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Robben Island
I struggle to find the words to describe Robben Island. If it doesn’t sound familiar, Robben Island is in Table Bay, a few miles off Cape Town, South Africa. It has a centuries-long history as a penal colony, and from the mid-1840s to the 1930s it also housed what was known as a leper colony.
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Biosciences
Did you know that ACC actively supports the biosciences? Have you ever toured our Bioscience Incubator at HLC in Building 4000? This article reminds us that our academic programs have scope and impact, including our biology and biotechnology programs. And this article illustrates how the Bioscience Incubator makes a difference for our local community. ACC’s
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The textbook conundrum
Textbooks in higher education – their quality, their cost, their utility, their pedagogy – continue to be the focus of discussion, debate, and deliberation around the country. This article in The Chronicle of Higher Education provides an overview of the most recent survey of faculty regarding textbooks – traditional, digital, and openly-licensed. ACC has joined
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A Day in the Life of an AVP – the January Edition
Prelude (“something preliminary”) In September 2018 ACC received a grant from the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to develop and offer statewide professional development to support implementation of HB 2223. HB 2223 was passed into law by the 85th Legislature and it mandates co-required developmental and college credit classes. The premise is that too many