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Divide and Conquer
One of the key throughlines from my time in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa, was the theme of division. Division was an evil and malicious tool that supported minority white rule both before and during apartheid. Division was seen everywhere – tribal divisions, race-based divisions, urban vs. rural divisions, economic divisions, educational divisions, access
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SACS Is Coming! SACS Is Coming!
A team from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) will be visiting ACC next week (September 17th through the 19th). The team will be visiting with faculty, staff, and students at our Highland Campus, Hays Campus, and Elgin Campus. They will also visit five high schools in our service area
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A Day in the Life of an AVP – the August Edition
“Woke up, fell out of bed, dragged a comb across my head . . .” (Lennon/McCartney, A Day in the Life) Many folks wonder what administrators do all day – there is a perception amongst some that we are superfluous. While that’s a different conversation (!), I thought I would offer up a sample of
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Education Deserts
What is an education desert? I grew up in a college town. I moved from that small college town (Stillwater, OK) to a big college town (Austin, TX). I have never lived in a place where access to higher education wasn’t down the street or around the corner. In a way, that is ACC’s philosophy