Dr. Margena Christian

Dr. Margena A. Christian, a 2013 graduate of NLU, adapted her skills to the twists and turns her career took in order to build a unique position where she can pursue her interests and exercise her strengths. Before earning her Ed.D. in Adult and Continuing Education at NLU, she spent twenty years in the publishing industry, editing and writing for the historic EBONY magazine, as well as various other publications under the Johnson Publishing Company umbrella.

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Flexibility was paramount for Dr. Christian when she was choosing a program, as she was working not one, but two jobs while earning her doctorate.

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“I worked full time and held down a part-time position as an adjunct professor at two of the City Colleges of Chicago,” Dr. Christian says. “[National Louis University] made it possible for working students to attend school and finish in a timely manner. Careful attention and concern were placed on the work-life balance with schedules at NLU. That’s something I appreciated the most.”