A replicated belonging intervention in California community colleges improved student persistence and narrowed GPA and belonging gaps for minority students, while practitioners are promoting three targeted steps to re‑enroll adult learners: outreach to stopouts, streamlined reenrollment pathways, and financial assistance. The twin developments give institutional leaders concrete, evidence‑based tactics to boost retention and revenue. Researchers reported measurable gains in persistence and classroom belonging after implementing a short, scalable belonging exercise across community college courses. Separately, enrollment managers urged institutions to prioritize students who stopped out, remove transactional barriers in registration, and offer targeted aid to reduce financial friction. For leaders balancing budget pressures and enrollment goals, these interventions offer relatively low‑cost levers to improve outcomes and close equity gaps among returning and part‑time learners.