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Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Lauded at Dr. John Hope Franklin Reception

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Shirley Ann Jackson, noted physicist who recently retired as president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI), was honored with a Dr. John Hope Franklin Award last Friday night by Diverse. Jackson was the first African American woman to lead a top-ranked research university. Dr. Freeman A. Congratulations.”

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Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom Starts with Culture First, Then Asks Questions

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She is also a columnist for the New York Times, an award-winning author, and a 2020 MacArthur Fellow. Like, how could I honor both of those things to be true?” McMillan Cottom received her Ph.D. Sociology helped McMillan Cottom grapple with her questions, but she approached them intentionally through a Black feminist lens. “I

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$16B College Sports Revenue and Regulations: Knight Commission Insights: Changing Higher Ed Podcast 171 with Host Dr. Drumm McNaughton and Guest Amy Privette Perko

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The Knight Commission had CLA (CliftonLarsonAllen) perform some projections that are featured in a new report that looks at the top 54 public institutions’ football programs, particularly in regard to the incoming revenue from college football playoffs and new lucrative conference media contracts. She was honored as an ACC Legend in 2005.

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2022 INSIGHT Into Diversity HEED Award Recipients

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In addition, the college houses Sisterhood of Unique Ladies, a supportive and inclusive community for women of color to share similar experiences, discuss issues that impact them, and thrive as leaders and students. In 2020, a first-generation initiative was developed providing students with support through a peer mentor program.