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DESCRIPTION:Speaker Information:Dr. Eboni Zamani-GallaherCommunity colleges
  have long been considered institutions that promote access\, increase opp
 ortunity\, and promote success for diverse student populations. As the bac
 kbone of postsecondary pathways\, two-year institutions and the students t
 hey serve have only recently been at the center of the higher education di
 scourse. In her talk\, Dr. Zamani-Gallaher examines the importance of comm
 unity colleges in advancing the American Dream amid the changing face of A
 merica. She illuminates the realities of the changing demography and the s
 tratification of educational opportunity in the current college completion
  era\, highlighting the necessity of community colleges in providing on-ra
 mps that serve divergent learners and sectors.\nFor More Information\nAll 
 Bastian Foundation Diversity Lecture Series events are open to the public 
 at no charge and include opportunities for audience members to ask questio
 ns.For more information&nbsp\;&nbsp\; about this year’s lecture series\, p
 lease&nbsp\;visit Westminster’s website.Sponsor:B. W. Bastian Foundation
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DTSTART:20151119T013000Z
LOCATION:IL\,USA\,Champaign
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SUMMARY:Community Colleges and Actualizing Access in a Burgeoning New Ameri
 ca
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X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<table><tbody><tr><td><p>Speaker Information:<
 /p></td><td><p>Dr. Eboni Zamani-Gallaher</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>C
 ommunity colleges have long been considered institutions that promote acce
 ss\, increase opportunity\, and promote success for diverse student popula
 tions. As the backbone of postsecondary pathways\, two-year institutions a
 nd the students they serve have only recently been at the center of the hi
 gher education discourse. In her talk\, Dr. Zamani-Gallaher examines the i
 mportance of community colleges in advancing the American Dream amid the c
 hanging face of America. She illuminates the realities of the changing dem
 ography and the stratification of educational opportunity in the current c
 ollege completion era\, highlighting the necessity of community colleges i
 n providing on-ramps that serve divergent learners and sectors.</p>\n<h2>F
 or More Information</h2>\n<p>All Bastian Foundation Diversity Lecture Seri
 es events are open to the public at no charge and include opportunities fo
 r audience members to ask questions.For more information&nbsp\;&nbsp\; abo
 ut this year’s lecture series\, please&nbsp\;visit <a href="https://www.we
 stminstercollege.edu/cultural_events/?parent=2077&amp\;detail=2100&amp\;co
 ntent=16345" target="_blank">Westminster’s website</a>.</p><table><tbody><
 tr><td><p>Sponsor:</p></td><td><p>B. W. Bastian Foundation</p></td></tr></
 tbody></table>
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