The Higher Ed Geek Podcast

We have a merch shop! Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront . Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Cathy Lucas, Vice President of Strategy & External Affairs for the Metropolitan State University of Denver . She speaks about the variety of things her institution did to adapt to the ever changing climate for higher ed. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a...

We have a merch shop! Go find tons of cool gear and support the show at our storefront . Our guest for this week’s episode is Dr. Josie Ahlquist , who talks about her new book, Digital Leadership in Higher Education as well as thoughts on digital community building for colleges and universities. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you wor...

Our guests for this week’s bonus episode are Joel Horwitz of AudioEye and Dave Johndrow from Misericordia University who talk about the importance of digital accessibility work for higher education and how to get started. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their ability...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Matt Unger, Founder and President of Roompact a residential education technology company. Matt shares his story of coming up with the idea for Roompact, and how he thoughtfully grows his company to align with his values. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll w...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Monisha Longacre, Chief Operating Officer of StudentBridge . Monisha shares anecdotes from long career in a variety of roles and what drew her to working in education. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their ability to connect...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Valerie Heruska who returns to the podcast and catches us up on her recent professional journey into the world of higher ed tech and reflects on the lessons learned from this transition. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their abili...

Thanks so much for your support to get us to 100 episodes of the podcast! Make sure to connect with me, I'd love to hear from you! Facebook Twitter Instagram LinkedIn - - - - Connect With Our Host: Dustin Ramsdell https://www.linkedin.com/in/dustinramsdell/ About The Enrollify Podcast Network: The Higher Ed Geek is a part of the Enrollify Podcast Network . If you like this podcast, chances are you...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Brady Colby, founder and CEO of Thirty Two Edu where he helps share insights into the constantly evolving global digital education space. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their ability to connect you with the right students a...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Grant Schroll, cofounder and CEO of Mission Collaborative , who works everyday to help professionals find fulfilling careers. Grant shares his story and the unique approach he takes to this work. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about th...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Karen Weissinger who works at MAYA Consulting supporting the work of educators across Texas. Karen shares her journey and the ways she’s been able to achieve equity and excellence in education at a system level scale. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’l...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Jeff Young , a higher ed reporter with EdSurge and host of the EdSurge Podcast. Jeff shares his professional journey over the years in journalism covering education and the behind the scenes of his work on the podcast. He also teases a great new series of episodes coming up for his show covering the pandemic experiences on campus. --- This episode is sponsored...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Meg Sunga , who talks about her professional journey over the past year moving towards going all in with launching her own podcast, In Re:trospeqt , focusing on the stories of queer, trans people of color. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn al...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Sasha Chada, Founder and CEO of Ivy Scholars , who speaks about his unlikely journey to founding an education company, the lessons he has learned along the way, as well as stories from his work with prospective college students nationwide. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or u...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Hanna Naima McCloskey, founder and CEO of Fearless Futures where she helps guide organizations toward better equity and inclusion everyday. Hanna shares her story and how she’s approaching this difficult but necessary work in a deep, longitudinal way. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Justin Nguyen who shares his unique experience diving in with LinkedIn and navigating the career world on his own and his work now sharing advice on the Declassified College podcast. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their ability t...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Cait Kirby , a Ph. D student in biology at Vanderbilt University who developed a unique storytelling scenario for both faculty and students focused on the perils of campus reopenings during the global pandemic. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Sarah Horn, CEO & Co-Founder at ReUp Education who shares her unique journey to her current work supporting college students nationwide to reenroll after they stall out with their studies. --- This episode is sponsored by Degree. Me, a one-stop college research tool for students.  If you work for a college or university, you’ll want to learn all about their abi...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Bill Zimmerman;  a faculty member, podcaster, and side hustler who shares his unique journey into teaching at the college level and how he seeks to give relevant experiences to his students. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast We’re now a member o...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Sharon Butler, EVP of Global Education at Flywire . She shares her thoughts on the current state of international student recruitment and how we can work to best support these students through the disruptions of the global pandemic. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredg...

Our guest for this week’s bonus episode is Dr. Donald Hecht , founder of California Southern University who shared his long history working in higher education as well as his thoughts on lifelong learning. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast We’re now a member of Lyceum a new app that make...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Amanda DoAmaral , a former teacher and now founder of Fiveable which is a social learning platform focusing primarily on students working towards Advanced Placement exams. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast We’re now a member of Lyceum a new app that m...

Our guests for this week’s bonus episode are Chris Steinmeier and Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss who discuss the recent documentary, Unschooled . The film explores self directed learning and the work of the Natural Creativity Center in Philadelphia. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast We’re now a...

Our guest for this week’s episode is Vadim Revzin , host of The Mentors Podcast and founder of School16 . Vadim shares his journey as a serial entrepreneur and how he came to found School16 to help tech in demand tech skills with short courses to help people gain positive career outcomes. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full sho...

Our guest this week’s bonus episode is Diego Fanara, CEO and Co-Founder of Unibuddy . Diego shares how his college experience impacted him and inspired him to start Unibuddy. He explains their work and how they’re helping students all over the world connect with each other and make informed choices about college. Diego also speaks to the current disruptions in the world of admissions with the NACA...

Our guest this week is Casey Welch , CEO and co-founder of Tallo . Casey speaks about his journey and thoughts on digital engagement in higher education focusing on students finding the best professional pathways for them. --- Subscribe and listen via  iTunes ,  Stitcher , Spotify , RadioPublic , or  Google Play . Find the full show notes at higheredgeek.com/podcast We’re now a member of Lyceum a...