Julia Roland featured in Star Tribune story
Minnesota college, university leaders work to meet needs of the Class of 2026
Julia Roland, director of First Year Programs, was featured in a Star Tribune story about how Minnesota college and university leaders are meeting the needs of the Class of 2026. The system office reached out to us about sources for the story and Julia agreed to participate. Nice job, Julia, and thank you for representing MSUM.
Here’s what Julia said:
“We’re hearing a lot of feedback from students about large group anxiety,” Roland said. “We’re trying to meet them where they are at while also knowing that they are all over the place.”
That means pushing for changes within college systems that are often steeped in time-honored traditions, Roland said.
“Once I started thinking about these 18-year-olds as 15-year-olds, it really helped me understand them better,” Roland said. “They don’t want to hear that, but in many ways, that’s where they’re at socially and emotionally.”