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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

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“From the very beginning, we thought the notion, the concept, the feeling about creating ethnic studies centers at that point in time would be a good thing for education, research, and teaching,” said Morgan Chu. Establishing an endowed chair position also serves as a valuable recruiting tool for faculty members, she added.

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Pride in the Halls

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Guttman recently institutionalized its Lavender Graduation, a pre-graduation ceremony for LGBTQ students which the president, provost, and members of the faculty attend. The Point Foundation was founded in 2001 and most of its early applicants were gay males whose parents refused to pay for college after they came out.

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2022: Year in Review

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And since then, most faculty members and students have been thriving with either a hybrid model or in-person classes. President Joe Biden, left, is flanked by Secretary of Education Dr. “We started Black Issues In Higher Education simply because there was a void in the higher education community.