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Danielle Holley-Walker Continues the Legacy

Danielle Holley-Walker, who left her post as associate dean at the University of North Carolina to become dean of the law school at Howard University, says the school has been fortunate in the past decade or two with respect to admissions, enrollment and sustenance.

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Camille Nelson: Opening Doors for Others

Camille Nelson not only was the first Black woman to clerk for Canada’s Supreme Court, she went on to become the first woman and first person of color to be appointed dean of Suffolk University Law School and the first Black person in her current position – dean and professor at the American University Washington College of Law.

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Shelley Broderick: A Social Justice Lawyer

As Katherine “Shelley” Broderick prepares to step down this summer as dean of the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) David A. Clarke School of Law, she reflects on her law career that began more than 40 years ago.

New Report Explores Florida’s Minority Serving Institutions

Researchers predict that as Florida’s diverse population grows, so, too, will the state’s Minority Serving Institutions. That is one of the key findings in a new report from the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania.

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Online Course Focuses on Diversity Awareness in the Workplace

The University of West Florida recently created an online course that provides high school students and adults with tools to tackle inclusivity and diversity issues within the workplace and community.

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UNCF to Showcase ‘Purposeful Disruptions’ at HBCUs

For the third year in a row, the United Negro College Fund will hold their Career Pathways Initiative Annual Convening & Data Institute, bringing together data industry experts and faculty, staff and executive leadership from more than 40 historically Black institutions this month in Fort Lauderdale.

International Collaborative Explores Social and Emotional Learning in Higher Education

PRINCETON, N.J. – As he talked, listened and observed over the course of three days at a New Jersey conference center, Dr. Monte Randall kept thinking about the struggles of students at College of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, where he is dean of academic affairs, and at the other 35 tribal schools in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

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Setting the Agenda for Tennessee’s HBCUs

Brittany L. Mosby is in the role of her dreams as the nation’s first director of HBCU Success for the Tennessee Higher Education Commission. In marrying her passion for historically Black colleges and universities, higher education, diversity and inclusion and state-level policy research, Mosby is setting a strategic agenda to move the state’s seven HBCUs forward.

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New Dean Makes Her Mark at Webster University

Dr. Simone Cummings, who was recently named the new dean of the Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University, became intrigued with business at a young age, as she watched her father go to work as a marketing executive for Anheuser Busch.

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Free Speech Among Issues Explored at CGS Convening

CHICAGO — Northwestern University’s provost, Dr. Jonathan Holloway, knows first-hand how difficult it can be to navigate free speech issues on campus.

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Survey Explores College Students’ Beliefs, Activism

Nearly six in 10 college students would protest publicly for a cause they care about, according to a survey conducted over the last three weeks that highlighted college students’ beliefs surrounding political, social and environmental issues.

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College Retreat Examines White Identity

During the 2018-19 school year, the University of Vermont (UVM) will host a three-day weekend retreat that specifically targets White students in order to discuss topics such as privilege, inclusivity and racism.

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