In this thought-provoking article, Sukhwant Jhaj argues that higher education must move beyond a narrow focus on access and completion to confront a more urgent challenge: post-graduate success. Drawing on national data and decades of research, he highlights the growing disconnect between earning a degree and achieving meaningful career and life outcomes. The piece reframes student success as a three-phase journey—access, completion, and post-college thriving—and calls on institutions to redesign their systems to deliver on the true promise of higher education: economic mobility, adaptability, and a better future for every student.