Mile Higher Ed Podcast
Episodes
Student Health and Wellbeing with Dr. Michael LaFarr
14 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn talk with Dr. Michael LaFarr, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Health and Wellbeing at the Universi...
Centering Learners with Dr. Ally Garcia
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn talk to Dr. Ally Garcia, State Director for Adult Education Initiatives at the Colorado Departmen...
Experiential Learning with Dr. Audrey Townsend
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with Dr. Audrey Townsend, Director of Experiential Learning at the University of Denver. We talk about why ...
First Generation Students with Dr. Dong Dinh
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sarah and Caitlyn talk with Dr. Dong Dinh, who is the Director of First at DU, and an alum of both the Higher Education Master and E...
Supporting Law Students with Jessica Boynton and Amber Rux
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sarah and Caitlyn are joined by Jessica Boynton, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs and Dean of Students, and Amber Rux, M.A., Assist...
Career and Technical Education with Dr. Jim DeLung
26 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn talk to Dr. Jim DeLung, Dean of Academic Success in Career and Technical Education at the Communi...
Season 3 Kickoff with Frank Winchester
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this Season 3 premiere of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak to Frank Winchester, Assistant Director of Student Rights and Responsibilities he...
Revisiting Title IX Adjudication Policy with Dr. Sarah Hurtado
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, we revisit the very first episode of the podcast we recorded! Caitlyn interviews Sarah about her article “Using ...
Revisiting Women and Leadership with Dr. Michele Tyson
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While Sarah and Caitlyn work on Season 3 of the podcast, we are revisiting this season 1 episode where we talked to Dr. Michele Tyson, Clinical Assoc...
Revisiting Rural-Serving Institutions with Dr. Cecilia Orphan
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sarah and Caitlyn are still hard at work on Season 3 of the podcast. In the meantime, we’re revisiting this season 1 episode with Dr. Cecilia Orphan...
Revisiting our Conversation on Rewiring Settler Colonial Practices with Dr. Chris Nelson
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week we are revisiting our season 1 episode where we talked to Dr. Chris Nelson, Associate Professor and now Chair of the Higher Education Depart...
Revisiting Teaching and Professional Faculty with Dr. Laura Sponsler
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While Sarah and Caitlyn work on Season 3 of the podcast, we are revisiting this season 1 episode where we talked to Dr. Laura Sponsler, Clinical Assoc...
Season 3 Trailer
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Bonus Episode: Applying to the Higher Ed Program with Megan Jarrad
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special bonus episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn talk to Megan Jarrad from the Morgridge College of Education’s Office of Admissio...
Remembering Dr. William E. Cross, Jr.
01 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This past December in 2024 the DU community lost Professor Emeritus of Higher Education, Dr. William E. Cross, Jr. Dr. Cross, known to friends and col...
The Role of Department Chair with Dr. Darin Stewart and Dr. Chris Nelson
10 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with Dr. Darin Stewart, Professor of Higher Education and outgoing department chair and Dr....
AI and Academic Integrity with Dr. Sarah Gutierrez
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with EdD program alumna Dr. Sarah Gutierrez, Assistant Director of Student Conduct for Acad...
Residence Life and Supporting Students with Dr. Mary Elliott
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with EdD program alumna Dr. Mary Elliott, who is Executive Director of Residence Life and A...
The Higher Education Student Association with Nate Hernandez
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with Nate Hernandez, current master’s student and president of the Higher Education Stude...
Supporting Parenting Students with Brandon Bishop
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with master’s alumnus Brandon Bishop, the Advocacy and Strategy Manager at Warren Village...
State Funding for Broad Access Institutions with Katie Kleinhesselink and Essa Njie
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sarah and Caitlyn talk with Katie Kleinhesselink, a PhD candidate in Higher Education, and Essa Njie, a second year PhD student in Hi...
On Mentorship with Dr. Marc Johnston Guerrero
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with Dr. Marc Johnston Guerrero, Associate Dean of Academic and Student Affairs and Profess...
Adult Education Initiatives with Ellen Hogan
03 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with Master’s program alumna Ellen Hogan About our guest: Ellen Hogan, M.A., is an acce...
Administration, Practice, and Scholarship in Medicine with Dr. Sylk Sotto
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn speak with EdD program alumna Dr. Sylk Sotto, Associate Vice Chancellor for Faculty Development a...
Pathway to Conocimiento with Dr. Lauren Contreras
03 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Season 2 of Mile Higher Ed. In this season premiere episode, Sarah and Caitlyn talk with Dr. Lauren Contreras, who is assistant professor o...
Special Episode- Applying Critical Race Theory to Civic Engagement with Dr. Darin Stewart
20 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, we are rereleasing an episode from season 1. Dr. Darin Stewart joins Sarah and Caitlyn to talk about his new ...
Season 1 Finale and Recap
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this season finale of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn discuss the topics we covered this season and our takeaways. Are you an alum of DU’s H...
Rewiring Settler Colonialism with Dr. Chris Nelson
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Chris Nelson joins Sarah and Caitlyn to discuss a book chapter she recently co-authored called “(Re)wiring Se...
Dr. Stevie Lee Discussion on Her Dissertation
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Stevie Lee joins Sarah and Caitlyn to discuss her dissertation, for which she just won the Franz Fanon Disserta...
Open Education Resources with Dr. Liliana Diaz and Casey McCoy-Simmons
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Liliana Diaz and Ph.D. candidate Casey McCoy-Simmons join Sarah and Caitlyn to talk about Open Education and Op...
Keeping Malawian Girls in School with Alice Kanyama
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah and Caitlyn interview Ph.D. student Alice Kanyama about her recent work in Malawi, where she provided menstru...
Supporting Transfer Students with Caitlyn Potter Glaser
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Sarah interviews Caitlyn about her recent work with the National Institute for the Study of Transfer Students. We d...
Report on the Alliance for Research on Regional Colleges with Anna Dodson
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
About our guest: Anna Dodson was born and raised in Portland, Oregon, and attended her undergraduate education at Gonzaga University in Spokane, Washi...
Rural-Serving Institutions and Regional Colleges with Dr. Cecilia Orphan
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Cecilia Orphan joins Sarah and Caitlyn to talk about her work with ARRC, or the Alliance for Research on Region...
Applying Critical Race Theory to Civic Engagement with Dr. D-L Stewart
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. D-L Stewart joins Sarah and Caitlyn to talk about his new article Civic Engagement and Resisting ‘Docile Bodi...
Supporting Non-Tenure-Track Faculty with Dr. Laura Sponsler
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Laura Sponsler joins Sarah and Caitlyn to discuss issues facing non-tenure-track faculty, workload equity, and ...
Understanding women’s leadership programs with Dr. Michele Tyson
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Mile Higher Ed, Dr. Michele Tyson joins Sarah and Caitlyn to discuss the legacy of women’s colleges and women’s leadership prog...
Interpreting Campus Sexual Assault Policies with Dr. Sarah Hurtado
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this inaugural episode of Mile Higher Ed, Caitlyn interviews our own co-host Dr. Sarah Hurtado about interpreting campus sexual assault adjudicatio...
Trailer
15 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Mile Higher Ed Podcast