In this series, Turner Business is providing space for a series of Guest Essayists to provide their thoughts on the After Action Report townhall that was held on Friday, October 30, 2026, in the University Hall Auditorium. This townhall focused on the enrollment troubles that CSU has been experiencing over multiple consecutive semesters.
I want to begin by quoting an earlier essay in this series: "My greatest concern, however, is that the University appears hesitant to make difficult decisions regarding students who are not making satisfactory academic progress or demonstrating a reasonable likelihood of successful completion. If we are to remain viable over the long term, I believe we must be willing to address this issue, even when doing so may be difficult in the short term." I completely agree with this statement. I suspect there are a lot of individuals in the CSU administration who confuse equal opportunity with equal outcome. Not everyone is well suited to completing a bachelor's degree. I would argue it is a disservice to encourage these students to spend more money when all objective measures reveal they are performing poorly. Insanity is defined as doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result. Withdrawing from college might be the best thing a student can do in some circumstances. That doesn’t mean the student will never finish college. It does mean that continuing on their current path would be a mistake. Maybe they will find a new career path. Maybe they just need a break to get their life in order. It is my observation that older students are far more focused than a traditional 18–23-year-old college student. Making that recommendation to a struggling student might be in their very best interest.
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