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Mapping the Legacy of RPI's First African American Woman Leader

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Jackson leveraged her knowledge of physics to advance telecommunications research at Bell Laboratories, which influenced the creation of the portable fax, the touch-tone phone and the technology behind caller ID and call waiting,” the Black digital media publication notes. I believed we’re going to live out Title IX,” she said.

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What would a second Trump administration mean for higher education? Summing up Project 2025 (Bryan Alexander)

Higher Education Inquirer

322) This might also proceed via changes to one law, as a new secretary would “[w]ork with Congress to amend Title IX to include due process requirements; define “sex” under Title IX to mean only biological sex recognized at birth; and strengthen protections for faith-based educational institutions, programs, and activities.” (333)