Higher Ed Pulse

About Higher Ed Pulse

Higher Ed Pulse is your weekly no-fluff guide to AI in higher ed. Higher ed leaders are expected to master AI overnight. But let’s be real — no one has time to sift through every headline, hot take, or research report. That’s why every Monday, we break down what actually matters — fast, clear, and to the point. Want to sound like the smartest person in the room? You’re in the right place. Higher Ed Pulse is hosted by Mallory Willsea and is a proud member of the Enrollify Podcast Network.

Publisher

Mallory Willsea

Category

business · education · technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Jul 2019

Latest episode

5 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

357 of 675 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   5 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Higher Ed Needs Leaders Who Are Used to Disruption

   Mallory interviews Zach Hosseini, Chief Marketing Officer at Pace University, about leading higher education through disruption and public mistrust by embracing bold branding and new strategies.

2. 

   1 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Pulse Check: What Do We Really Need? — Pt 2

   Ologie Chief Client Officer Jen Johnson and Marketing Director Erin Fields discuss how higher education institutions diagnose enrollment funnel versus lead-generation issues, offering insights into team pressures and collaboration.

3. 

   28 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Inside the Index Tracking 200K Student Prompts

   Mallory interviews Granit Doshlaku, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at Manaferra, about how AI search engines recommend institutions based on 200,000 prompts, highlighting the enduring importance of SEO and brand presence.

Inside a recent episode

Higher Ed Needs Leaders Who Are Used to Disruption

Published 5 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Maybe that's not who we selected for. So maybe those conversations that you've had, people who don't want to be president, well, maybe that's not the type of people that we need now. Right. We need a new type of leader with different type of experience. So I think that's part of it. I will just say, too, in the last. year, I've recruited two senior people to my team and I picked them from industries that regularly were disrupted because I knew that they would, a lot of stuff that would maybe freak us out would just roll off their shoulders, right? And they would say, well, yeah, of course, this is what happened. […]

Who has been a guest on Higher Ed Pulse

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

• Zach Hosseini
• Jen Johnson
• Granit Doshlaku
• Alicia Camden
• Jenny Petty

Reach and audience

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

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

25 ratings

Spotify

4.6 / 5

14 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 66 / 100

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

Quality

99

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

85

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