Resilience in Higher Education | Trent White

I grew up in Irwin, Tennessee. It's a small town tucked into the mountains, just 15 to 20 minutes away from where you and I are here right now. Uh, but it's a place where only about 20% of our residents have a bachelor's degree, according to the United States Census Bureau.That's far below our national average of 40%. Now, my family, they worked hard. My mom's a high school cafeteria worker who detailed cars on the weekends to get my sister and me through school.Growing up, I I remember my dad had two jobs. ...