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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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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 He is also the international president of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Inc., one of the U.S.’s s oldest historically black fraternities. “I

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Calls for Change at Penn State

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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. Proportionately, the percentage of Black faculty fell from 4% to 3%.

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Christopher Edley, Prominent Legal Scholar, Passes Away

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In 2004, Edley joined UC Berkely as dean of the law school, but stepped down from the role in 2013 and took a medical leave to battle prostate cancer. The case stemmed from a reverse affirmative action lawsuit filed by white student Cheryl Hopwood, who was denied admission to the University of Texas law school.

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Integrating Community Engagement into her Scholarship

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For seven years, she helped serve the needs of senior faculty and intrepid students. 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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Mitchell Hamline School of Law Names New President

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But Davidson began her career in higher education in 2004, spending two years teaching at Davidson College. She founded a clinical lab where she supervised students who prepared estate plans for low-income elderly people in the community. She held a clerkship at the D.C. Superior Court in Washington, D.C.,

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5 Hip-Hop Quotes to Inspire College Students

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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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