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South Africans in Six Descriptors
Having arrived home from South Africa on April 11, I have taken some time to try to process our experiences in Johannesburg and Cape Town. One of the most difficult, distressing, and uplifting museums that we visited in Johannesburg was the Apartheid Museum. When you enter you are given a ticket that randomly classifies you
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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
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An AVP’s Aspen Journey – Chapter Four
Pushing Jello Across a Shag Rug Isn’t that a great image? At the second on-site convening of the fourth cohort of Aspen Presidential Fellows, we heard from current and former community college presidents who offered their wisdom on a variety of subjects. One of those presidents used the jello metaphor to describe a difficult choice
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A Day in the Life of An AVP – the Holiday Edition
The semester is ending. The year is ending. Here’s to the passing of the old semester and the old year. Here’s to the coming of a new semester and a new year. Here’s to the work we do, the students we help, the lives we change, the friends and colleagues with whom we work. Celebrate!