San Diego Miramar College
Mira Mesa - San Diego:
A renewed appreciation for the humanities
At San Diego Mesa College, a community college in the San Diego Community College District (SDCCD), faculty are actively planning various arts and humanities-related activities in response to the 36.1% increase of students majoring in English/humanities. This upward trend, reflected in other higher education institutions, is definitely not just an exception. Fowsiyo Osman, an English
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