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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

As a first-generation college student, she appreciated the process of education and embraced its transformative aspects. Conway-Turner, who will retire at the end of this academic year after nine years as president of Buffalo State, has had a stellar 43-year career as a faculty member and administrator.

Students

Students Faculty Higher education Mentoring

The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

The University Innovation Alliance

DECEMBER 1, 2023

Initially unfamiliar with the world of higher ed, President Stokes admitted that her leadership trajectory was unexpected: “I'm a first-generation student. Stokes became the 23rd president of The University of New Mexico (UNM) on May 12, 2018, the first woman to hold that office.

Leadership

Leadership Higher education Faculty Mentoring

Student Success Central

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

The Art and Science of Higher Ed Leadership

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