Those of us working most closely with students know that persistence does not happen because a resource exists. It happens because a student is ready to engage in it.

As mission statements become highly generalized, they provide diminishing guidance for allocating resources, defining target student populations or evaluating program and institutional performance.

Universities that fail to establish a coherent, enterprise-wide AI strategy risk more than policy inconsistency.

10 practices presidents and governing boards can use to align institutional strategy, financial stewardship and long-term resilience.