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E-Communication Skills: Bridging a Gap

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

These are a few of the ways many college students communicate with their instructors over email, much to the dismay and frustration of many educators. "I Effective and professional communication is expected from students. In the article, they offer several ways that instructors can respond to such emails. 9 Facebook post.

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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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Instructional Violence Must End: Keeping the Legacy of A. Wade Boykin Alive

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

I urge readers to delve into Boykins numerous studies and articles for further details and nuances. When all or most of the Afro-centric characteristics are witnessed in a student, there is a very strong probability that he/she is Black.

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Florida State Acquires Newly Discovered Papers for Emmett Till Archives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Huie’s article, which included a purported confession by the killers, shaped the perceptions of many white Mississippians and others who wanted to believe Till was a man-rapist who feared no one,” said Dr. Davis Houck, the Fannie Lou Hamer Professor of Rhetorical Studies in the School of Communication at Florida State.

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JSTOR's Digital Archives Now Reach Over Half a Million Incarcerated Learners

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Contained in a thumb drive that had to be manually installed and updated, the offline version held a catalogue of 500,000 JSTOR article titles and accompanying short descriptions that learners could peruse. If they found some interesting, they could then make requests to their administrator or librarian for the full text of articles. “I

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Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In this article, we share the perspectives of three Black female CEOs and our rise to the college presidency. I decided to step outside of my comfort zone and pursue Communications Studies. I did worry about declaring a major and contemplated majoring in Black Studies to ensure my professors looked like me.

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Parent Communication: Tips for Building Better Relationships

Thrive Alliance Group

Students succeed with parent-teacher communication & partnerships We know it takes a village to raise a child. Start with student-centered parent communication. Let’s take a look at why communicating with parents is more challenging than ever, and why it’s worth the effort to build relationships. Poor quality communication.