<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/inclusion-is-key.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>11/16/2021</pubDate><title>President’s Message: Inclusion is key to strengthening the workforce</title><description>To reach the state’s goals for higher education, the system must meet the needs of every demographic of students. To that end, we’re closing achievement gaps with targeted supports for students and campuses and working to ensure KSU, our only public HBCU, thrives.</description><image><img src="/_resources/images/AT-presidentsmsg-2018.jpg" alt="President Aaron Thompson"/></image><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>