hiː wʌz ˈeɪbəl tə dˈiːpli ˈɛmpɐθˌaɪz ɪn ɐ wˈeɪ ðæt tˈʌtʃt ðə hˈɑːɹts ænd lˈaɪvz ʌv mˈɛni stˈuːdənts, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˌʌm ʌvðə maɪnˈɔːɹᵻɾi stˈuːdənts hˌuː kˈeɪm fɹʌm fˈɜːstdʒˌɛnɚɹˈeɪʃən kˈɑːlɪdʒ fˈæmɪliz ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti z.
He was able to deeply empathize in a way that touched the hearts and lives of many students, including some of the minority students who came from first-generation college families in the 1970s.