Piloting and Scaling Strategies to Reduce DFWs in Community Colleges

Piloting and Scaling Strategies to Reduce DFWs in Community Colleges

November 19, 2025 · 37 min · Episode 69

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Dr. OiYan Poon discusses strategies with Avis Proctor to reduce D and F grades and course withdrawals in community colleges.

In this episode, Dr. OiYan Poon—an author, speaker, and race and education scholar—talks with Harper College President Avis Proctor about how her institution is strategically organizing campus efforts to reduce the rates of D and F grades and course withdrawals, especially in gateway courses, by engaging in actionable institutional research and data.

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