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No question, these are fascinating times for most colleges and universities. And while the month of March often brings a mood of uncertainty and madness during a normal March season, this year things are even more exacerbated by the FAFSA delay and the impact it is having not only on prospective students and families along with current students and families, but also on the personnel in financial aid and admission offices. Adding the continuous concern and consternation that is lingering in the minds of higher education leaders who already know about the decline in the number of prospective students, questions about affordability, and the need to convey the inherent value of attending college, it means March is full of unsolicited mental and emotional madness. As we have noted previously about the changing landscape facing private higher education (and public, too), these are definitely changing times. Movement is a necessity today for all colleges and universities. Continuous change and improvement while also consistently retaining your core identity should foster future success and diffuse the March madness that is permeating so much of higher education today. Best wishes to spring forward in more ways than one! #highereducationleadership #highered #collegesanduniversities #enrollmentmanagement #admissions #financialaid #FAFSA #emchat

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Meet the new CRBS Student Consortium members for the academic year 2024-2025! Today, let's introduce the VP Externals Lamha Kumar and Srobona Ghosh

Need a dose of hope? Read about the many career paths, opportunities, and challenges that 10 cohorts of Mellon Foundation/ACLS Public Fellows have had. You will be inspired and no longer alone in wondering what might be possible. See how people changed and how they changed their plans. #PhDs #CareerDiversity #CareerPaths #CareerChange

🎓Commencement Spotlight 🎓 Our final student spotlight is Laura Abreu Malla ‘24 Congratulations Laura and the entire class of 2024! ___________________________________ What are you most proud of achieving during your Lynch School experience? One of the most remarkable aspects of my development as an academic leader has been the expansion of my strategic vision. I have actively engaged with topics outside my comfort zone, based on emerging trends in higher education. The program has challenged me to critically examine systems of privilege, inequality, and inequity within higher education, in my work context, and daily life. I have gained a more holistic sense of higher education's challenges. These topics have broadened my horizons, enabling me to approach my problem of practice with a more distinctive and inclusive lens, leading to a successfully defended dissertation...process, and product that I am also proud of!

I cannot tell you how thrilled I am to be a part of Bay Path University and Cambridge College. Today is a transformational day for all of us here. I am incredibly proud of our fidelity to our missions, our commitment to the communities we serve, our teammates, and our impact on higher education. #StrongerTogether I am also grateful for you, Sandra J. Doran, Michael Giampietro, Kathleen Bourque, Natalia Blank, PhD, Stephen Healey, Niti Seth, Dennis J. Madigan, CMA, our Board of Trustees, and the rest of the teams that trusted me to lead Phase 1 of the acquisition. We did it! Special kudos to the Phase 1 project team; I am a better professional for working with you: Jeremy Anderson, Jessica Sabbagh (rock star), Brittany Riley, MBA, and Susan Poglinco, PhD (and the Core team). I am even more grateful for the continued confidence in me and our super-talented project team as we lead the next phase of this process: Tracy McLaughlin, Shirley Montovani, Madison McGrath, Jonathan Besse, and Susan Poglinco, PhD. Thank you for being tremendous partners, thought leaders, and accountability partners. I am super excited about the work ahead. Collectively, we will think holistically about what it means to serve students, how to continue to make a profound and lasting impact in our communities, and how to transform ourselves and our organization. #BayPathUniversityProud. #CambridgeCollegeProud. #Transformation.

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