What Netflix’s ‘On Campus’ Teaches Higher Ed About Authentic Storytelling

Almost Friday Media’s Alex Edge joins “Higher Voltage” to explore how Netflix’s raw, student-led series about college football culture is rewriting the rules of higher ed marketing.

  • Podcasts
  • October 28, 2026
  • Higher Voltage

Insights

AMA Venue Preview: Where to Eat, Unwind, & Play

Heading to the AMA Symposium in Aurora, Colorado? Where to eat, unwind and escape at the Gaylord Rockies, plus Denver spots worth the drive.

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By: Volt

Defending Brand Budget When Admissions Wants It

83% of CMOs say brand is a top priority, but it gets 23% of the budget. Here’s how to defend brand spend when admissions wants it.

Every VP Should Spend a Day Working in the Marketing Department

Discover how stepping into the marketing trenches can offer fresh perspective, strengthen leadership, and change the way you see your team.

Empathy Is the Discipline Innovation Needs

In an industry searching for innovation, empathy is needed to separate useful progress from expensive mistakes.

Resources

Case Study: Localist Events & Southern Utah University

Southern Utah University partnered with Concept3D and Localist Events to centralize calendars and improve permissions management.

Case Study: Clive & Wilfrid Laurier University

Wilfrid Laurier University partnered with Clive to personalize content that attracts and retains students and increases alumni donations.

Case Study: Campus Sonar & Duquesne University

Duquesne University’s partnership with Campus Sonar illustrates how sharing relevant data and building trust can lead to success.

Nostalgia Is Not a Strategy: Redefining the Higher Ed Marketing Function

Katherine Primus, VP of Marketing and Communications at Holy Family University, explains how campus marketing teams can evolve from internal order-takers to strategic, revenue-generating partners.

New Compliance Tactics: Dissecting Higher Ed’s Changing Legal Terrain

From Title VI investigations at elite law schools to “Compact 2.0,” guest Neal Hutchens joins Campus Docket to unpack the unprecedented legal tactics shifting the political and regulatory landscape of higher education.

The Future of Volt & the Higher Ed Community: A Little More Punk Rock

Volt General Manager Louis Miller joins Higher Voltage to discuss Volt’s evolution, restoring trust in higher ed, and why marketing needs more agitators.

Features

The Enrollment Funnel Is Dead

Some enrollment teams still treat prospective students like they move in only one direction. But students now search, compare, and interact with schools on their own terms. A signal-based model shows marketers and admissions officers a new way forward that’s more rooted in reality.

Features /
By: Chris Kudialis

What Volt Is Excited About for 2027

Volt staff and contributors share what higher ed trends, opportunities, and changes they are most excited to watch in 2027.

Higher Ed Marketing by the Numbers

Higher ed marketing runs on data. From the students you’re chasing to the budgets you’re chasing them with, here’s what the numbers are telling us.

QuickFire: DéRecco Lynch on What Higher Ed Should Steal From Big Tech

11 questions with University of Cincinnati’s Assistant Vice Provost for Enrollment Management

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