Adrienne's Blog

When I was the chief student affairs officer at Middlesex Community College a student came in to see me one day. As I typically did, regardless of the issue of concern, I took a look at his transcript before his scheduled appointment. Transcripts are very revealing. Not only do they provide information on classes taken, grades earned, and GPA, but I can see the high school a student attended, whether the student started college immediately upon graduation or if there was a ga

Juliet to Romeo: “What's in a name? That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet" (Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare, Act II, Scene II). There is a movement afoot, actually begun some years ago but is just now gaining traction, for a three-year, 90-credit, bachelor’s degree. Completing a bachelor’s degree in three years is nothing new. But it still required 120 credits to earn the degree and was accomplished by overloading one’s schedule and taking

The One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act, which was signed into law by President Trump on July 4, 2025, contains many provisions that will...

As part of my interest in student success in college I have been responding to some select questions on Quora, a question and answer...