LIVE from the 2026 Lumina Foundation State Policy Retreat - with Dr. Tristan Denley, Louisiana Board of Regents, & Dr. Zainab Okolo, The Jed Foundation (JED)

<p>It&#39;s YOUR time to #EdUp with <a href="https://www.laregents.edu/staff/tristan-denley/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Dr. Tristan Denley</strong>⁠</a>, Deputy Commissioner, Academic Affairs &amp; Innovation<strong>, </strong><a href="https://www.laregents.edu/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>Louisiana Board of Regents,</strong>⁠</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/zokolo/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>Dr. Zainab Okolo</strong>⁠</a><strong>, </strong>Senior Vice President of Policy, Advocacy &amp; Government Relations,<strong> </strong><a href="https://jedfoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠<strong>The Jed Foundation (JED)</strong></a></p><p>In this episode, recorded LIVE from the 2026<a href="https://www.luminafoundation.org/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong> Lumina Foundation</strong></a> State Policy Retreat in Philadelphia, </p><p>YOUR host is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/drjodiblinco/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>Dr. Jodi Blinco</strong></a></p><ul><li>What happens when a state reaches its 85,000 graduate goal 4 years early?</li><li>Why is mental health the #1 reason students stop out of college?</li><li>How do you measure student success beyond the handshake at graduation?</li></ul><p>Listen in to #EdUp</p><p>Thank YOU so much for tuning in. Join us on the next episode for YOUR time to EdUp!</p><p>Connect with YOUR EdUp Team - <strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>⁠⁠⁠⁠Elvin Freytes⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ </strong></a>&amp; <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/joesallustio/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ <strong>Dr. Joe Sallustio⁠⁠⁠⁠</strong></a></p><p>● Join YOUR EdUp community at <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer"><strong>The EdUp Experience</strong></a></p><p>We make education YOUR business! </p><p><strong>P.S. </strong>Want access to early ad-free episodes, &amp; to the only intelligence platform built exclusively from presidential conversations in higher ed? Well, we have an app for that!</p><p>Join <a href="https://edup