Maybe We Should Stop Asking 'Are Students College Ready? - with Dr. Alberto J. Román, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #413, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Romaine Seguin, Acting President, William Woods UniversityYOUR co-host is Gregory Clayton, President, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a UPS executive with 38 years in supply chain & logistics bring 1.2 second efficiency mindsets to higher education operations?What happens when you create separate P&Ls for athletics & unique programs like Equestrian Science with 102 horses on campus?How does a board chair turned interim president plan to hire the 14th president in 155 years after 12 presidents in 151 years?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #412, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Dr. Kelly Damphousse, President, Texas State UniversityYOUR co-host is Brent Ramdin, CEO, EducationDynamicsYOUR host is ⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How does a former Canadian prison guard who "was the worst prison guard ever" transform into a university president leading 44,000 students?What happens when a university takes degrees directly to students through community college partnerships & online programs instead of expecting them to come to campus?How does a 126 year old institution balance becoming an R1 research university while serving 50% first generation & Pell eligible students?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Integrity4EducationYOUR guest is Dr. Gregor Thuswaldner, Vice President for Academic Affairs & Dean of the Faculty, La Roche University, Host of EdUp Provost, & Author of The Chief Academic Officer's Handbook: A Provost's Guide to Visionary Leadership YOUR cohost is Thomas Fetsch, CEO, Integrity4EducationYOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How does Dr. Thuswaldner approach academic integrity in the age of AI & why does he believe we should focus on whether students are learning rather than whether they're cheating?What makes "The Chief Academic Officer's Handbook: A Provost's Guide to Visionary Leadership" essential reading for higher education leaders & how does it address real world challenges facing provosts?How is La Roche University reimagining the humanities in an AI driven world & why does Dr. Thuswaldner believe this counter cultural approach is critical for preserving what makes us human?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠⁠​subscribe today​⁠⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #411, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Dr. Clyne Namuo, President, Joliet Junior CollegeYOUR co-host is Christi Segal, Vice President Managed Services & Executive Business Engagement, EllucianYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does America's 1st community college create a digital twin president called "Cyber Clyne" to personalize learning for every student by 2075?What happens when you give faculty & staff a $100,000 design thinking challenge & let custodians compete with VPs for innovation funding?How does a Native Hawaiian president use cultural values of mana & storytelling to transform a 124 year old institution serving 55% 1st generation students?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #410, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Dr. Kristen Miller, President, Southern Maine Community CollegeYOUR co-host is Dr. Chuck Lloyd, Vice Chancellor, Community College System of New HampshireYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a community college president make the institution "student ready" rather than expecting students to be "college ready" to improve retention?What happens when a first time woman president leads the 2nd largest higher education institution in Maine while living on campus with her family?How does a former high school English teacher & admissions director transform community college education through Guided Pathways & structured scheduling?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #409, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Dr. Lisa Avery, President, Linn-Benton Community CollegeYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a community college get students $90,000 jobs with just a 2 year degree in programs like non destructive testing for aerospace & marine manufacturing?What happens when AI could revolutionize credit transfer & transcript evaluation, making the complex maze of multi institutional student pathways instantaneous?How does Workforce Pell funding change the infrastructure needs for community colleges tracking 70% job placement rates & 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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #408, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by Studiosity,YOUR guest is Dr. Brian Knetl, President, Waubonsee Community CollegeYOUR cohost is Dr. Noreen Golfman, Former Provost, Podcaster, & Studiosity Advisory Board MemberYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does a community college president create a strategic plan called RISE 2030 with over 160 employee volunteers across a 500,000 person district serving rural, suburban & urban populations?What happens when you step into a presidency after a leader who served for over 20 years & must balance honoring the past while redefining relationships with the community?How does Workforce Pell create infrastructure challenges around job placement tracking, reporting requirements & the 70% placement threshold for community colleges?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, part of our Academic Integrity Series, sponsored by ⁠Pangram Labs,⁠YOUR guests are Dr. Joseph F. Brown, Director, Academic Integrity Program, The Institute for Learning & Teaching, & Dr. Sarah Gutierrez, Assistant Director for Student Conduct Services, The Student Resolution Center, Colorado State UniversityYOUR cohost is ⁠Bradley Emi , ⁠Cofounder & CTO, ⁠Pangram Labs⁠YOUR host is ⁠Elvin Freytes⁠How does redefining academic integrity as "authentic engagement with learning" change everything about how universities approach AI & student misconduct?What happens when time management at 2am becomes the #1 reason students cheat & how do you build proactive support systems instead of reactive punishment?How do you convince students their work has value when AI can produce "smarter-sounding" essays & why failure is actually essential for learning?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠⁠​subscribe today​⁠⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #407, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Dr. Alberto J. Román, Chancellor, Los Angeles Community College District YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the largest community college district in the nation serve 200,000 students across 9 colleges while 25% (50,000 students) are unhoused?What happens when a first generation immigrant who arrived at age 8 leads a district preparing workforce for the Olympics, Paralympics, Super Bowl & World Cup?How does a community college district offer 4 year BA degrees for $10,000 & become the first in the nation to provide $1,000 monthly basic guaranteed income to 250 students?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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!

It's YOUR time to #EdUpIn this episode, President Series #406, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,YOUR guest is Clay Christensen, President, Mountainland Technical CollegeYOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio How does the largest technical college in Utah achieve a 99.7% debt free graduation rate with 6,500 students & a 1,600 person waiting list?What happens when 573 industry professionals serve on advisory committees that can change curriculum overnight to meet real time workforce demands?How does a competency based system with 38 programs averaging 9 months create direct pathways from classroom to career in trades, IT, & healthcare? 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 to get early, ad-free access & exclusive leadership content to help support the show? Then ⁠​subscribe today​⁠ to lock in YOUR $5.99/m lifetime supporters rate! This offer ends December 31, 2025!