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Scholar-Practitioner Helps to Promote Inclusivity at Alma Mater

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Shawna Patterson-Stephens is a board member of the Dr. “Her impressive career has been exemplary in its inclusiveness and enrichment of the academic and personal lives of students of color,” says Dr. Melvin Terrell, vice president emeritus at Northeastern Illinois University and the founder of the Melvin C.

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Facing anti-DEI investigations, colleges cut ties with nonprofit targeted by conservatives

University Business

Education Department last week said it was investigating dozens of universities for alleged racial discrimination, citing ties to the nonprofit organization. That followed a warning a month earlier that schools could lose federal money over race-based preferences in admissions, scholarships or any aspect of student life.

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