Telling Our Story
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Telling Our Story
Reviving Enrollment and Ensuring Stability Through Bold Planning
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In this episode of Telling Our Story, Leticia chats with three guests from Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina. They share how ECSU overcame declining enrollment and the threat of shutting down a decade ago, on its way to being recognized in Third Way's Economic Mobility Index as one of the most outstanding historically black universities in the country.
Guests include:
- Farrah J. Ward, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs
- Dana Poole, executive director of the Office of Student Success and Retention
- Omar Richardson, alumnus (2023, aviation science) and current graduate student
Read ECSU’s Promising Practice article here: www.aascutellingourstory.org/promising-practice/reviving-enrollment-and-ensuring-stability-through-bold-planning
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www.aascu.org/policy-advocacy/presidential-postsecondary-value-commission-task-force
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