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Conway-Turner: From First-Gen Student to 43-Year Career Retirement

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“We have so many first-generation students that using our alums as mentors has really been a powerful thing for our students.” Classrooms have been modernized and the campus is more technology accessible. “We That showed administration that they had to think about accessibility as well.

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The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

For example, a colleague and mentor at the University of Georgia told me, ‘You're going to be the next head of psychology here.’ How to Thrive in the Small World of Higher Ed In the culture of higher ed leadership, advice and mentoring are among the most important gifts given and received. I hadn't thought about it.’