Mason helps guide student eager for success, opportunity
- November 30, 2018 |
- LORI SHARN BRYANT
As a volunteer coach with One Million Degrees, Association Forum CEO builds relationship with nursing student from NigeriaScholar Olubukola Dawodu (left) and her coach Michelle Mason took a selfie together at a recent meeting. When Olubukola Dawodu graduates from a community college next May, one of the proudest people in the audience will be Association Forum CEO Michelle Mason. Mason has been coaching Dawodu since she began a nursing program in 2017. The student and the CEO were paired by One Million Degrees, a Chicago-area nonprofit that aims to boost the success rate of low-income students at community colleges. Only 22 percent of the nation's community college… Read More