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Kudos to Black/Diverse Issues for Four Decades of Truth, Insight, Vision, and Integrity

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

1994-2004 – Institutional Adjustment and Affirmative Inaction Affirmative action was expected to result in substantially larger numbers of African Americans, Hispanics, and Native Americans as students and faculty members in historically white colleges and universities.

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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Names New President

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Davidson holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Millsaps College in Jackson, Mississippi, and a J.D. But Davidson began her career in higher education in 2004, spending two years teaching at Davidson College. from Georgetown University Law Center. She is a scholar who specializes in health law.

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Chris V. Rey Appointed President of Barber-Scotia College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Barber-Scotia lost accreditation and a significant portion of its funding in 2004, and Cabarrus County has ruled that most of the school’s property no longer qualifies as an education nonprofit. in business administration, information systems from Walden University, and a J.D. Rey holds a B.S.

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Calls for Change at Penn State

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We as a faculty, Black faculty and others, have been fighting the administration to address matters of racial justice, and in a very forceful and progressive manner, for the last 20 years or so in different iterations,” said King in an interview with Diverse. Racism came from administrators, colleagues, and even students. Dr. Marcus A.

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Phylicia Rashad Appointed Inaugural Toni Morrison Endowed Chair in Arts and Humanities at Howard University

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Rashad has done award-winning work in the performing arts, and has experience in theater, television, film, and fine arts administration. Rashad became the first Black actress to win a Tony Award for best actress in a play in 2004 for playing Lena Younger in a revival of “A Raisin in the Sun.”

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

5. Ye ("Last Call”, 2004) “I ain't play the hand I was dealt, I changed my cards. Faculty, administration, peer mentors, and campus resources are tools for their ultimate ascension from student to graduate, and from graduate to thriving professional. I prayed to the skies and I changed my stars.”

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. López took on another mentor role as assistant director of UT Austin’s University Outreach Centers in Houston after graduating in 2004 with bachelor’s degrees in ethnic studies (Mexican American studies) and Spanish (Hispanic studies). "My

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