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UPitt Dean Works to Advance Equity in Policy, Practice

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Valerie Kinloch Kinloch does the work in her leadership role as the Renée and Richard Goldman Endowed Dean of University of Pittsburgh’s (UPitt) School of Education, a position she has held since July 2017. In that time, Kinloch said she has strived to bolster equity and justice at the school. Smith University.

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HBCUs in the Time of Turnover

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Marion Ross Fedrick Shortly after the appointment was announced, Fedrick wrote in an open letter to the university that “we still have the rest of the semester together to wrap up our strategic plan, focus on a seamless leadership transition and celebrate the accomplishments of our students during spring graduation.” Just ask Dr. Walter M.