Campus Confidential

About Campus Confidential

If you work in higher education, you already know – this sh*t is hard! Campus Confidential follows Kelsey Harmon Finn and Loren Rullman as they dive deep into the real world of higher education leadership. Alongside special guests with insights on the industry, they share stories about highs and lows, complex personal reflections, and managing change in this dynamic world. By providing a space for community, connection, and vulnerability, Kelsey and Loren aim to validate current leaders, inspire future ones, and ultimately bring the heart to higher education.

Publisher

Compass Group

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

19 Dec 2022

Latest episode

6 Apr 2026

Latest episodes

4 of 67 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   6 Apr 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

   Hosts Kelsey Harmon Finn and Loren Rullman interview Corey Inscoe for a heartfelt farewell episode reflecting on their podcast journey and future endeavors.

2. 

   23 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   It’s an all skate! Good people reflect on transitions

   For our final episode WITH guests (just Kelsey and Loren in the next episode!), we invited the most-listened-to guests to share perspectives three years after they first joined us. Drs. Felicia Lee, Kim Harrington and TJ Logan help us learn to accept the challenge of change, show why you should give yourself permission to be a beginner, explain the importance of “social prescriptions” and let you know whether to use inline or quad skates! Stay for extra credit to hear about Kelsey’s and Loren’s “old-school recreation!” Campus Confidential is presented by Compass Group and produced by Corey Inscoe with your hosts Kelsey Harmon Finn and Loren Rullman.

3. 

   2 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   From loading docks to love (w/three longtime listeners!)

   Hosts Kelsey Harmon Finn and Loren Rullman interview listeners Dr. Ben Perlman, Lillian DeLisle Stott, and Ryan Greene about life transitions, optimism, and memorable moments from the podcast.

Inside a recent episode

Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end

Published 6 Apr 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] But I do what I had hoped to happen was create some sort of community or people feeling like that resource that they could go to. And I feel like we accomplished that over and over again. I think it became a great resource for people when they were interested to learn more about others. It was that kind of came out where it was like, oh, I'm meeting with so and so or I just met, you know, I think about Eva from Chartwells is the new CEO of Chartwells. I think about Kelly Schumacher at Auburn. You know, people like that come to mind or Pam Watts from NERSA. There's people that I think younger professionals or other people feel like are so unapproachable and they don't know them. […]

Who has been a guest on Campus Confidential

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Ben Perlman
• Lillian DeLisle Stott
• Ryan Greene
• Mark Hall
• Kelli Shomaker

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

11 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

74

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

71

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