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In 1997, Carla Deazle听began classes as a freshman at Seton Hall University in New Jersey. One month later, she withdrew. The school simply wasn鈥檛 the right fit. She transferred to 91吃瓜网, enrolled in the 听Learning Community听and, on her first day of class, made a strong impression.

鈥淚 was teaching a Western Civilization class and Carla arrived about 15 minutes late,鈥� recalled , a professor in the and director of the General Studies Learning Community. 鈥淚 asked the class a question about Egypt and, before she could take her seat, she answered the question correctly.鈥�

So impressed was Dr. Rosenberg that he nicknamed her 鈥淧rofessor.鈥�

鈥淚 saw an intuitively bright student, a student interested in learning,鈥� he said.

Today, Deazle 鈥�01, M.A. 鈥�12, is an alumna of the General Studies Learning Community, a professor in the program and its assistant director. She is also pursuing a doctorate in higher education administration at Touro College.

鈥淚 practice the same student-centered approach to teaching that I learned in the General Studies Learning Community,鈥� said Deazle, a Brooklyn, New York, native who grew up on Long Island. 鈥淢y classes are heavily participatory. I adhere to the philosophy of Paulo Friere [an early-20th century Brazilian teacher and philosopher]: There needs to be a conversation in the classroom. If you just lecture to students, you can never be sure if they鈥檙e getting it.鈥�

The General Studies Learning Community听combines liberal arts courses with individual counseling and tutoring to better prepare freshmen for success in college. Students who complete the program are accepted as matriculating sophomores into Adelphi鈥檚 other undergraduate programs.

While a student, Deazle met Diana Feige, Ed.D., a clinical associate professor in the , who encouraged her to apply for the . In S.T.E.P., students earn bachelor鈥檚 and master鈥檚 degrees in five years and work as student teachers. Williams-Deazle received a B.A. in and an M.A. in .

Deazle鈥攖he daughter of the late C.I. Williams, an alto saxophonist who performed with such artists as and 鈥攖utors students and teaches three courses: Expository Writing, World of Ideas and Critical Reading and Writing. She has also presented research papers at academic conferences. In Madrid, Spain, she spoke on the need for more ethnic and gender diversity in literature courses.

鈥淚鈥檝e also done research on minority male suspension rates in high school and the link between that and the prison rate鈥攊t鈥檚 called the school-to-prison pipeline,鈥� she said. 鈥淚鈥檓 currently doing research on how students from urban areas assimilate onto suburban college campuses.鈥�

Many Adelphi students have sought her counsel on that very issue, as well as others. A better adviser would be hard to find.