The Signal

With more than 570,000 downloads, The Signal is the podcast for higher education’s innovative leaders. Hosted by Jeff Dillon, The Signal cuts through the noise to bring you the strategic insights needed to reshape how ...more

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109

October 16, 2026 • 00:23:58
Ep. 109 - Melanie Moran: AI Can Learn Your Voice, It Can't Manufacture It

Ep. 109 - Melanie Moran: AI Can Learn Your Voice, It Can't Manufacture It

In this episode, host Jeff Dillon welcomes Melanie Moran, Vice President and Senior Strategist at Mackey Strategies, who spent nearly two decades at Vanderbilt...

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108

October 09, 2026 • 00:31:10
Ep. 108 - Austin Blair: Buy-In Is Too Small of a Goal

Ep. 108 - Austin Blair: Buy-In Is Too Small of a Goal

What if the reason your enrollment strategy keeps stalling has nothing to do with the plan—and everything to do with the culture? In this...

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107

October 02, 2026 • 00:31:24
Ep. 107 - Si Elliott: Change Your Shoes, Not Your Software

Ep. 107 - Si Elliott: Change Your Shoes, Not Your Software

What if the biggest problem in higher ed marketing isn't technology, budget, or even strategy—but the fact that we assume students make rational decisions...

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106

September 25, 2026 • 00:31:05
Ep. 106 - Jeffrey Stepakoff:  Content Is What You Put in a Sofa

Ep. 106 - Jeffrey Stepakoff: Content Is What You Put in a Sofa

What happens when a veteran TV writer—whose credits include The Wonder Years, Dawson's Creek, and Disney's Tarzan—decides to build a film school inside North...

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105

September 18, 2026 • 00:24:37
Ep. 105 -Michael Leggs: The Essay Was Never Evidence of Thinking

Ep. 105 -Michael Leggs: The Essay Was Never Evidence of Thinking

What if the real crisis AI has exposed in higher education isn't student dishonesty, but the fact that we've been treating final papers as...

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104

September 11, 2026 • 00:31:34
Ep. 104 - Raffi DerSimonian: Ikigai and purpose driven paths

Ep. 104 - Raffi DerSimonian: Ikigai and purpose driven paths

Jeff talks to Raffi DerSimonian, VP and Chief Strategy Officer at ERI, a digital agency that has been building for colleges and universities since...

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