Posted on January 12, 2022

Ashley Devon Smith in graduation regalia
“For me, grace is being enough as you are,” says Ashley Smith, who will receive a PhD in counseling and counselor education.

The G could stand for a lot of things in Ashley Smith’s life.

Take your pick: Gumption. Grief. Graduation.

Grace.

That’s the one word Smith keeps coming back to as she describes her journey toward the doctoral degree she’ll receive in a few days from UNC Greensboro’s Department of Counseling and Educational Development.