Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, president at Amarillo College, about how to successfully transform a higher education institution to meet the needs of today's students in a way that that results in improved persistence and graduation rates.

Podcast Highlights

• To successfully navigate the current environmental chaos, higher education institutions need to get a real handle on the students, who are often very different from the traditional students that attended college previously.
• Using this information can then inform the creation of structures and processes that truly meet students needs, instead of being based on tradition.
• COVID has provided a gut-check for many higher education leaders as to the challenges and barriers facing students. By acknowledging these, colleges and universities can create better structures and processes to support these students so that they can be successful.

To read the full show notes, visit https://changinghighered.com/improve-persistence-and-graduation-rates

Resources

Dr. Drumm McNaughton provides governance consulting; strategic planning, implementation, and change management consulting, and accreditation consulting for higher ed institutions. To find out more about his services and read other thought leadership pieces, visit his firm's website, https://changinghighered.com/.

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