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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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University of Vermont Launches Open-Access Academic Press

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Under the University of Vermont’s (UVM) new open-access academic press, authors and readers will not have to pay fees to publish or access published materials. Entwined in UVM Press’s diamond open-access model is a sentiment of shared responsibilities and a commitment not to profit, according to its website.

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

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More than half a million incarcerated people can now access scholarly materials and texts online via digital library JSTOR’s expansion of its availability in U.S. She is also the one leading the JSTOR Access in Prison Initiative. Then, COVID happened, technology became more accessible to people inside.”

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Black Women Navigating the Path to College Presidency

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In this article, we share the perspectives of three Black female CEOs and our rise to the college presidency. These experiences have given me a unique lens through which I approach leadership, prioritizing equity, access, and the holistic well-being of our students. As leaders, we are constantly evolving, learning, and growing.

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Florida State Acquires Newly Discovered Papers for Emmett Till Archives

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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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Diverse Students Need Diverse Faculty

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in community college leadership. The professors come to the students for much of the face-to-face learning, thus making this program highly accessible to working adults. The author of this article completed a study of the benefits of this unique program at College of the Desert and on the graduate students enrolled in the program.

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Fat On Campus: Mitigating Anti-Fat Bias in the Classroom

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In a 2018 article titled, "About Fat Campus" students also articulated similar experiences. For example, consider the use of a Students of Size policy for inclusion in class syllabi or in programmatic handbooks/manuals that students can rely on to comfortably communicate their physical needs in classrooms and learning experiences.