428: Skills Based Currency - with Ricardo (Rick) Torres, President & CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse

<p>We welcome YOU back to America's leading higher education podcast, <a href="https://www.edupexperience.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>The EdUp Experience</strong></a>!</p> <p>It’s YOUR time to #EdUp</p> <p>In this episode, YOUR guest is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/ricardo-rick-torres-5836184/"><strong>Ricardo (Rick) Torres</strong></a>, President &amp; CEO of the <a href="https://www.studentclearinghouse.org/"><strong>National Student Clearinghouse</strong></a>, YOUR guest cohost is <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindabattles" target="_blank"><strong>Linda Battles</strong></a>, Regional Vice President &amp; Chancellor of <a href="https://www.wgu.edu/" target="_blank"><strong>Western Governors University Texas</strong></a>, YOUR host is <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/joesallustio" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Dr. Joe Sallustio</strong></a>, &amp; YOUR sponsor is <a href="https://commencementthebook.com/" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><strong>Commencement: The Beginning of a New Era In Higher Education</strong></a>, coming fall 2022.</p> <p>What is skills based currency &amp; why does Rick believe it will make higher ed better? Listen in to find out!</p> <p>As the President &amp; CEO of the National Student Clearinghouse, Rick Torres believes that we can begin to aggressively address our nation's education-to-workforce challenges with reliable, verified data &amp; information in today's ever evolving digitalized education &amp; technical environments. The Clearinghouse provides trusted &amp; private access to comprehensive academic data &amp; other learning records that empower education leaders, employers, learners, &amp; researchers to achieve their goals &amp; aspirations.&nbsp;</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 - <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/elvinfreytes/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Elvin Freytes</strong></a> &amp