# graduate program (podcasts) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 1 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover graduate program. Page: Feed: --- ## [VALIDATE – The Assumptions Behind Your Graduate Program](http://rgalsup.com/validate) _2026-08-19 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Making a Difference One Play at a Time. Every graduate program runs on assumptions about its learners, faculty, employers, and alumni that get treated as settled fact instead of what they are: untested claims. VALIDATE is a four-step method — state the assumption, convert it into a falsifiable hypothesis, match the method to the stakes, and assign it to the right person — for finding out which of… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/VALIDATE__The_Assumptions_Behind_Your_Graduate_Program.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [The Post-Graduation Intelligence System](https://rgalsup.com/pulse/) _2026-08-05 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Most graduate programs stay in touch with their alumni. Almost none of them are actually learning anything from it. A call. A newsletter. A reunion invite. That's a relationship — not a research instrument. And it tells you nothing about whether your curriculum actually worked once your graduates were out in the world using it. There's one tool most programs already have that could answer that… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Play_-_Pulse_-_The_Post-Graduate_Intlligence_System.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [The Bridge Matrix](http://RGAlsup.com/Matrix/) _2026-07-22 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Most graduate programs run three conversations that never touch: what learners need, what curriculum teaches, and what employers expect on day one. The Bridge Matrix is a single tool — built on Bloom's Taxonomy — that plots all three on one grid, so the gaps between them become visible instead of assumed. This Play walks through how to build the matrix, read it, and run it twice: once to plan a… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/The_Bridge_Matrix.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [The Graduate Program Purpose Statement - Discovering What Your Graduate Program Stands For - and Building It to Last](https://rgalsup.com/grad-program-intake-playbook/) _2026-07-08 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Your graduate program probably has a mission statement. Here's the problem: it almost certainly belongs to someone else. Most graduate program mission statements are one of two things: • The university's institutional mission with a discipline-specific phrase inserted. • Something so broadly worded it could apply to any program at any institution in the country. Neither of those is a purpose… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Play_0.1_Program_Purpose_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [New Research on Curricular Agility — Where Does Your Program Land?](http://rgalsup.com) _2026-07-01 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ The Graduate Business Curriculum Roundtable just released a study of 69 graduate business schools examining whether institutions have the organizational systems to detect external change and translate it into sustained curriculum adaptation. One finding stood out: roughly a third of schools have the operational capability to adapt — but don't consistently activate it. The researchers call this… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/GPIP_Play_RE_001_-_Podcast_Episode_Audio_-_From__-_From_Evidence_to_Action_-_What_New_Research_Says_About_Why_Most_Graduate_Programs_Cant_Adapt.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [Welcome to the Graduate Program Intake Playbook](https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/welcome-grad-program-intake-playbook-build-your-rodney-g--opyoc/) _2026-06-18 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ If your graduate program feels like it's stuck on a "recruitment treadmill," exhausting itself every cycle just to maintain the status quo, it may be time for a structural shift. Transitioning from survival to flourishing requires us to stop viewing the intake process as a one-time transaction and instead design it as a long-term partnership. This newsletter serves not just as a publication, but… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Intro_to_Grad_Program_Playbook_Podcast_2025_06.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [The CHLOE Report- What the Future of Online Education Means for Business Schools](https://rgalsup.com/nearly-9-in-10-colleges-plan-to-expand-online-programs-as-student-demand-soars-new-report-finds/) _2025-08-22 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ A new report, the CHLOE 10 Report, was just released, and its findings are a wake-up call for our higher education institutions. The report, which is a collaboration between Quality Matters, Eduventures, and EDUCAUSE, tracks 10 years of online learning growth and reveals a boom in short-term credentials and uneven progress on AI across higher education. The top-line finding is impossible to ignore… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/The_CHLOE_Report-_What_the_Future_of_Online_Education_Means_for_Business_Schools.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [Navigating Challenges and Planning for the Future at the University of Rochester](https://mbanewsdigest.libsyn.com/navigating-challenges-and-planning-for-the-future-at-the-university-of-rochester) _2025-08-12 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ I applaud the University of Rochester for their forward thinking, planning, and action. Navigating the chaos being created by the current administration is not going to be easy. However, I think working together as a united campus and community will make it a survivable situation. I hope this episode of the GME News Digest podcast offers valuable insights into the adaptive strategies of one of our… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Navigating_Challenges_and_Planning_for_the_Future_at_the_University_of_Rochester_08_12_2025.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [Overcoming the Fear of Finance and Accounting in Executive MBA Programs](https://rgalsup.com/gme-news-digest-podcast-series/) _2025-07-01 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Welcome to the GME News Digest podcast series—your source for insights, strategies, and inspiration in graduate program management. Whether you're an experienced program leader, part of an administrative team, or a dedicated academic faculty member, this is the space where I explore pressing challenges in GME and uncover actionable solutions. I'm Rodney Alsup, and in today's episode, we'll tackle… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Overcoming_the_Fear_of_Finance_and_Accounting_in_Executive_MBA_Programs.mp3?dest-id=679457) ## [Persona-led AI publishing (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/QAEdtPAxMhih) _2025-07-01 · **Sponsored**_ Generate drafts, schedule subdomain publishing, and keep human review where needed. ## [Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs](https://rgalsup.com/gme-news-digest-podcast-series/) _2024-11-18 · Graduate Management Education (GME) News Digest - Making Graduate Program Management Simpler_ Welcome back to the GME News Digest Podcast Series. Hi, I'm Rodney Alsup, your host for this episode, "Embracing Skills-Based Hiring in Graduate Programs." Ashley Mowreader's insightful Inside Higher Ed article inspired this episode. Her title, "What Skills-Based Hiring Means for Higher Ed" caught my attention, so I thought I would explore its significance for the graduate education community. Her… [Listen](https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/mbanewsdigest/Embracing_Skills-Based_Hiring_in_Graduate_Programs.mp3?dest-id=679457)