Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education President Aaron Thompson shares what he learned from students through a listening tour across Kentucky, how his own background shaped his passion for higher education, and more.

College is supposed to be a path towards upward social mobility for all students, yet our current higher education system has significant room for improvement when it comes to advancing opportunity for today’s students, including low-income students and students of color. It is more important than ever that proposals to improve our nation’s higher education…