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How Community Colleges Fuel Students' Dreams

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

After going to therapy and rehab, Shegog turned to education to start over. Faculty and staff at DCCC embraced him, Shegog said, seeing him as a human first and foremost, asking him to share who he was, his past, and his dreams. When I went to therapy, I was afraid of the end of the semester because my services would be cut off.”

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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU institution, does not have a bachelor’s degree program in public health, it has other programs directly related to public health issues. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services. Q: Hope was important for you in your higher education journey. For families of first-generation students, the cost of college can seem insurmountable.

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