Mallory Willsea welcomes Jason Smith, founder of OHO, to discuss a game-changing shift in college discovery: the rise of AI as the starting point. With nearly a third of students now using generative AI like ChatGPT and Gemini to explore college options, and over half saying the results beat Google, this episode explores what it means for colleges to remain discoverable—and trustworthy—in the age of AI-first search.

In this episode, Beth Hollenberg, CEO at Everspring, joins Ray to explore the shifts reshaping higher ed — from outdated tech debates to the growing need for data-driven experimentation.

In the third and final installment of In Your Element’s Durham Tech series, hosts Daniella and Brendan dive into the measurable impact of Element451 at Durham Technical Community College.

In this episode recorded live from Transact 360, Dustin sits down with Mike Maxsenti, SVP of Product at Genea, to explore how higher ed is embracing digital transformation—specifically in the world of campus security.

JC and Ardis break down the major AI announcements from Microsoft Build, Google I/O, OpenAI's acquisition of Jony Ive's company, and Anthropic's Claude 4 launch.

Mallory Willsea sits down with Marina Cooper, Senior Associate Vice President for Integrated Marketing and Brand at Johns Hopkins University, to unpack how AI is rewriting the advertising playbook.

Brian and Allison explore how AI adoption is transforming the way higher ed professionals approach communication, marketing, and student engagement, all while keeping humanity at the core.

Dustin sits down with Kathleen deLaski — author of Who Needs College Anymore? — to explore why the traditional four-year degree is no longer the only path to career success.

Dr. JC Bonilla and Ardis Kadiu welcome special guest Michael McGetrick, a veteran educator and creative technologist, to explore how AI is transforming teaching and learning.

Mallory Willsea sits down with Kellie Campbell, the newly appointed CIO at the University of Vermont, to unpack the findings of Inside Higher Ed’s 2025 survey of CTOs and CIOs.

In this special bonus episode, Dustin sits down with Dr. Chris Lewis, Director of Graduate Programs at the University of Michigan-Flint, to unpack how creating strategic content like podcasts can serve as a dynamic enrollment and marketing tool in higher ed.

In this episode of Mastering the Next, we speak with Colleen Leigh, Assistant Dean of Enrollment Management and Student Success at the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

In this high-energy follow-up episode, Brendan Henkel sits back down with Abe Dones, VP of Student Services, and Jessica Vaughan, Director of Enrollment Management and CRM Strategy at Durham Tech, to unpack how their team is transforming student success from a one-time alert into a continuous, high-touch strategy.

In this special episode recorded on site at SXSW EDU, Dustin speaks with Ana Homayoun, executive functioning expert, author, and founder of Green Ivy Educational Consulting and Luminaria Learning.

In this insightful episode of Generation AI, hosts Ardis Kadiu and JC Bonilla tackle Model Context Protocol (MCP), a new standardization that's gaining rapid adoption across the AI industry.

Mallory Willsea sits down with Jackie Davis—strategic program leader and former global employee experience head at Salesforce—to unpack the new wave of AI-driven workforce shifts.

Brian sits down with Joyce Peralta, Manager of Digital Communications at McGill University in Montreal, to explore the evolving role of AI in higher education.

In this episode, Dustin Ramsdell sits down with Scott Anderberg, CEO at Moodle, for a deep conversation on why open source matters more than ever in higher education.

JC Bonilla and Ardis Kadiu examine the growing phenomenon of "vibe coding" - a new AI-powered approach to software development that allows anyone to create functional applications by simply describing what they want in natural language.

On this episode of Higher Ed Pulse, host Mallory Willsea sits down with John Carrere, Director of Recruitment and First-Year Experience at Pitt Community College, to unpack the sweeping AI Education for American Youth executive order.

In this episode, Ray chats with Julio Peña, Vicerrector de Educación Abierta y Organizaciones at Universidad Tecmilenio, one of Mexico’s most innovative universities.