---
title: "Episode 178: Redefining Engagement in Higher Ed Through Personalization"
description: To meet the demands of a rapidly diversifying student demographic, institutions must adapt by delivering personalized experiences. Achieving this requires
---

[Illumination Podcast ](https://moderncampus.com/podcast)

# [Episode 178: Redefining Engagement in Higher Ed Through Personalization](https://moderncampus.com/podcast/episode-onehundredseventyeight)

 Written by [Reuben Pressman](https://moderncampus.com/podcast/author/admin) | Nov 15, 2024 5:00:00 AM

To meet the demands of a rapidly diversifying student demographic, institutions must adapt by delivering personalized experiences. Achieving this requires ongoing evolution in both institutional strategy and technology, with a strong emphasis on enhancing student engagement and retention.

On this episode, Mark Curtis-Chavez, Provost of the College of DuPage, discusses how to leverage personalization to engage a diverse student population and foster lifelong connections in a digitally-driven era.

 

**Full Episode**

* Access the raw transcript [here. ](https://illuminationbymoderncampus.buzzsprout.com/)*

[Listen on Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/3hXu2ictlccsgY9XIYGchi)  [Listen on Apple Podcasts](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/illumination-by-modern-campus/id1575912479)

[View full post](https://moderncampus.com/podcast/episode-onehundredseventyeight)

```json
{
  "@context" : "http://schema.org",
  "@type" : "BlogPosting",
  "author" : {
    "@type" : "Person",
    "name" : "Reuben Pressman"
  },
  "dateModified" : "2026-03-13T19:22:20.199Z",
  "datePublished" : "2024-11-15T05:00:00Z",
  "headline" : "Episode 178: Redefining Engagement in Higher Ed Through Personalization",
  "image" : {
    "@type" : "ImageObject",
    "height" : 1955,
    "url" : "https://7497682.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/7497682/Imported_Blog_Media/illumintation-by-modern-campus-Mar-13-2026-07-20-49-1429-PM.png",
    "width" : 3920
  },
  "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://moderncampus.com/podcast/episode-onehundredseventyeight",
  "publisher" : {
    "@type" : "Organization",
    "logo" : {
      "@type" : "ImageObject",
      "height" : 60,
      "url" : "/hs/hsstatic/content_shared_assets/static-1.4092/img/default-amp-logo.png",
      "width" : 60
    },
    "name" : "Illumination Podcast"
  }
}
```