<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/about/newsroom/charles-street-chats-pavan-purswani.cfm" dsn="blogs"><featured>true</featured><pubDate>10/21/2025</pubDate><title>Holistic approach best for student support</title><description>Since starting at The University of Baltimore in 2016, Pavan Purswani has held various roles that all relate back to supporting students and helping them succeed. Pavan shares about his new position and what he loves about working in higher education, particularly at UBalt. </description><author>Charles Street Chats</author><image><img src="https://www.ubalt.edu/about/newsroom/assets/images/csc-pavan-purswani-feature.jpg" alt="Pavan Purswani, a staff member at UBalt, sits outside a cafe in Baltimore."/></image><image-cap/><quote>I've fallen in love with the school in terms of who our students are and what our mission is. </quote><quote-name>Pavan Purswani</quote-name><quote-info>interim assistant dean of students and Title IX coordinator</quote-info><tags><tag>Academics</tag><tag>Student Life</tag></tags></item>