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The Digital Project Manager Podcast

AI as a Practice to Enable Student Success

The pace of change in today’s workforce isn’t just fast—it’s compounding. In this episode, Galen talks with Newstate University founders Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich and Charlotte Bencaz about what it takes to stay relevant as roles, tools, and expectations shift in real time. From the decline of entry-level roles to the rise of AI-augmented “power workers,” they argue that learning is no longer a one-time investment, but a continuous strategic habit. They also explore what’s broken in traditional education, how to build skills without massive debt, and why the bigger risk isn’t AI itself—but unequal access to it. If you’re trying to pivot, level up, or keep up, this episode offers a practical look at what’s working now.

The Connected College Podcast

AI as a Practice to Enable Student Success

How can you make AI a practice in your institution so that it's not just something you use but something you are? How can you embed it in your curriculum, culture, and operations? How does doing this enable responsiveness, personalization, standardization, scalability, and more. This podcast on The Connected College with Elliot Felix explores how Newstate U is doing just that.

eCampus Ontario's Micro-Credential Summit 2026

Designing in ROI: Making Micro-Credentials Count

In this presentation for eCampus Ontario's Micro-credential Summit, founder and president Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich shares the Newstate U stackable model that respects the skills and credentials that adult learners bring with them, while stacking on new credentials to build to degrees.

 

Quality Matters: The Micro-Credential Blueprint

This Fall, our founder, Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, presented Newstate University's unique stackable credential model as part of a panel on micro-credentials at the yearly QM Connect conference. Other institutions representing included Oregon State University eCampus, Colorado Community Colleges, Rio Salado College, and Alamo Community College.

 

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The EdUp Experience

What happens when you remove all the "gunk" from higher education? 

Talking with Joe Sallustio, EdD, from The EdUp Experience, our founder Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich shares how Newstate U has removed all the "gunk" from higher ed to make it radically affordable while building an AI ecosystem.

 

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Distance Education Accreditation Commission Fall Workshop

Going to the DEAC Fall Workshop for the first time was a great experience. Check out DEAC and their amazing accreditation work for online institutions!

The EdTech Mentor

Our founder, Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, was hosted on the EdTech Mentor series by Darin Francis. 

College for $300 a Month - Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich's On-Demand Blueprint at Newstate University

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Group photo with Governor DeWine sitting in a circle
1 Meeting with Governor Mike DeWine in Columbus at the residence to talk about Newstate U.
Reconnecting with Governor DeWine
2 The first time one of our leadership team, Peter Voinovich, was in the residence since his father's (Gov & Senator George V Voinovich's) last term.
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3 The great team from the Department of Higher Education in Ohio.

Gov Mike DeWine and Ohio

Governor Mike DeWine and his team was kind enough to host us for a conversation about Newstate University to discuss Competency-Based Education, college affordability, and the need for training in AI.

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Three Questions for Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, PhD, from Inside Higher Ed

Check out this article in Inside Higher Ed, where our President, Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, PhD, discusses the radically affordable and AI-focused model of Newstate University.

Article written by Josh Kim, Assistant Provost of Online Learning Strategy at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

Check out the article

The Inner Game of Change Podcast

Our president, Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, sat down with Ali Juma on The Inner Game of Change Podcast.

The podcast is dedicated to examining the multifaceted nature of managing organizational change with precision and impact.  

Featuring a wide range of expert voices, each episode delves into essential themes that drive successful change adoption—spanning communication strategies, leadership dynamics, training approaches, change management practices, process design, and the development of change capability, among other critical areas.

Find Ali Juma's page on The Inner Game of Change here.

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HEDx

Hosted by Martin Betts in Australia, this podcast is all about innovation in higher education. Our president, Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, sat down virtually for a chat about Newstate U.

Hyperagility for radically affordable college.

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EdUp Podcast

In this EdUp podcast, Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich sits down with Amrit Ahluwalia. 

Join the movement for radically affordable college!

An interview between Lev Gonick, CIO at Arizona State University, and Dr. Sasha Thackaberry-Voinovich, president of Newstate University.

Lev and Sasha spoke about how Newstate University is all about future-proofing your career for the AI economy.

Ready to take your next step?

Join the movement for radically affordable, wickedly relevant education!

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