How Do 8 in 10 Families Discard a College Without Running the Numbers? - with Annat Shrabstein, Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy, Sallie

It's YOUR time to #EdUp with Dr. Charles (Chip) Edmonds, President, Lycoming CollegeThis episode, President Series #515, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by ⁠2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference⁠ where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by the ⁠InsightsEDU 2027⁠ Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!YOUR cohost is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin FreytesHow does returning as president to lead the institution where you were an undergraduate feel when people saw things in you before you saw them in yourself?Why are students booing CEOs who talk about AI at commencement when Gen Alpha understands the role AI plays better than we do?What makes isolation where conspiracy theory breaks in, anger breaks in & mental health breaks in when we are interconnected at our most core?Listen 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!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 Scott Taylor, Senior Vice President of Enrollment Management & Student Success, LIM CollegeIn this episode, part of our Across Education Series powered by Nemonx, YOUR cohost is Shadi Figuli, CEO & Co-Founder, NemonxYOUR host is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does New York City's oldest fashion school get 96% of graduates working in the industry within 6 months through 3 required internships?Why does eliminating the administrative burden for success coaches let them see 85% of students on academic intervention within the first 5 weeks?What makes the first year the momentum year when getting students through it means they get their bearings & ultimately succeed?Listen 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!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!

t's YOUR time to #EdUp with Annat Shrabstein, Sr. Director, Consumer Insights & Brand Strategy, SallieThis episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026!This episode is sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is also sponsored by the ⁠InsightsEDU 2027⁠ Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Jodi BlincoWhy do 95% of high school families still plan to continue education after graduation despite every headline saying otherwise?How does 8 in 10 families discard a college based on cost alone without ever running the net price calculator?What makes 40% of families feel completely alone navigating a process 15 million students start every fall?Resources:Graduate School Resource: Graduate School Planning, Financial Aid & More – SallieHow America Pays for College Research 2026: How America Pays for College 2026 | SallieHow America Plans for College Research 2026: How America Plans for College 2026 | Sallie MaeWhere do I Start Tool: Sallie - Higher Education Solutions Tailored to YouScholarship Tool: Search Thousands of Free Scholarships - Scholly ScholarshipsListen 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!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 Harrison Keller, President, University of North TexasThis episode, President Series #514, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026!This episode is sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is also sponsored by the ⁠InsightsEDU 2027⁠ Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!YOUR cohost is Tracy Kreikemeier, Chief Relationship Officer, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does the largest university in Dallas Fort Worth measure time to value by analyzing every degree program for how fast students realize a net positive economic return?Why does 40% of the freshman class stand up at convocation when the president asks first generation students to be recognized?What makes UNT say if everything works out, we're not trying hard enough when failing forward is the only way to lead the vanguard?Listen 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!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. Marcia Conston, President, Tidewater Community CollegeThis episode, President Series #513, is powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠ - Higher Ed's AI-Enriched Platform!This episode is sponsored by⁠ the MSCHE 2026 Annual Conference, where we will be podcasting live, keynoting, & facilitating a pre-conference workshop from December 9-11 in Philadelphia! Early-bird pricing ends October 12, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is sponsored by the ⁠InsightsEDU 2027⁠ Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!YOUR cohost is Hunter Davis, Chief Executive Officer, Sophia LearningYOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Why does Marcia insist the credit versus noncredit line is the institution's problem, not the student's?What changes when a community college becomes the registered apprenticeship sponsor instead of just a training vendor?If a 3 year 90 credit bachelor's is coming nationally, should it live at the community college or the university?Listen 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!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 Sam Dreyfus, Executive Vice President, ECPI UniversityThis episode is sponsored by the InsightsEDU 2027 Conference - focused on attracting & retaining the modern learner - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Robert Graham, CEO, Poll EverywhereYOUR host is Dr. Jodi BlincoHow does a school founded by a grandfather in 1966 teaching computer programming before most people knew what computers were still lead on AI today?Why does hiring someone who knows how to use AI give you a 10x multiplier in effectiveness?What makes providing people a pathway to a better life the purpose that keeps third generation leadership focused on student outcomes?Listen 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!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. Cory Homer, President, Sussex County Community CollegeThis episode, President Series #512, 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 - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does the first 2 year college in New Jersey launch a football program partner with a university to house 120 students & shuttle them back & forth?Why does the president advise students, teach classes & give campus tours when getting down in the weeds helps administration see the same problems as faculty & staff?What makes visiting 67 nonprofits in the county the partnership model that fills gaps for everyone with the students in the middle?Listen 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!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. Bonnie Irwin, Chancellor, University of Hawai'i - HiloThis episode, President Series #511, 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 - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Why does a Hawaii campus look more like a rural, Pell heavy, broadband starved college than the postcard people picture?How do you turn island fever & the urge to leave into a reason for local students to start at home?What does an asynchronous degree built with the police department unlock that a traditional program cannot?Listen 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!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. Peter O. Nwosu, President, State University of New York, OswegoThis episode, President Series #510, 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 - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does a regional public plan to double its graduates while the rest of the sector braces for the enrollment cliff?What does a $100 billion Micron chip plant 20 minutes away change for the university next door?Why does a pair of shoes in a glass case explain how this president thinks about the value of education?Listen 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!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 Michael T. Benson, President, West Virginia UniversityThis episode, President Series #509, 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 - where we will be podcasting live from February 23-25 in Phoenix, AZ! Use code EDUP & save $100! Early-bird pricing ends December 15, 2026!This episode is also sponsored by 2026 Arizona Community College Administrators Conference where we will be podcasting live from October 7-9 on the campus of Yavapai College!This episode is brought to you by Beyond Survival: Reporting from the Front Lines of Higher Education’s War for Relevance is a documentary account from the front lines of the most consequential upheaval in higher ed in generations!YOUR cohost is Laura Ipsen​, President & CEO, ​EllucianYOUR host is ⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does a 5 time president decide a place is home, & why did WVU check every box his mentor set?What does a $321 million Engines grant & 20,000 projected jobs mean for the poorest quartile of a state?Why does a historian president want to bring blue books back in the age of AI?Listen 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!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!