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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Forging strategic partnerships Williams’s ability to connect HBCU students to graduate programs caught the attention of Emory University, where he would be recruited in 2014 as the director of Diversity, Community and Recruitment. Applications from under-represented students increased by 10% during his first academic year.

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Navigating the Path to Student Success Through Essential Guidance and Support

Timely MD

In this office, I directed the Student Conduct program and managed several of our transitional programs such as New Student Orientation for Students and Parents, Parents Weekend, Welcome Days, Student Service Days and several others. There is a national focus on the value of higher education, including cost and outcomes.