Peter Eden is the president of Landmark College in Vermont. He spoke with Lon Woodbury, host of an educational program about struggling teens on L.A. Talk Radio, about how Landmark was the first organization of higher learning to pioneer college degrees for students with LD (Learning Disabilities).
Dr. Peter Eden's Bio
Prior to being President of Landmark College, Dr. Eden was the Dean of Arts and Sciences and a Professor of Biotechnology at Endicott University in Massachusetts. He was also a tenured Associate Professor and Chair of the Science Department at Marywood College in Pennsylvania. After graduating with his B.S. in microbiology at the College of Massachusetts, in Amherst, he finished his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire. Dr Eden's post-doctoral training was in molecular and cellular neurobiology as a Research Fellow at M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology.) Before joining academia, Dr. Eden worked in the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
How Does Landmark's Program of College Degrees for Students with LD Work?
In the hour-long interview with Lon Woodbury, Dr. Eden shared insights about how Landmark's special academic model to offer college degrees for students with LD worked. He addressed the various difficulties of LD as well as offered a variety of reasons why enrollment in his college continued to increase each year.
Unlike mainstream colleges that may offer a program for students with LD, Landmark College focused only on students with LD. The 28 year success of the school was due to a number of factors, including students not feeling out of place in a large mainstream college and not getting distracted by a party atmosphere. In addition, the college uses integrated teaching methods for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and ASD. Another factor contributing to student's success is the personalized attention students get. The college has worked out an ideal faculty-to-student ratio, with 200 teachers assisting 500 students.
Summary
College kids who have actually struggled in mainstream colleges attend Landmark College because of its ingenious educational model. Today, the college is able to offer both two and four-year diplomas. It uses a teaching model that was developed and refined through study and research to help any student with LD to become positive, confident, and independently successful. The goal of Landmark from the beginning has been crystal clear: to offer college degrees for students with LD in the most effective way possible.
Dr. Peter Eden's Bio
Prior to being President of Landmark College, Dr. Eden was the Dean of Arts and Sciences and a Professor of Biotechnology at Endicott University in Massachusetts. He was also a tenured Associate Professor and Chair of the Science Department at Marywood College in Pennsylvania. After graduating with his B.S. in microbiology at the College of Massachusetts, in Amherst, he finished his Ph.D. in microbiology from the University of New Hampshire. Dr Eden's post-doctoral training was in molecular and cellular neurobiology as a Research Fellow at M.I.T. (Massachusetts Institute of Technology.) Before joining academia, Dr. Eden worked in the bio-pharmaceutical industry.
How Does Landmark's Program of College Degrees for Students with LD Work?
In the hour-long interview with Lon Woodbury, Dr. Eden shared insights about how Landmark's special academic model to offer college degrees for students with LD worked. He addressed the various difficulties of LD as well as offered a variety of reasons why enrollment in his college continued to increase each year.
Unlike mainstream colleges that may offer a program for students with LD, Landmark College focused only on students with LD. The 28 year success of the school was due to a number of factors, including students not feeling out of place in a large mainstream college and not getting distracted by a party atmosphere. In addition, the college uses integrated teaching methods for students with learning disabilities, ADHD, and ASD. Another factor contributing to student's success is the personalized attention students get. The college has worked out an ideal faculty-to-student ratio, with 200 teachers assisting 500 students.
Summary
College kids who have actually struggled in mainstream colleges attend Landmark College because of its ingenious educational model. Today, the college is able to offer both two and four-year diplomas. It uses a teaching model that was developed and refined through study and research to help any student with LD to become positive, confident, and independently successful. The goal of Landmark from the beginning has been crystal clear: to offer college degrees for students with LD in the most effective way possible.
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