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Carmen Twillie Ambar named president of Oberlin College By Karen Farkas, Cleveland.com OBERLIN, Ohio – Carmen Twillie Ambar, president of Cedar Crest College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, has been named the 15th president of Oberlin College and first black leader in the…
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Meet Jessica Watkins, The Only Black Woman In NASA’s Newest Astronaut Class NASA announced its first class of astronaut candidates since 2013 on Wednesday. The twelve candidates from various backgrounds and fields of study met some pretty rigorous requirements and made it to the top of…
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Stories About Disability Don’t Have to Be Sad Melissa Shang New York Times, June 21, 2017 Like any middle schooler, I usually start my day with cereal. Every morning, after brushing my teeth, I have a bowl of Cinnamon Toast…
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Philadelphia has added black and brown stripes to Gilbert Baker’s 1978 rainbow flag to better recognize and include people of color in the LGBTQ+ community. The website for the “More Color More Pride” campaign reads: In 1978, artist Gilbert Baker…
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Alane worked on a large pilot project assessing diversity, equity and inclusion in four New Hampshire colleges and universities. This quote is from an article in Business New Hampshire Magazine. “Creating diversity on campuses requires both removing barriers to entry and making the…
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Article by Lee C. Bollinger from June 24, 2016 THE Supreme Court’s decision this week in Fisher v. University of Texas is a profound relief, and a cause for celebration among those of us in higher education who have long insisted that…
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Amanda Powers, a student at Newton North HS, in MA, interviewed Alane for a research project. Here is the quote: “I also spoke about Fisher’s case with Dr. Alane Shanks, who wrote her dissertation on the start of affirmative action…
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