Category Archives: SWU 292 Effective Helping/Diverse World

Coney Island 2000

Coney Island 2000 from Joseph A DePinto on Vimeo. …and coming soon. Coney Island 2000 The Director’s Cut

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My Medicine Bundle

Trailer Trailer 2 Coney Island Totonno’s 3028 W 29th St            

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Mapping America: Every City, Every Block

This is a very cool interactive map that shows the racial and ethnic distribution in census data anywhere in the U.S.  Just type in an address, zip code or city. Interactive Map Read the related story here in the NY … Continue reading

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About My Job: The Community College Professor

My friend Dr. X sent me a link to a letter by a community college instructor. It rings true for me. I believe the assumption is that instructors are the product of a liberal-biased education and then we decide to … Continue reading

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Vintage Photo: 1908 (Dr. X’s Free Associations)

Think our country has never been gripped by xenophobia before? History is repeating itself 102 years later. Why pose the dead man for this creepy photo?  This photo and a profile image of Averbuch were published in newspapers of the day … Continue reading

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Drugs v. Therapy (Dr. X’s Free Associations)

As much as we’d like to think that Drugs and/or Psychotherapy, concurrently or not is the proper course of treatment, Dr. X points out yet again, that when dealing with human beings, there is no definitive answer for all patients. … Continue reading

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MCC’s Vision, Mission and Values

Mesa Community College – Leading the way to success in our local and global community.

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Students Spared Amid An Increase In Deportations

A bit of common sense that if attacked by politicians will only serve to show that this isn’t about policy and what is illegal or not. It is about people and whether we have the courage to not penalize children. … Continue reading

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Why Online Education Needs To Get Social

As social media continues to grow and people see it as integral to their daily routines, online education faculty would be wise to start incorporating it into their classes. Education is the second largest industry in America behind health care, and … Continue reading

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The Ghost of Bobby Lee by Ta-Nehisi Coates

From Dr. X: Who do you claim as your ancestors?  Your direct genetic forbears?  The people of your race, ethnicity and nationality who came before you?  Can we make more meaningful ancestry claims–claims that recognize the fullness of our humanity? … Continue reading

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