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South Africa
On Monday, March 30, 2026 19 Austin Community College faculty and staff will leave on a remarkable leadership development opportunity. We will be spending ten days in Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa to learn from our brethren there and bring that learning back to ACC to inform our leadership and daily work in our
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“Be Where Your Feet Are”
Do you make resolutions for the new year? I typically don’t. Which is not to say that I don’t respect those who do. I like to believe that new year’s resolutions reflect intentionality and thoughtfulness and self-awareness, so if you make resolutions, I applaud you. And even though I see myself as intentional and thoughtful
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The Community College Mission
Many of you have heard me “preach the gospel” of the community college mission. You know that I believe in who we are and who we serve. We are an open access institution and we serve all comers. We serve high school students who are getting a jump on college. We serve students who need
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Teaching in Six Words: Teacher Appreciation Week Edition
In February I launched this form to allow faculty members to submit their six-word teaching statement. Modeled on Six Word Memoirs, I’m asking any and all faculty to submit their view of teaching in six words. (Keep those submission coming!) Since it’s teacher appreciation week, I thought I would offer a few more of the