In this episode, Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President of Amarillo College, discusses how colleges and universities need to dive into the student experience in order to improve it. He also discusses how Amarillo used guided pathways to help create an accelerated learning environment and is joined by guest cohost Dr. Thomas Bailey, President of Teachers College, Columbia University, and host Elvin Freytes.
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Dr. Russell Lowery-Hart, President for Amarillo College since 2014. Amarillo College was named a 2021 Top Five Institution and Rising Star for the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
Russell’s leadership is focused on improving student success through systemic and cultural change centered on one word: LOVE.
Under Russell’s leadership, Amarillo College developed the systemic Culture of Caring targeting removal of poverty barriers that was featured in The Atlantic (June 2018) by Marcella Bombardieri and in the documentary on AmazonPrime, The Antidote, from Oscar Nominated and Emmy Award winning directors Kahane Cooperman and John Hoffman.
Dr. Lowery-Hart previously served as Vice-President of Academic Affairs for Amarillo College and named the National Council of Instructional Administrators Academic Leader of the Year for 2014. He received his Ph.D. from Ohio University; M.A. Texas Tech University; and, B.S. from West Texas State University.
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