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Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Clark has used her extensive experience to elevate the law schools curriculum, guide students and alumni on their career paths, and influence the public discourse through her scholarship, public service, and media commentary.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment. Dr. Adriel A.

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Deion Sanders Leaves Jackson State for Colorado

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

With Sanders as head coach, he pulled in resources and media attention. As a result of [Sanders's] presence, a lot of things were excavated that were long time concerns of HBCU college-goers, community, alumni, and sports fans," said Davis. They last won a conference championship in 2001, and they ended this season 1-11.

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Driving While Black

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

million settlement for the young men in 2001, but not before the New Jersey state police was forced to undergo federal oversight including ongoing monitoring of its practices with the goal of eliminating racial profiling across the state. Ultimately, the late civil rights attorney, Johnnie Cochran, successfully secured a $12.95

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Wikipedia assignments – getting past the ‘Penguin effect’ and down to the brass tacks of sharing open knowledge

Teaching Matters Online Learning

By NSF/Josh Landis, employee 1999-2001 [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons “The most memorable part of @osfair2017 was learning of The Penguin Effect: Waiting for someone else to ‘jump first’ to assess risks.” Translation Studies MSc ; and World Christianity MSc.