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A Fireside Chat with Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, Chief Program and Network Officer, Achieving The Dream

December 18, 2023 | Format: Online | Program Type: Fireside Chat

Innovative Leadership. Transformative Strategies.

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Monica Parrish Trent, Chief Program and Network Officer at Achieving the Dream, for a conversation with Mentor Collective Co-Founder and CEO Jackson Boyar about the future of community and technical colleges – focusing on the challenges, success stories, and opportunities ahead for these vital institutions and the leaders behind them. Dr. Trent boasts a distinguished higher education career spanning over 25 years. As the Chief Program and Network Officer for Achieving the Dream, she applies her wealth of experience to deliver impactful learning events – including the DREAM Conference – and inspires higher education leaders at two-year institutions to explore evidence-based practices that bridge achievement gaps. 

A Catalyst for the Community.

Community and Technical Colleges play a vital role in the U.S. Education System and U.S. Economy in driving workforce pipeline and economic mobility. The most diverse post-secondary populations with the most to gain from credential and degree programs, students attending these institutions often juggle a myriad of barriers and responsibilities while working to change the trajectory of their lives. 

Leaders at two-year institutions know their responsibility but frequently have to juggle to allocate insufficient funding to their already limited student resources, gradually exacerbating issues with outdated infrastructure and burnt-out faculty and staff. 

As a practitioner all too familiar with these headwinds, Dr. Trent’s conversation with Jackson will draw from her extensive experience consulting with two-year leadership on actionable strategies to increase student and institutional performance.

Register to secure your spot at this must-attend event.

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