How Religious Mission Drives Innovation (Not Prevents It) - with Elder Gilbert, Commissioner of Education, Church Educational System - The EdUp Experience

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In this episode, President Series #425, powered by ⁠⁠⁠Ellucian⁠⁠⁠, & sponsored by the 2026 InsightsEDU Conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, February 17-19,

YOUR guest is Elder Gilbert, Commissioner of Education, Church Educational System

YOUR host is ⁠⁠Dr. Joe Sallustio

How does a religious university system serve over 160,000 students across 5 institutions & offer a $7,500 bachelor's degree without perpetual subsidies?
What happens when a teaching focused university grows from 10,000 to 40,000 students while inflation adjusted costs actually DECLINE (& why year round calendars change everything)?
How does religious mission drive innovation rather than prevent it & why did 100% of successful disruptive innovations in 900 firms require structural separation from the mothership?

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