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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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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 began teaching College Success courses to first generation, low income, multicultural students.

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Breaking Barriers

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Communication Studies, Manhattanville College Mentors:  Dr. Linda Perkins, Claremont Graduate University; Dr. Anita Tijerina Revilla, Cal State LA; Dr. Daniel Solórzano, UCLA; Dr. Maricela Becerra García, CSU Channel Islands; Dr. “I am a higher ed scholar, that’s where my academic upbringing is,” Gonzalez told Diverse.

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A first-generation Mexican-American and first-generation college student, Gonzalez says she has always been motivated to help her family move up the social mobility ladder. There are also several transfers from community colleges. Natacha DePaola, professor of Biomedical Engineering at Illinois Tech.

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Lieberman Expected to Lead La Verne to Next Stage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Lieberman has written and co-authored multiple books and articles relating to diversity, institutional transformation and issues affecting higher education. Most of the students are middle- and low-income and first-generation. The challenge was how do we raise that money because that wasn’t part of our ethos or our culture. “I

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Transfer Advocate Blog, Issue 19

Missouri State Academic Advising and Transfer Cent

“Study findings suggest no difference in the likelihood of graduating from four-year institutions between nontraditional-aged or first-generation community college transfer students and their counterparts.” Inside Higher Education Article Transfer Resources Attend the 2024 COTA Conference!

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As Graduation Season Nears, Be Sure to Plan Your TRIO Celebration

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Share how you plan to celebrate your graduating students in the class of 2023 with COE and email Terrance Hamm , Associate Vice President of Communications and Marketing, at terrance.hamm@coenet.org. Faces of TRIO Collette Yellow Robe: From academic probation to Ph.D

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