Getting to Know Sharon Washington

Publication: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Date: June 26, 2008

Summary: Diverse: Issues in Higher Education profiles NWP's executive director, Sharon Washington, and reviews her two-decade career and commitment to social justice.

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A consistent thread throughout her two-decade career has been improving teaching and learning. In Massachusetts at Springfield College, she founded Project SPIRIT to improve student retention and graduation and to encourage high school students of color to attend college.

With her appointment as executive director of NWP in December, Washington is continuing that emphasis through a program that focuses on training teachers to improve students' writing skills.

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