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Higher Voltage Heart Over Hype: The Empathy Overhaul Higher Ed Marketing Needs with Jaime Hunt

Heart Over Hype: The Empathy Overhaul Higher Ed Marketing Needs

Jaime Hunt joins Higher Voltage to explain why the future of higher ed marketing depends on empathy, authenticity and letting go of what used to work.

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This Registry Isn’t for Your Wedding.

What if the key to helping more students start strong and actually stay in school was not in a loan office?

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Reclaiming the Narrative for Higher Education

The Proud Sponsor campaign isn’t about getting more people into college. It’s about reminding everyone why higher education matters to us all.

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Beyond the Sage on the Stage: The Future of Quality Learning

Quality learning isn’t about what we teach. It’s about how students and faculty grow together through experience, collaboration and innovation.

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Higher Voltage episode Trust, Credibility, and the Power of Checklists with guest Melissa Farmer Richards, a woman with shoulder-length curly brown hair wearing glasses, a pink blazer and a blue ruffle blouse. To the right is a smaller bubble with a picture of Higher Voltage host, Kevin Tyler, a bald man with a dark mustache wearing a plaid collared shirt.

Trust, Credibility and the Power of Checklists

Leadership is about action—building trust, earning credibility, and demonstrating commitment—and having a plan makes all the difference.

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Shifting from Reactive to Proactive ADA Compliance. A center image of Jamie Axelrod, a man with dark eyes and short dark hair wearing a blue button-down shirt and two earrings. To the right is a smaller image of the host, Kevin Tyler, a bald man with a dark mustache wearing a plaid shirt.

Shifting from Reactive to Proactive ADA Compliance

The latest ADA updates aren’t introducing new requirements—they’re reinforcing the need for a cultural shift in higher ed toward proactive digital accessibility.

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Beyond the Search Cliff

The search cliff is here, and if institutions don’t rethink recruitment with AI, storytelling, and owned marketing channels, they risk falling behind in the race for students.

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Community College — America’s Best-Kept Promise

Community colleges are redefining student success through innovation, hyper-personalization and a commitment to meeting the needs of diverse learners.

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Finding Opportunity Amid Politicization

Kevin and Carri Twigg examine higher ed’s future in light of potential disruptions, a dismantled ED and shifts in institutional identity and collaboration.

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Shifting Landscapes – The Future of Study Abroad

Inclusive marketing and shifting demographics are reshaping the future of international education, as Kelly Holland of the AIFS explains.

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Got Education? – Reframing the Value of Higher Ed

Grassroots efforts by institutions in Idaho and Utah are transforming the higher ed narrative.

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Start small, start with one place.

Ready to level up your content game? Brian Piper joins host Kevin Tyler to share how universities can build trust, connect with audiences and thrive in a digital-first world.

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Want High Student Satisfaction? Well, Who’s Going to Deliver It? – Eddie Francis

Brand stability and employment retention are necessary, but Eddie Francis fears higher ed doesn’t understand the concept.

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In a Word-Of-Mouth Business, No One Shares Average – Allen Adamson

Kevin and Allen discuss the importance of focusing on a clear and distinct mission, rather than diluting the institutional identity with multiple conflicting messages.

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No One Asks What Students Actually Want – Catherine Friday

Kevin and Catherine delve into EY’s global findings of student dissatisfaction and how universities must deliver on the value proposition to remain competitive.

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