Every Graduate Has a Story to Tell
Dr.ÌýRachel Cason, who found a home and a purpose inÌýÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ's Doctorate of Education Program
When she first set foot on ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ's campus as a young girl attending a leadership camp, she couldn't have known that years later, she would return to earn her doctorate. But for this recent Doctorate of EducationÌý(EdD) graduate, ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ has been a recurring touchpoint throughout her life's journey—from volleyball camp in high school to a college internship with ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ's Community and Social Change program, and finally, to the culmination of her educational path.
Patrick Doyle, BA, Graduates Ready to Shape Young Minds
Patrick Doyle exemplifies the passion, dedication, and community-minded spirit that ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ strives to foster in its graduates. An undergraduate with a double major in secondary education and history, prior to graduation, Doyle secured a position as a 6th-grade history teacher at Brookland Middle School in Washington, DC.
Dr. Pamela Cheryl Higgins Harris finished her undergraduate degree in the '70s, and came back for her Doctorate at 75.
When eighteen-year-old Pamela Cheryl Higgins first stepped onto ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ's campus in 1968, she couldn't have imagined that her relationship with the institution would span more than five decades and culminate in a doctoral hood being placed over her shoulders at the age of 75.
Dr. Brianna Nargiso-NewtonÌýwill use her doctorate of education degree to dismantle barriers
When Brianna Nargiso-Newton, EdD ’25, began searching for doctoral programs in educational leadership, she wasn't just looking for credentials—she was seeking a program that would align with her core values and equip her with tools to create meaningful change in education. In ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ's Doctorate in Education in Education Policy and Leadership program, she found exactly that: a community committed to dismantling systemic barriers and fostering equity in education.
Robin Wrobleski, MAT, came from a small town in Pensylvania to become an expertÌýteacher.
Robin Wrobleski knew that attending ÇàÇà²ÝÊÓƵ would be a significant achievement for a first-generation college student from a small Pennsylvania town. This May, he'll graduate with his Master of Arts in Teaching: Secondary Education, while already putting his education to work as a social studies teacher at Woodbridge High School in Virginia.
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