Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
On Day 1 of Chronicle Festival 2025, The Chronicle’s Jasper Smith spoke with DeRionne Pollard of the American Association of Community Colleges and Russell Lowery-Hart from Austin Community College District during the leadership panel, “What It Takes to Support Students Now.”
They explored how institutions can meet the evolving needs of today’s students and what it takes to include faculty in the process. Hear DeRionne’s response to the question: “How do you bring faculty and staff who are comfortable in the old ways to our newer, more diverse, and community-based systems?”
On Day 1 of Chronicle Festival 2025, The Chronicle’s Jasper Smith spoke with DeRionne Pollard of the American Association of Community Colleges and Russell Lowery-Hart from Austin Community College District during the leadership panel, “What It Takes to Support Students Now.”
They explored how institutions can meet the evolving needs of today’s students and what it takes to include faculty in the process. Hear DeRionne’s response to the question: “How do you bring faculty and staff who are comfortable in the old ways to our newer, more diverse, and community-based systems?”
