I Have a PhD in Business but Never Had a Personal Finance Class | Dr. Karen DeLong | 206
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APRIL IS FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH!
What if one passionate professor, one classroom, and a few brave money questions could change hundreds of financial lives before graduation? We head to Knoxville for a special Financial Literacy Month episode with Dr. Karen DeLong, the University of Tennessee professor quietly doing the work most schools still don't: making sure students leave campus with more than a degree. Karen shares how three advanced degrees somehow included zero personal-finance education and how that gap pushed her to build an annual money session for her students. Bill and Jackie reflect on what it was like to teach these soon-to-be graduates and how any late starter can become a powerful financial literacy advocate in their own little corner of the world.
This episode covers:
➡️ Why Dr. Karen DeLong started bringing personal finance into her classroom
➡️ How someone can earn multiple degrees and still never take a money class
➡️ Why college students are hungry for practical money conversations
➡️ The kinds of personal finance questions students are asking before graduation
➡️ How Bill and Jackie prepare for live financial literacy teaching sessions
➡️ Why financial literacy fits into almost any curriculum, not just finance classes
➡️ How Farm Credit Mid-America helped support this student enrichment work
➡️ Why late starters can still become mentors and financial literacy advocates
➡️ A preview of the student follow-up episode answering unanswered questions
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⏰ Related Episodes
Highlights from Bill and Jackie presenting at UT Knoxville (coming in April)
Questions from Students (coming in April)
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