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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A leader of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, Johnson passed away in 2011. Like MorehouseFlorida A&M Universityanother historically Black institution, will host a convocation, allowing students, faculty, staff and the local community in Tallahassee to gather to assess King's legacy of civic engagement and advocacy.

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A Legacy of Leadership

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Walter Bumphus A fter nearly 15 years at the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC), Dr. Walter Bumphus is preparing to close this significant chapter of his illustrious career in higher education. As chancellor of Louisiana’s community college system, he navigated the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

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Where is the Love? Compassionate Pedagogy is Needed Now More Than Ever Before

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Ford This concept stems from Richie Neil Haos (2011) research on critical compassionate pedagogy, which draws on Freires conceptualization of critical pedagogy (e.g., To implement a sense of compassion, educators must be committed to a flexible process facilitated through positive communication and transparency.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since Apple introduced Siri, its voice-controlled software, in October 2011, consumers have begun normalizing interactions with narrow AI.

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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Arrangements can be made within the community or minority student organizations to create communication channels for carpools or shared rides. Mental Health Issues As stated, racially minoritized students may suffer from mental health concerns due to various issues but fail to seek treatment.

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Beyond ChatGPT: Why School Counselors Should Use Perplexity for Research-Backed Practice

The Counseling Geek

Click Here Understanding Perplexity: The Professional Game-Changer Think of traditional research methods as checking a printed encyclopedia from 2011 for today’s problems. Perplexity, by contrast, functions like having a research librarian who never sleeps, never gets cranky about your urgent requests, and always brings receipts.

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Generating AI Alternatives – workshop reflections

Catherine Cronin

This grew out of a reflection on Lera Boroditskys ( 2011 ) observation that changing how people talk changes how they think. When we speak of generative artificial intelligence (i.e. generative AI, GenAI, GAI), what are we actually saying, and thus thinking?