiba and special guest host Holly Owens , host of EdUp EdTech . They have a fascinating discussion on all things instructional design (ID). If you are int...

This is The EdUp Experience President Series Episode #62. In this episode, sponsored by MDT Marketing , we welcome Dr. Christina Royal , President at Holyoke Community College !  Christina talks to us about the myriad of issues students are dealing with including mental health, access to services, and food insecurities.  As the first queer female person of color as President of Holy...