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Association to Train Underserved Communities in Emerging Tech

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(Other cities participating in DT-WIP are Milwaukee, Dallas, Nashville, and Peoria, Ill.) “The According to a 2022 report from the Equal Opportunity Employment Commission , Blacks represent approximately 14 percent of the U.S. Historically, minorities haven’t been told that this is an option for them.” percent of the U.S.

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Higher-Ed Learning Trends Associations Need to Know

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A recently released report looked at 18 trends, technologies, and challenges that will affect higher education in the next five years. The article was based on findings from the NMC Horizon Report: 2016 Higher Education Edition , released last month by the New Media Consortium and the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative.

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The Social Network Your Social Network Should Be Like

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Of course not; your association is most likely focused on building an insular social presence —a private community, natch—and the broad strokes of a large social network probably don’t match your niche needs. .” While it’s made those connections with police, Nextdoor has been careful to limit how far they go.