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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In my opinion, the rapid integration of AI in the everyday marketplace through cellular phones opened the door to full AI lifestyle integrations like facial recognition, Alexa, smart home devices, chatbots, online banking security, healthcare diagnosis, language translation, and the like.

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Beyond the Campus Food Pantry

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

When a couple of student affairs practitioners created the College and University Food Bank Alliance in 2012, it had just 10 members. In Reinventing Food Banks and Pantries , Dr. Katie S. Take the Basic Needs Hubs at Portland Community College, which show the power of embracing a mutual aid framework.

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College Degree Still a Great Return On Investment

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The benefits of a college experience extend well beyond a graduate's bank account. Studies have shown college graduates enjoy longer marriages and more friendships than those with less education. This, in turn, helps attract more business investment to these communities.

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Proposed Legislation Would Create Program to Support Students’ Basic Needs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The legislation is endorsed by the American Council on Education, California Community Colleges, Communities for Our Colleges, Complete College America, the Community Food Bank of San Benito County, Excelencia in Education, Food for People, Generation Hope, Hunger Free America Inc.,

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Dr. Lorenzo Lamar Esters Appointed President of The Indianapolis Foundation

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Lorenzo Lamar Esters Esters was most recently the chancellor for the Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis service area. Esters is a board member for Fifth Third Bank, Visit Indy, and the Executive Committee of The Indianapolis Chamber, and a member of the Chamber’s Business Equity for Indy Committee.

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Jia Osiel Appointed Chief Talent and Equity Officer at Achieving the Dream

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Osiel has more than 20 years of experience in human resources leadership, including being senior director of diversity, equity, and inclusion at oil company BP; head of diversity and inclusion at Exelon Corporation; and culture and talent lead at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.

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Bank Raised Alarm About Dubious Donation to FAMU

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Prior to announcing a $237 million donation during a commencement ceremony last month, Florida A&M University officials received notice from the donor’s bank that the gift may not be legitimate, The Myrtle Beach Sun News reported Tuesday.

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