Dr. Andy Fentem serves as a Program Advisor, co-constructing with clients the NISS diagnostic analyses, playbook recommendations, and implementation steps. Dr. Fentem’s experience in higher education begins as a student, earning degrees from a small community college in Tifton, Georgia before continuing his educational career at Valdosta State University. In 2011, he began graduate school at Georgia State University where he also worked various roles including Writing Tutor, Graduate Research Assistant, Graduate Teaching Assistant and Visiting Lecturer. Dr. Fentem holds a master’s degree in English and a Ph.D. in Postcolonial Literature. Dr. Fentem has experience navigating the complex systems associated with higher education at one of the smallest and then at one of the largest colleges and universities in Georgia. His passion for systemically, institutionally, and positively impacting student success comes from years engaging with higher education as a Pell and Georgia Hope recipient.
