#031: The Need for Financial Literacy in Higher Education
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English - February 07, 2020 14:00 - 1 hour - 55.1 MB - ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsEducation Business personal finance financial literacy financial education credit cards debt student loans Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Who taught you how to budget? How to pay taxes? Check your credit score and read a credit report? What about saving for retirement or paying yourself first before paying off any debts or pampering yourself?
If you're like most Americans, the answer is probably no one. If you're lucky, you may have had a parent, a relative or a friend who knew healthier personal finance habits existed and worked with you to implement some of those healthy behaviors. But for most of us, we don't know how to determine if something is a worthy investment, let alone handle the paperwork on our own.
In this episode, we're joined by San Diego Mesa College Business Professor Howard Eskew, who is not only advocating for increased financial literacy programs in higher education - he's walking the walk! Howard joins us to share how he managed to implement a financial literacy course at Mesa College and how he's seen his students thrive after learning how to better handle their money.
About Howard Eskew
Howard Eskew is a Business Professor at San Diego Mesa College. His expertise is in accounting, entrepreneurship, and personal finance. Howard has a strong passion for providing financial education. He drives the financial literacy efforts at Mesa College and created and coordinates the Financial Literacy Speaker Series and Financial Opportunity Clinic. Prior to coming to Mesa College, Howard spent over 25 years in the financial services industry.
He held the position of Executive Vice President / Chief Credit Officer for Columbus First Bank, in Worthington, Ohio for which he was one of the founding members. Howard is a strong partner and tireless advocate for the community. In addition to servicing on the Mesa College Foundation Board, Howard services on advisory boards for San Diego County Economic Education, San Diego Financial Literacy Center, San Diego Workforce Partnership, and the Western Association of Food Chains.
Howard possesses his MBA and a Master’s degree in Accounting. He has been inducted into numerous honor societies and graduated Magna Cum Laude and valedictorian. Howard frequently presents at educational and industry conferences and is a published author. In 2015, Howard received the Outstanding Professor Award at San Diego Mesa College.
To connect with Howard directly, you can email him at [email protected] or call him at 619-388-5957. To donate to San Diego Mesa College Foundation, click here.
About the Show
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