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Rolita Flores Ezeonu

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Ezeonuserved as Highline's Interim Vice President for Academic Affairs from April 2017 to June 2018.Prior Prior to that, she was Dean of Instruction for Transfer and Pre-College Education at Highline, from July 2008 to March 2017.

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San Diego Foundation Commits $4M to Help Underserved Students Reach College

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Since 2017, its Community Scholars Initiative has provided over $1.9 The organization focuses on advancing racial and social justice, fostering equity of opportunity, building resilient communities, and delivering world-class philanthropy. million in scholarships to 710 first-generation college students from underrepresented communities.

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Report: Childcare Program Underserves Black Student Parents at Community Colleges

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According to the analysis, while 13 percent of community colleges nationwide have at least 40 percent Black enrollment, only 5 to 7 percent of community colleges receiving CCAMPIS funding between 2017 and 2022 had similar Black student representation.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

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I also love how hes able to connect ideas from different areas in unexpected and nontrivial ways, says Cianciara, now a senior financial engineer at a firm on the East Coast.

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Compton College Addresses Student Homelessness and Basic Needs

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During the 2016-2017 school year, the Brothers to Sisters Club at Compton College reserved a portion of their meetings for Real Talk. This allowed students to share their current feelings and experiences. During one of these meetings, two students spoke up and shared that they were homeless.

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Dr. Wendy Cadge, Bryn Mawr College

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She was also a Faculty Representative to the Board of Trustees (2014-2019) and co-chair of the Faculty Governance Task Force (2017-2019).

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

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The evolution of how end-users obtain and utilize information spurred a new movement in education that LeiLani Cauthen described in her 2017 book, The Consumerization of Learning. Consequently, renormalizing consumer expectations for end-user experiences.