Having a considered and thorough policy in place to address preferred name usage is preferable to ad hoc or case-by-case determinations to grant such requests for a few reasons.
Reaching struggling students before even they know they have a problem is key to "academic advocacy," an emerging high-touch advising model that prioritizes retention and completion.
Understanding the link between selectivity and racial inequity in college admissions is one of several key strategies in dismantling long-standing and system barriers to college access.
If colleges need students, they also need talented and experienced financial aid officers in order for most of their students to enroll and persist through graduation.
