{"id":23738,"date":"2024-04-11T14:20:04","date_gmt":"2024-04-11T18:20:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/?p=23738"},"modified":"2024-04-12T13:47:15","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T17:47:15","slug":"felancy-grant-outstanding-graduate-student-in-special-education-ed-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/2024\/04\/11\/felancy-grant-outstanding-graduate-student-in-special-education-ed-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Felancy Grant: Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (Ed.S.)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Felancy Grant of Bangor, Maine is the Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (Education Specialist, Ed.S.) for 2024. Read a Q&amp;A with Grant below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What difference has UMaine made in your life and in helping you reach your goals?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image_6a05e6-e8 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image_6a05e6-e8\"><figure class=\"alignright size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant.jpg\" class=\"kb-advanced-image-link\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"A photo of Felancy Grant.\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-23741\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-105x70.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-317x211.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-423x282.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-634x423.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-846x564.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant-951x634.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/edhd\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/54\/2024\/04\/Felancy-Grant.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Photo courtesy Felancy Grant.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Attending UMaine has provided me with the opportunity to complete my master&#8217;s and Ed.S. in special education (low incidence disabilities) with all the classes being offered online.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Have you worked closely with a professor or mentor who made your UMaine experience better? If so, tell us about them.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My advisor Sarah Howorth has been a huge help with making sure I was able to get the classes I needed to earn my degrees. If a course was not offered that I needed, she helped me to find another class that would work for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What advice do you have for incoming graduate students to help them get off to the best start academically?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reach out if you have any questions or concerns or need help. Your advisor and professors are willing to help you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why UMaine?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UMaine is one of the few colleges that offer a special education master&#8217;s degree with a concentration in low incidence disabilities.&nbsp;I have worked with this population for almost 30 years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Felancy Grant of Bangor, Maine is the Outstanding Graduate Student in Special Education (Education Specialist, Ed.S.) for 2024. 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