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In this episode of the , Dr. Beth Martin, President of Notre Dame 91福利资源站 (NDNU), joins Dr. Drumm McNaughton to share how she led NDNU through a financial and operational turnaround. Drawing from her earlier career in the for-profit sector, Martin explains how business planning, risk management, and systems thinking enabled NDNU to eliminate debt, restructure programs, and rebuild around graduate and online education while staying true to its mission.