How Did MTSU Lift Its Graduation Rate by 8 Points? - with Mark Byrnes, Provost, Middle Tennessee State University

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Keith Curry, President, Compton CollegeThis episode, President Series #498, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by ⁠EdUp Leadership⁠⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is ⁠Laura Ipsen​⁠, President & CEO, ⁠​Ellucian⁠YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠Why is one of higher ed's leading basic needs champions now attaching conditions to student support?How do you move students stuck at 90 plus units toward completion before they lose their financial aid?What does it take to open the first on campus housing at any LA County community college?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Mark Byrnes, Provost, Middle Tennessee State UniversityThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Robert Graham, CEO, Poll EverywhereYOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe SallustioWhy is Middle Tennessee defying the demographic cliff?How do you protect the faculty student bond in the age of AI?What drove MTSU's 8 point graduation gain?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Montserrat Gomendio, Former Chancellor/Rectora, Universidad NebrijaThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow can the gap between the highest & lowest performing countries equal 7 full years of schooling for the same 15 year old?Why does a former Spanish Secretary of State say Western education systems are not failing, they are just stuck?What happens when a country hands out more university degrees than ever, but the skills behind them match a secondary school student elsewhere?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Matt Scogin, President, Hope CollegeThis episode, President Series #497, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠How does a pay it forward tuition model where students sign a covenant to give back every year for life lead to 95% of the first graduates already giving with a 96% retention rate?Why does telling our story better not solve the problem when people have real merit to their critique & we actually have to change things, not just do better marketing?What makes doubling down on being one of the most human centric colleges in the world the answer when fewer than 25% of Americans feel hopeful about the future & technology isn't solving our despair?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Jaime Hansen, CEO, Swipe Out HungerThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does a national nonprofit with over 1,000 campus partners work to become obsolete by helping institutions become so sustainable they don't need help anymore?Why are college students the only demographic where people expect them to be starving when 80% are working in addition to school & the average age is 26 or 27 with households to support?What makes Hunger Free Campus legislation the state level solution when federal resources like SNAP are shrinking & campuses are asking now what after CARES Act funding ran out?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Greg Domski, Associate Provost, Augustana CollegeThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4EducationYOUR host is Elvin FreytesWhy does Augustana's provost blame 2008, not the pandemic, for higher ed's value crisis?If a forklift can do your deadlifts for you, why lift at all, & what does that say about using AI to earn a degree?What is the expertise threshold, & why does AI only help people who already know the material?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Towuanna Porter Brannon, President, Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeThis episode, President Series #496, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ -Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is brought to YOU by EdUp Leadership⁠ - the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed!YOUR cohost is Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia LearningYOUR host is Dr. Joe SallustioHow does a president who started during the pandemic say you can't make mistakes when it hasn't been done before?Why does bringing a rotary telephone, a 35mm camera & a cassette deck to an all college day help faculty understand that we don't need training to adopt better tools in our personal lives?What makes weaponizing data to show that 80% of graduates stay in the region while 57% of four year graduates leave the way to control the narrative about community college value?Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at The EdUp ExperienceWe make education YOUR business!P.S. Want access to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!Join EdUp Leadership!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Amy Beth Glass, University Registrar, & Evan Vasilakis, Professional Services Specialist, Stockton UniversityIn this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by CoursedogYOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with ⁠Michael Nealon⁠, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Chief Academic Officer, & ⁠⁠Denise Piche⁠⁠, Project Manager, ⁠Henry Ford CollegeIn this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Courtney Voss, Senior Customer Success Manager, Coursedog⁠YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Allison Wrobel, Registrar, & Jailinette Torres, Director of Academic Planning & Scheduling, Holyoke Community CollegeIn this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026 AcOps Conference powered by CoursedogYOUR cohost is Kim Hulbert, Account Manager, Coursedog⁠YOUR host is Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Listen in to #EdUpThank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ & ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠● Join YOUR EdUp community at ⁠The EdUp Experience⁠We make education YOUR business!