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  • I am butter spread over too much bread

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    J.R.R.Tolkien famously wrote in The Lord of the Rings “I feel thin, sort of stretched, like butter scraped over too much bread.” Are you feeling that way?  I hear from faculty these days that they are feeling tired, burned out, and overworked.  I continue to hear about a post-COVID malaise or weariness that, for some,…

  • Why?

    Why?

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    Today is Armistice Day.  At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, the Great War ceased.  A war that had no real reason to start, a war that consumed an entire generation of young men, that killed millions of civilians as well as members of the military, a war…

  • ACC Values:  Yes

    ACC Values:  Yes

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    Under the leadership of our new Chancellor, ACC’s students participated in guided discussions about the sort of college that they need us to be.  Their discussions led to four values that are now guiding (and will continue to guide) our work:  Courage, Compassion, Joy, and Yes.  This is the fourth and last in a series…

  • ACC Values:  Joy

    ACC Values:  Joy

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    Under the leadership of our new Chancellor, ACC’s students participated in guided discussions about the sort of college that they need us to be.  As you know, their discussions led to four values that are now guiding (and will continue to guide) our work:  Courage, Compassion, Joy, and Yes.  This is the third in a…

  • ACC Values:  Compassion

    ACC Values:  Compassion

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    Under the leadership of our new Chancellor, ACC’s students participated in guided discussions about the sort of college that they need us to be.  As I wrote last week, their discussions led to four values that are now guiding (and will continue to guide) our work:  Courage, Compassion, Joy, and Yes.  This is the second…

  • ACC Values:  Courage

    ACC Values:  Courage

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    Under the leadership of our new Chancellor, ACC’s students participated in guided discussions about the sort of college that they need us to be.  Their discussions led to four values that are now guiding (and will continue to guide) our work:  Courage, Compassion, Joy, and Yes.  This is the first in a series of blog…

  • “Tastes Like a Ph.D”

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    “For some people, an associate degree is little, but for me, it tastes like a Ph.D”  – Yessica Marroquin, ACC graduate and former board member, Todos Juntos One of the best things about ACC is our Adult Education (AE) program.  AE serves students who want to learn English, or who want to prepare for the GED®…

  • Plus ça change (The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same)

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    In clearing out my dad’s home office after he passed away, I came across this note.  The handwriting is his. Clearly, some things never change. This student in one of my dad’s Philosophy classes in the Fall of 1973 had missed class and gotten behind on the readings.  Sound familiar?  It seems that my dad…

  • Legacies

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    I love a good car.  I get my car gene from my dad.  My dad passed away in January of this year and I get a lot of my traits – both good and bad – from him.  He was a Philosophy professor for decades, and I inherited his commitment to and passion for education. …

  • The Light (switches) of Knowledge

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    Are you familiar with the phrase the “lamp of learning” or the “light of knowledge”?  In higher education, you often see this in a college seal or motto, or even as a lapel pin.  As educators, we believe that learning is powerful, that learning is (or should be) constant, that learning sheds light on the…

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