Tracy Robinson

Tracy Robinson has over 20 years experience at the University of Memphis (UofM) primarily serving adult learners and currently serves as Executive Director of the Center for Regional Economic Enrichment (CREE). The center focuses on enhancing the educational, environmental, and economic well-being of people and places across the region through the following initiatives: an adult learner degree completion program, credit for prior learning, workforce training, and several economic development grant programs including Growing Relational and Occupational Wealth in West Tennessee Households, Keep Tennessee Beautiful, and the Tennessee Delta Alliance.

Tracy currently serves as a Council for Adult and Experiential Learning Ambassador, previously served as a Complete College America Fellow, and was recognized as the UofM Alumni Association’s Distinguished Advisor. Programs under her leadership have received numerous awards including the Association for Continuing Higher Education Older Adult Model Program Award, Outstanding Advising Program by the National Academic Advising Association, and Outstanding Education Award by Spark Awards. In 2021, Tracy led the GROWWTH project, securing a $25 million grant to help low-income families on the path to economic self-sufficiency. Tracy previously received two Veteran Reconnect Grants from the Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) to enhance prior learning pathways for military connected students and served on the THEC Veteran Prior Learning taskforce. As a first generation college graduate now serving as a college administrator, Tracy is passionate about eliminating all barriers to access, success, and retention that many learners face on their path to graduation.