The Rant Podcast

By Eloy Ortiz Oakley

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A bi-weekly podcast focused on pulling back the curtain on the American higher education system and breaking down the people, the policies and the politics. The podcast host, Eloy Ortiz Oakley, is a known innovator and leader in higher education. The podcast will not pull any punches as it delves into tough questions about the culture, politics and policies of our higher education system. 


Episode Date
50 Years of Serving Working Learners at The University of Phoenix
Jul 15, 2026
What If Every Student Had A 24/7 Relationship With Their College
Jul 02, 2026
What If Every Student Had 24/7 Support. Developing a Digital Workforce with Ruben Harris & Timur Meyster
Jul 01, 2026
Designing for the Anders at National University with Mark Milliron
Jun 17, 2026
Raising Postsecondary Attainment Could Add $210,000 Per Worker
Jun 10, 2026
Raising Postsecondary Attainment Could Add $210,000 Per Working-Age Californian
Jun 02, 2026
Accreditation Under Fire with Mike Gavin
May 12, 2026
Embracing Innovation with Anne Kress
Apr 14, 2026
Hurtling Toward Change
Apr 07, 2026
Leveraging AI & Data with Laura Ipsen
Mar 30, 2026
A New American Talent Strategy with Margaret Spellings
Mar 11, 2026
How University Of Phoenix Is Redefining Online Learning For Working Learners
Feb 17, 2026
From Classroom Hours To Competencies: How WGU And Calbright Build Value For Working Learners
Jan 27, 2026
Public-Private Partnerships As A Path To Economic Mobility with Fernando Bleichmar
Jan 13, 2026
Agentic AI and the Student Experience with Lev Gonick
Dec 16, 2025
Earnings Premium Under The Microscope with Phil Hill
Nov 25, 2025
If Learning Is A Commodity, What Makes College Worth It
Nov 11, 2025
How Americans Feel About Higher Education with Sophie Nugyen
Oct 28, 2025
Serving Working Learners at UMGC
Oct 14, 2025
Golden Returns: Measuring Value in California's Two-Year Colleges
Sep 23, 2025
Season 3 Finale
Aug 05, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Kelly McManus
Jul 07, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Ted Mitchell
Jun 24, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Andrew Magliozzi
Jun 10, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Ellie Bertani
May 20, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with John King
Apr 29, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Janet Napolitano
Apr 10, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Mike Madrid
Mar 18, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Michael Itzkowitz
Mar 04, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Phil Hill
Feb 18, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Brandon Busteed of BrandEd
Feb 04, 2025
Navigating the Next Four Years with Former Under Secretary James Kvaal
Jan 21, 2025
Welcome to 2025
Jan 07, 2025
Growing Talent with Bijal Shah, CEO of Guild
Dec 10, 2024
The Post 2024 Election Rant
Nov 26, 2024
Innovation in Professional Degree Programs with Andy Vaughn
Nov 12, 2024
Designing a University for Working Learners
Oct 29, 2024
College Programs That Pay with Michael Itzkowitz
Oct 15, 2024
Reimagining Teacher Education with Dr. Mallory Palish
Oct 01, 2024
Reforming Prison Education with Scott Budnick
Sep 17, 2024
Supporting Student Success and Overcoming Setbacks with Tim Storey
Sep 03, 2024
Insights on Leadership and Innovation from Paul LeBlanc
Jul 02, 2024
Exploring AI and Cloud in Higher Education with Laura Ipsen, CEO of Ellucian
Jun 18, 2024
Talking Innovation in Higher Education with Michael Crow, President of ASU
Jun 04, 2024
Measuring Value in California Higher Education with Michael Itzkowitz, HEA Group
May 21, 2024
Engaging Lost Learners with Terah Crews, CEO of ReUP Education
May 07, 2024
Reshaping Higher Education: A Deep Dive with Fernando Bleichmar, CEO of Academic Partnerships
Apr 23, 2024
Federal Funding for Workforce Training with Matt Gandal
Apr 09, 2024
Short-Term Pell & The ASU+GSV AIR Show
Mar 26, 2024
Redefining Higher Education and Workforce Skills - A Conversation with Ajita Menon, CEO of Calbright College
Mar 12, 2024
Pushing Back on the NY Times & More Truths about the SAT, Grade Inflation & College Admissions
Feb 27, 2024
Transforming Education Finance: A Conversation with Secretary Miguel Cardona on Student Debt Solutions
Feb 13, 2024
New Sponsors, More Rants
Feb 09, 2024
Black Learners in America - A Conversation with Zakiya Smith Ellis & Michael Sorrell
Jan 30, 2024
Are OPM's Dead & Other Ed Tech Predictions - A Conversation with Phil Hill
Jan 16, 2024
Short-Term Pell & the Changing Perceptions of Higher Education - A Conversation with Rachel Fishman, New America
Jan 03, 2024
The Skills Revolution - A Conversation with Michael Hansen, CEO of Cengage
Dec 12, 2023
The Skills Revolution - A Conversation with Paul Fain, Higher Education Journalist
Nov 28, 2023
A New Masterplan for Career Education in California - A Conversation with Ben Chida, Advisor for Gov. Gavin Newsom
Nov 14, 2023
Serving Working Learners - A Conversation with Scott Pulsipher, President at WGU
Oct 31, 2023
Upskilling America - A Conversation with Jeff Maggioncalda, CEO at Coursera
Oct 17, 2023
A Skills-First Framework - A Conversation with Maria Flynn, CEO at Jobs For the Future
Oct 04, 2023
The White House Strategies for Diversifying College Campuses
Oct 03, 2023
A Conversation with U.S. Under Secretary of Education, James Kvaal
Sep 20, 2023
Welcome to Season 2 & The FIRE Lawsuit Rant
Sep 19, 2023
Kauai Community College Stories - A Conversation with Interim Chancellor Margaret Sanchez
Aug 15, 2023
SCOTUS & Student Loan Debt Forgiveness - A Conversation with Mike Pierce
Jul 25, 2023
SCOTUS & Affirmative Action - A Conversation with Teresa Watanabe & Jess Bravin
Jul 12, 2023
The Innovators - My Rant about the ASU+GSV Summit
Jul 06, 2023
The SCOTUS Rant
Jul 01, 2023
The Innovators - A Conversation with Deborah Quazzo
Jun 27, 2023
The Innovators - A Conversation with Manny Smith
Jun 20, 2023
The Innovators - A Conversation with Pierre Dubuc
Jun 13, 2023
The Innovators - A Conversation with Christine Cruzvergara
Jun 06, 2023
My RANT - Innovation or Regulation
May 30, 2023
Balancing Innovation with Consumer Protection - A Conversation with Michael Horn
May 16, 2023
Reining in OPMs with Clare McCann
May 08, 2023
OPMs & A Class Action Lawsuit at USC
May 06, 2023
Too Much Regulation or Not Enough? A Conversation with Sameer Gadkaree & Bob Shireman
May 01, 2023
Regulation or Innovation with Paul LeBlanc
Apr 26, 2023
College Board Rant
Apr 21, 2023
More Money to the Most Rejective Colleges
Apr 19, 2023
Ending the SAT in California
Apr 14, 2023
Myth Busters - The SAT & ACT
Apr 05, 2023
Welcome to The RANT
Apr 04, 2023