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.
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.