Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Albert, another Xavier alum, first got to know Williams when he would bring potential graduate students from Xavier to Louisiana State University, where she previously served as vice president for Equity, Diversity, and Community Outreach. It was 2020, shortly after the murder of26-year-old Breonna Taylor.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

AUGUST 1, 2023

Firearms are the leading cause of death for children, killing about 4,357 children ages 1-19 in 2020. According to the Pew Research Center, gun deaths among U.S. children rose 50% between 2019 and 2021. According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the U.S.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JUNE 23, 2023

Conway-Turner describes 2020 as “extraordinary” and “nothing I or any of my colleagues could have imagined.” Looking back on that time from 2020–21, she said sometimes planning and execution changed hourly to meet the needs of students, faculty and staff. Unfortunately, no programming prepared presidents for a global pandemic.

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