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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. These historical progressions made the relationship between college access and inclusiveness symbiotic.

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Navigating Pathways to Success

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jack Thomas In my own journey, leading a campus with such diverse student representation has reinforced the importance of embracing diversity and fostering a culture of inclusivity. The increased focus on diversity and inclusion was both a challenge and an opportunity. My faith has been a source of strength throughout my career.”

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Dismantling Global Injustices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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Dismantling Global Injustices - Dr. Brendan Skip Mark

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

His work has long focused on the intersections among human rights, political economy, collective dissent, and empirical methodology. Amid the global economic crisis in 2008, Mark says he worried what he would do with his undergraduate degree in history from Tufts University. He later earned a master’s and Ph.D.

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Mental Health and Learning Among Students with Marginalized Sociodemographic Identities

Supporting Student Success

Stress is a natural part of the human condition, and can be performance enhancing at low to moderate levels. This response has had adaptive value over the course of human evolution, when stressors often involved reacting to immediate threats to our survival. Background. Stress, Mental Health and Learning. 2009; Kirmayer et al.,

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To Weather the Storms of Higher Education, Remember Why You’re There

Supporting Student Success

A long-overdue spotlight on equity, diversity and inclusion shining on all of our operations. In 2008, through some fabulous colleagues, I discovered TED Talks, which led me to leadership guru Simon Sinek. There are regulatory matters to consider. The health and safety of our colleagues and our students to put at the forefront.

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A Call to Action: Higher Education Must Implement Culturally Responsive Mental Health Practices

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Social Determinants of Health The World Health Organization (WHO) defines social determinants of health (SDOH) as conditions in the places where people live, learn, work, and play that impact positive health outcomes (WHO, 2008). Dr. Tanya J. Middleton is an assistant professor of counselor education at The Ohio State University Dr. Donna Y.