Glenda Barron stopped by last week and we had the best conversation about her background growing up in deep east Texas-not northeast Texas, she said. It's "deep east" Texas-in the little town of Joaquin. She talked about her educational journey, her time working for the Texas legislature and the Higher Education Coordinating Board, and her current role as President of Temple College.

Resources mentioned on today’s episode:

What Excellent Community Colleges Do: Preparing All Students for Success, Joshua Wyner  

Redesigning America’s Community Colleges: A Clearer Path to Student Success, Bailey, Jaguars, Jenkins  

Gone with the Wind, Margaret Mitchell  

To Kill a Mockingbird, Harper Lee