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Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount Law School

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Clark has used her extensive experience to elevate the law schools curriculum, guide students and alumni on their career paths, and influence the public discourse through her scholarship, public service, and media commentary.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

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In 1959, he became the first African American student to complete study and graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law and, in 1963, the first African American assistant U.S. Supreme Court, in 1983, and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, in 1999, before retiring in 2001. district attorney.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

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Hilton This expression is equally relevant to students applying to college. When prospective students take the campus tour, they are shown the buildings where they will learn, eat, and live. Poor amenities have a negative impact on the ability to recruit and retain both students and elite faculty.

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Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy

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NEW YORK On the last day of the Student Leadership Network’s (SLN) Whole Girl Education National Conference: Closing the Gap, CEO Yolonda Marshall reminded attendees why they must continue to elevate and educate young women and gender expansive students: because the political and societal climate is dire. said Robinson.

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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

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In the late 1960s, the two were student activists who engaged in collective, multiracial student protests that resulted in the creation of the ethnic studies centers themselves. The IAC and its four centers – the Asian American Studies Center, the American Indian Studies Center, the Chicano Studies Research Center, and the Ralph J.

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DREAM Conference Marks Milestone

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Back in February, more than 1,000 practitioners from hundreds of colleges across the nation gathered in Orlando, Florida, to exchange evidence-based approaches to accelerating student success and equity. We are not leaving our colleges in Florida behind, and most importantly, we’re not leaving our students in Florida behind.”

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Dr. Condoleezza Rice

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Bush’s national security adviser from January 2001-2005, the first woman to hold the position. billion annual budget and the academic program involving 1,400 faculty members and 14,000 students. Rice served as Stanford University’s provost from 1993-1999, during which time she was the institution’s chief budget and academic officer.

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