<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/new-student-success.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>04/20/2021</pubDate><title>President's Message: New Student Success Collaborative will help advance systemic change</title><description>Leading systemic change is perhaps the most challenging job of a higher education coordinating agency. On the one hand, public colleges and universities are highly autonomous, with unique missions, strengths and audiences. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/AT-presidentsmsg-2018.jpg" alt="Aaron Thompson"/></image><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>