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Soweto
Soweto. What can I tell you about Soweto? Soweto refers to the Southwestern Townships in Johannesburg, and it’s made up of 34 separate townships where approximately 4 million people live. Soweto is a symbol of racism and apartheid and the post-apartheid world of South Africa. Soweto is where Mandela and Tutu lived. Soweto is where
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A Day in the Life of an AVP – the AMP Edition
AMP. We’re launching a new AMP. What? What’s an AMP? AMP stands for Academic Master Plan. ACC’s previous Academic Master Plan was developed in 2013, and Dr. Rhodes has asked that we begin work on a new academic master plan to drive us forward in the next five years. If you read the previous plan
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ACC’s Math Department
We have a wonderful Math Department here. We have dedicated and innovative Math faculty who spend their time thinking, planning, implementing, assessing, and revising creative approaches to help all our students succeed in their math courses. About a year and a half ago I interviewed our Math Department Chair Carolynn Reed for Academic Transfer in
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Word Salad
I love words: new words, ancient words, musical words, jarring words. As one consequence of my love of words, I play word games on my phone to relax. I also love to play Scrabble. For me, our words – how and when and why we use them – reflect who we are and how we