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Adult learners: Who they are & what they want from college

EAB

These students may also face financial impediments from their prior higher ed experience, such as student loan debt or lingering bursar holds. Thirty percent of surveyed adult learners who discontinued their education said they stopped out because of high costs. Organic social media can change that.

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Rising higher ed leaders tackle campus challenges in EAB’s fellowship

EAB

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Fostering sense of belonging among Black undergraduate students Melissa McGuire, Ph.D.,

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Drive Enrollment Growth with First-Gen Pathways to Success: Changing Higher Education Podcast 167 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Dr. Marielena DeSanctis

The Change Leader, Inc.

Even simple things like naming your Cashier’s Office, the bursar’s office. I looked and we were literally standing in front of the cashier, but the sign read, “Bursar’s.” I’ll never forget the day I was walking around at Broward College, and a student was like, “I need to pay for my tuition. Where’s the cashier?”

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How CSCU is Building Strong Institutional Foundations: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 176 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Terrence Cheng

The Change Leader, Inc.

I need the bursar, so I’ll go find the bursar. Going back to this idea of 20 th -century paradigms for education, it’s a very neoliberal model. If you need something, you go search it out. I need advising, so I’ll go find my advisor. That doesn’t work to the advantage of our students.

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