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Compassion for Students Is the Key to Student Persistence
Category: Government & Organizations
Duration: 00:30:16
Publish Date: 2022-06-28 17:30:00
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Podcast Summary

Dr. Drumm McNaughton interviews Marvin Krislov, president of Pace University. Marvin is one of the few presidents still teaching classes, and his recent article discusses why compassion, community, and kindness are perfectly aligned with the goal of student success.

Podcast Highlights

  • All students at Pace University take a course called UNV 101, which eases them into the college experience by teaching ways to manage stress and other fundamental skills.
  • The university strongly aligns itself with its mission of student success by not only offering resources for overall wellness but continuously working to make those resources known through strong advising and peer mentorship.
  • The compassionate approach taken by Krislov has proved itself to be effective, and student graduation and persistence rates at Pace are on the rise.

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Dr. Drumm McNaughton is a Higher Education consultant providing strategic and transformational consulting services for higher ed institutions. To find out more, visit his firm’s website. 

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