In her exit interview, Carnegie Mellon Tepper’s departing dean linked retirement systems and financial literacy to a wider educational responsibility—arguing that Americans are being asked to make complex financial decisions without adequate support. Bajeux-Besnainou described retirement planning as a core practical literacy challenge, and framed business education as needing applied teaching that prepares students for how people actually navigate financial risk. While her comments were not a policy proposal, they point to how elite business schools may increasingly incorporate retirement readiness into student outcomes assessment, alongside AI ethics and experiential learning. For higher education administrators, the message is that workforce outcomes and personal finance competencies are becoming part of curriculum strategy—particularly as AI accelerates job transitions and student debt strains long-term planning.