The Beignet Effect: How Academic Policy Sweetens Campus Experience

Three registrars explore why policy is the backbone of the registrar’s work. They show how clear, evolving policies ensure fairness, compliance, and trust; adapt to changing laws, technology, and student needs; and provide stability in crises. Attendees will see policy not as bureaucracy, but as a strategic asset that protects people, records, and institutional integrity.

Committee Group: Group III: Records and Academic Services

First Learning Outcome: Best practices for developing and maintaining academic policies 

Second Learning Outcome: Strategies for ensuring policies remain relevant and equitable

Third Learning Outcome: Approaches for applying policy effectively in crisis situations

Core Competency: Professional Integrity

Proficiency: Records & Academic Services Proficiencies

Presenter(s): 

Nicole Kragt Kalamazoo College

Melody Sabin Sherman College of Chiropractic

Yasmine Hill New England Conservatory of Music