TPP 155: Inside Landmark College's Unique Approach to Supporting Neurodivergent Students
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Full-Tilt Parenting: Strategies, Insights, and Connection for Parents Raising Neurodivergent Children
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What is Landmark College and how does it serve neurodivergent students?
students know that landmark college is a safe place to fail, but They know that they are accountable for their actions. So that gives them a sense of agency, which they have may not have had ever in their life, where in the past they've been told by the teacher or the guidance counselor or their parents what to do. For the first time for many of our students, it's like, You mean I can make the decision for myself? And it's okay if I fail?
Welcome to Tilt Parenting, a podcast featuring interviews and conversations aimed at inspiring, informing, and supporting parents raising differently wired kids. My name is Debbie Rieber, and I'm the host of this show. And today I'm talking with Dr. Manju Banerjee, the Vice President of Educational Research and Innovation at Landmark College. Landmark College is one of the only accredited colleges in the United States designed. designed exclusively for students who learn differently, including students with learning disabilities such as dyslexia, ADHD, and autism spectrum disorder. Landmark College's mission is to transform the way students learn, educators teach, and the public thinks about education.
And in today's conversation, Dr. Banerjee tells us about how Landmark supports differently wired learners, is working with businesses to better understand their neurodivergent employees, and she introduces us to programs run by Landmark that are available for high school students to help. help them prepare for the demands and expectations of college. Manchu is a certified diagnostician and teacher consultant on learning disabilities. She has published and presented extensively, both nationally and internationally, on topics such as disability documentation and accommodations, technological competencies for postsecondary transition, online learning and universal design. She is very passionate about this topic as you will soon hear.
So I hope you enjoy this conversation. Thank you again, and now here is my conversation with Manju. Hi Manchu, welcome to the podcast. Hi Debbie. I am looking forward to talking about landmark and to hearing more about the services that landmark offers for college students and beyond and also for high school students. I actually met a former student from Landmark um at the Diamonds of the Rough conference last week and just really impressed with with what you are doing. So Can you take a moment before we get into that to introduce yourself, tell us a little bit about what you do?
Absolutely. And first of all, thank you for this opportunity. The more we can kind of share about what we do at Landmark, I feel, the more we can inform the public. I'm Manju Banerjee. I'm the Vice President of Educational Research and Innovation at Landmark College. I oversee two broad divisions at the college. One is our online programs and happy to tell you more about it. But and the other division is our research and professional development.
And tell us just what landmark college is.
How does Landmark’s universal‑design learning model differ from traditional disability services?
This is something I only learned about a few years ago. And so I'm assuming it's not even on the radar for many of our listeners.
Yes, uh Landmark College is unique in many ways, but what really makes us stand out is that we are only one of two colleges nationwide that exclusively serves neurodivergent college students. And uh we have a population of about 400 students. Uh every student comes in with a learning difference. Uh Primarily in the area of learning disabilities, attention deficit, hyperactivity disorder, and autism. Another interesting fact about landmark is that almost fifty percent of our students are transfers from other colleges. Means for a whole host of reasons, these students didn't find that college environment to be one where they could succeed. And at landmark, uh, they find their niche, we like to say.
So how do they I'd love to know more about how landmark specifically supports neurodivergent learners. And first of all, I'm so glad that this exists. Um I that when I first discovered landmark, I was like, oh, how cool is that? Um, because I know that college can be.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is Landmark College and how does it serve neurodivergent students?
0:00–3:27
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How does Landmark’s universal‑design learning model differ from traditional disability services?
3:27–7:02
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What three “E’s” (Empowerment, Engagement, Empathy) guide the student experience at Landmark?
7:02–10:49
4
How are faculty and staff prepared to work with neurodivergent learners?
10:49–14:12
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What career‑service and internship opportunities does Landmark provide for its students?
14:12–18:04
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How does the online dual‑enrollment program support high‑school students with executive‑function challenges?
18:04–22:08
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What advice does Landmark give parents to help their child transition from high school to college?
22:08–26:12
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Where can listeners find more information and resources about Landmark College?
26:12–31:03
Speakers
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