def fix_title(str):
  """ Create a better titlecase string, taking specifics of the registered_programs dataset into
      account.
  """
  return (str.strip(' *')
             .title()
             .replace('Cuny', 'CUNY')
             .replace('Mhc', 'MHC')
             .replace('Suny', 'SUNY')
             .replace('\'S', '’s')
             .replace('1St', '1st')
             .replace('6Th', '6th')
             .replace(' And ', ' and ')
             .replace(' Of ', ' of '))