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Clarity Calling

Clarity Calling

Written by: Will Patch
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In higher ed, you don’t need more noise—you need clarity. Clarity Calling provides enrollment managers, recruiters, and marketing leaders with a clear roadmap. Our hybrid format of a strategy call followed by a social call delivers the perfect balance of professional development and personal connection:

  • The Strategy Call: Focused conversations on admissions strategy and brand building.
  • The Social Call: A casual chat and games where we get to know the humans behind the titles.

Think of it like conference sessions followed by a happy hour, but you won't be flying in the middle seat. Subscribe for biweekly insights that move the needle for your institution.

Clarity Calling is a podcast of Clarity EM.

2026 Will Patch Economics
Episodes
  • Serving Students From Recruitment to Graduation with Kevin Thomas (University of Central Arkansas)

    Serving Students From Recruitment to Graduation with Kevin Thomas (University of Central Arkansas)
    Apr 24 2026

    Are you ready for a strategy call?


    Dr. Kevin Thomas joined Will for a Strategy Call to discuss how the University of Central Arkansas integrates student success and enrollment to improve student support and access. If you enjoy this chat, and I know you will, you should absolutely listen to Kevin's podcast The Pickup Meeting with his cohost Brody Broshears.

    Clarity Calling is a podcast of Clarity EM.

    1:40 - Meet Kevin Thomas

    5:00 - The importance of an advocate leader

    8:04 - The Pickup Meeting

    12:22 - Learning from other departments

    14:28 - The benefits of incorporating enrollment and student success

    21:53 - Increasing access for underserved students and UCA's success with a tuition promise

    28:41 - How centralizing services makes UCA stand out and change the cost narrative

    32:10 - Cross-functional training and collaboration

    35:45 - Kevin's calling
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    42 mins
  • Reggie Hill's (University of Missouri St. Louis) Social Call

    Reggie Hill's (University of Missouri St. Louis) Social Call
    Apr 17 2026

    Can you take a social call?

    Every other week we have a social call with our guest to get to know the person behind the title. We roll the dice to ask three questions, get to know them better, and then play a personalized game.

    Clarity Calling is a podcast of Clarity EM.


    1:01 - 3 things you should know about Reggie Hill

    2:45 - Reggie's interest in books, history, and philosophy

    4:25 - 3 Questions for Reggie

    18:06 - Reggie's Game: Real History Book/Fake History Book
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    24 mins
  • Regional Colleges Empowering the Region with Reggie Hill (University of Missouri St. Louis)

    Regional Colleges Empowering the Region with Reggie Hill (University of Missouri St. Louis)
    Apr 10 2026

    Are you ready for a strategy call?

    Reggie Hill, joined Will for a Strategy Call to discuss the heart and soul of regional colleges, his intentional journey through enrollment management, building a personal board of governors, and multiplying your impact.

    Clarity Calling is a podcast of Clarity EM.

    1:42 - The unique portfolio of Reggie's work at UMSL

    3:42 - How regional colleges need to tell their story differently

    6:14 - In a digital world, do students view regionality the same way?

    8:06 - Differentiating the student experience

    10:28 - Reggie's intentional journey to higher ed and St. Louis

    12:52 - Mentorship and building your personal board of governors

    17:47 - How Reggie views career development for students and how that's curated for students

    19:21 - Reframing the role of regional colleges as empowering the region rather than serving

    21:32 - Be a multiplier

    23:17 - How Reggie keeps up with new technologies, trends, and tactics

    24:14 - Reggie's calling
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    25 mins
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