University System of Maryland
Karen Feagin is an experienced professional in applied linguistics and language education, currently serving as the Student Success Project Manager for the Maryland ABCs Project at the University System of Maryland. With a robust academic background including a PhD in Applied Linguistics and Language Education from the University of Maryland, along with a Master's from Georgetown University and a Bachelor's from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Karen has held various roles such as Research and Proposal Coordinator and Graduate Assistant at the University of Maryland. Previous positions include Language Testing Specialist at Second Language Testing Inc., Volunteer ESL Instructor at the Washington English Center, and Evaluation Associate at The Global Language Network, showcasing a strong commitment to language education and assessment.
University System of Maryland
The University System of Maryland (USM) is a public corporation and charter school system comprising 12 Maryland institutions of higher education. It is the 12th-largest university system in the United States, with over 125,000 undergraduate, 43,000 graduate and roughly 13,000 combined full-time and part-time faculty.