# @usc_upstate on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/C95uVhlqSMQ
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/76788754-usc-upstate-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2024-07-26T22:02:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USC Upstate (@usc_upstate) — https://gondola.cc/usc_upstate

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✨ Upstate Magazine Highlight: Tracey Woodard, an accomplished associate professor of criminal justice at USC Upstate. ✨

⚖️ Despite having a successful career in IT management, Woodard made the bold decision to pursue a graduate degree in her 30s. Her doctorate in philosophy, with a focus on criminology and criminal justice, has greatly influenced her teaching style at USC Upstate, where she values the recognition of first-generation students.

📣 She explains, "Teaching at a university like ours, with a small student-to-teacher ratio, allows us to truly connect with and relate to our students. I hope that this connection helps them feel more at ease and comfortable in their academic journey."

💚 To read more about Tracey's journey, follow the link in our bio and click on the Upstate Magazine Online. 

#USCUpstate #UpstateBound #Highlights #Professor #CriminalJustice #SpartanburgSC #HigherEducation #FirstGeneration

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