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Coppin State University: A Renaissance of Purpose and Progress

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This past fall, Coppin welcomed Wes Muhammad, a 14-year-old from Baltimore into its largest freshmen class since 2011. The growing interest in Coppin, Jenkins says, has elevated its national recognition, including being listed as a top producer of HBCU students by Diverse. Coppin was always my first choice, says Muhammad.

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How Colleges Across the Nation are Honoring the Life and Legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

A leader of the Detroit chapter of the NAACP, Johnson passed away in 2011. Arthur Johnson, who served as a senior vice president at Wayne State University and was a classmate of King at Morehouse in the 1940s, created the first MLK Tribute at the school.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo, University of Washington

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race.

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Empowering Community Colleges Through AI: A New Era of Access and Economic Mobility

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Since Apple introduced Siri, its voice-controlled software, in October 2011, consumers have begun normalizing interactions with narrow AI.

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JAMES T. OVERTON

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.

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A Scholarship in Telling Stories in the African Diaspora

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Brooks continued his exploration of the vast African diaspora in 2011, alongside other internationally known scholars, as the general editor of the 1,600-page African American Almanac (Cengage Gale, 2011).

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JAMES WHITE

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

He served in the Texas House of Representatives from 2011 until 2022, representing District 19. James White James White has been appointed vice president of governmental affairs and civic engagement at Texas Southern University.

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