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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Combined with the Apple App Store, which first debuted in 2008 with 500 phone applications, in less than 20 years, technology has revolutionized how the average consumer communicates, entertains themselves, and obtains information. Interestingly, at the Community College of Aurora, over 40% of our learners identify as adult learners.

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A 40th Anniversary Love Story: About My Favorite Magazine

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Essence, Ebony, Jet, and Vibe taught me how to write expansively and multidimensionally about politics, entertainment, and an array of other topics in ways that appeal to Black readers. Alongside books and articles from peer-reviewed academic journals, numerous pieces from the course’s namesake were required reading. Cox’s and Frank L.

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Librarians should stand with the Internet Archive (opinion)

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Trending: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU?: Yes In-Article Careers: 3 ” The Internet Archive has all these characteristics. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Casino project opposed By Hofstra, supported by others

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Image: A push by the deep-pocketed Las Vegas Sands Corporation to build a casino and entertainment complex in Long Island, N.Y., Magazine treatment: Trending: Display Promo Box: Live Updates: liveupdates0 Most Popular: 6 In-Article Advertisement High: 9 In-Article related stories: 12 In-Article Advertisement Low: 15 Include DNU?

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Students connect peers to alumni, industry resources

Confessions of a Community College Dean

The teams are divided by industry or topic: arts and entertainment, business, communications, education and nonprofit, finance and consulting, government and law, health care, STEM, identity, life skills, or major. Is this Career Advice newsletter?:

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Stress is a key deterrent to enrolling in higher education

Confessions of a Community College Dean

” COVID’s Impact The report also solidified a worrying trend: that students are increasingly entertaining the idea of dropping or stopping out. Yes In-Article Careers: 3 ’ Talking about serving the whole student and putting the student first is really important to these [potential] students.”

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Breaking News: Top 5 Cities for Journalism Internships

AIFS Abroad

Local and regional news organizations report on stories from around England, the UK, and beyond, making it a great place to develop skills in audience engagement, interviewing sources, and writing news articles for various demographics. Learn More: Intern Abroad in London Sydney, Australia 4.

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