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Calls for Change at Penn State

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Gary King, professor of biobehavioral health and African American studies at Penn State, and one of the members of the Committee of Black Scholars, which includes faculty and graduate students at the public state institution. Proportionately, the percentage of Black faculty fell from 4% to 3%. Dr. Marcus A. Dr. Marcus A.

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Chris V. Rey Appointed President of Barber-Scotia College

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I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and working with the board of trustees, students, faculty, staff, alumni, and other stakeholders to bring this historic college back to prominence,” Rey said. “We in business administration, information systems from Walden University, and a J.D. one of the U.S.’s Rey holds a B.S.

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

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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

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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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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

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Her career as a teacher and an administrator spans middle school, high school, and now higher education. For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. Moses, who served as her faculty adviser and co-chair of her dissertation committee. Through and through. Dr. Ruth M. Dr. Ruth M.

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

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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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Pride in the Halls

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noted they received unfair treatment from school administrators. There was also a standing committee on LGBTQ student needs that the student affairs office had, which did as much as they could within the confines of the administration,” he says. of LGBTQ people experienced bullying, harassment, or assault at college, compared to 18.9%