President David Wippman is looking to get Hamilton College's house in order before his successor, and he believes it's his "responsibility" to make one last plea to the public on the importance of higher education.
While student support services correlate to higher levels of student belonging, roughly 50% are unaware of them, according to Tyton Partners' "Listening to Learners" 2023 report.
"We're about to fall off that cliff," said Higher Education Co-Chairman Gregg Haddad referring to the reliance the state system placed on one-time federal aid investments, such as the American Rescue Plan.