<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/stories/restoring-faith-in-the-value.html" dsn="news"><hide/><featured/><pubDate>03/04/2022</pubDate><title>President’s Message: Restoring faith in the value of higher education</title><description>One of the priorities in our new strategic agenda is restoring the public’s faith in the value of higher education. College has a positive return on investment, but you don’t need to take my word for it. As part of our new Higher Education Matters campaign to raise the public’s understanding of the value of higher education, alumni are sharing their personal stories of how higher education has changed their lives for the better. </description><image><img src="/_resources/images/AT-presidentsmsg-2018.jpg" alt="Aaron Thompson"/></image><tags><tag>president</tag></tags></item>