10 Higher Education Podcasts That Should Be On Your Radar

Podcasts have become a growing and popular medium across many sectors and industries. Higher education podcasts are a crucial part of the media landscape and cannot be overlooked in your higher education PR plan, whether you’re looking to use them as a tool for keeping up with industry news and trends or view them as media opportunities for your spokespeople. Podcasts can provide your institution’s spokespeople, professors, deans and faculty the chance to test university messaging, get their feet wet in an interview setting, and speak to folks in the industry directly on topics they are a field expert in. 

There are countless higher education podcasts out there, covering a wide variety of subject matter in the industry from enrollment to teaching. Here are just 10 of the many higher education podcasts we recommend subscribing to. 

1. The Key Podcast, Inside Higher Ed
   The Key Podcast features conversations with higher ed newsmakers on how colleges and universities with a special focus on equity and lower-income students. The Key Podcast focuses on newsmakers within the higher education sector showcasing how colleges and universities are addressing the impact of COVID, the recession, and more. The podcast is hosted by Inside Higher Ed Editor Doug Lederman. 
2. Teaching in Higher Ed
   Teaching in Higher Ed produces a weekly podcast, blog posts and recommendations to showcase how to be more effective at facilitating learning. The podcast shares ways to increase personal productivity and be even more present for our students. The podcast is hosted by Bonni Stachowiak.
3. Enrollify Podcast
   Each week, the Enrollify Podcast equips listeners with insights into how the latest trends in marketing and technology are affecting enrollment marketers. Every episode is designed to inspire new, creative ideas for how to optimize the resources to generate the results you need. The podcast host, Zach Busekrus, is the Founder of Enrollify.
4. Future U Podcast 
   Hosts Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn discuss what’s next for higher education and talk with the most knowledgeable and compelling thought-leaders in academia, all while providing commentary tying together what was learned during the conversations. 
5. The EdUp Experience
   The EdUp Experience features conversations on the changing ideas, thoughts and insights from today’s brightest & most influential educational minds from across the globe.The EdUp Experience is hosted by Dr. Joe Sallustio, whose industry experience helps to make dry and complicated educational topics more fun and engaging to discuss. 
6. The Higher Ed Spotlight
   The Higher Ed Spotlight is hosted by Ben Wildavsky, a leading thinker in higher education policy. The podcast series delves into the big questions facing the future of higher education. Ben talks to leaders, academics, and innovators on the frontlines, working to solve the most pressing issues affecting students, from cost-effective and career-relevant education to how we can equip students for the future of work. The series takes a candid and unique look at the state of higher education today through conversations with the visionaries, academics and innovators on the frontlines shaping the future of learning.
7. Academic Dean
   The Academic Dean features passionate college leaders who share their stories and viewpoints of higher education, especially lessons learned along the way. The podcast is hosted by Dr. Dave Gurchiek, a former college dean turned consultant with broad-based leadership experience in higher education.
8. Tea for Teaching
   The Tea For Teaching podcast is a series of informal discussions of innovative and effective practices in teaching and learning. This podcast series is hosted by John Kane, an economist, and Rebecca Mushtare, a graphic designer. John and Rebecca run the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching at the State University of New York at Oswego.
9. Office Hours with EAB
   Office Hours with EAB shares ideas, insight, and inspiration with higher education leaders. The podcast is hosted by different EAB experts, which are made up of a collective of 1,900+ schools, colleges, and universities to uncover proven solutions and transformative insights. 
10. Changing Higher ed podcast
    Changing Higher Ed podcasts are dedicated to helping college and university leaders improve their institutions. The podcast offers the latest in higher ed news and insights from the top experts in our profession who share their perspectives on how you can grow your institution.Changing Higher Ed is dedicated to helping higher education leaders improve their institutions. The host, Dr. Drumm McNaughton is a top higher education consultant, renowned leader, and pioneer in strategic management systems and leadership boards. 

Becoming familiar to the media landscape's developments and understanding the key higher education podcasts is crucial for conducting a successful public relations campaign for any higher education institution. Your ability to navigate and leverage podcasts into your PR plan will directly contribute to the visibility of your institution in the public sphere. Subscribing to these expert higher education podcasts will ensure you're up-to-date with the latest insights and trends and key leaders. It’s an essential part of your toolkit, whether you’re a higher education professional or a public relations practitioner working within the sector.