In More Essential Than Ever: Community College Pathways to Educational and Career Success (Harvard Education Press, 2025), Davis Jenkins and CCRC colleagues argue that the next frontiers of community college innovation require redesigning every stage of the student experience so that every interaction helps students advance toward educational and career success. In this keynote session,  Jenkins will explore why Caring Campus creates the culture and practices that make pathways work more effective and transformative—not simply by helping students feel cared for, but by ensuring every interaction helps them build the lives they hope college will make possible.