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Draw on your own experiences to support students through adversity
Author(s) -
Sutton Halley
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
recruiting and retaining adult learners
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2155-6458
pISSN - 2155-644X
DOI - 10.1002/nsr.30078
Subject(s) - credential , community college , medical education , psychology , political science , pedagogy , sociology , medicine , law
When Lorraine Morales dropped out of high school as a junior in New Mexico, she never expected that her educational journey would lead her to one day become the president of Pima Community College. Years later, after completing her GED and realizing that her employment opportunities were limited because of her lack of higher education, Morales returned to school at Western New Mexico University, the first member of her family to pursue a postsecondary credential.