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Johanna Bond Appointed Dean of Rutgers Law School

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Johanna Bond will become dean of Rutgers Law School, effective Jul. Johanna Bond Bond is currently the tenured Sydney and Frances Lewis Professor of Law at the Washington and Lee University School of Law and an affiliate faculty member in the university’s Africana Studies and the women’s, gender, and sexuality studies programs.

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Law school "denaming" sparks donor debacle

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Williams from its law school, Williams’s descendants were irate. Richmond president Kevin Hallock broke the news to Robert Smith, Williams’s great-great-grandson and a graduate of the law school, over the phone. “History and posterity will judge the University and the Board.”

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Reading Time: 9 minutes Black History includes success stories of numerous Blacks who have contributed to the progress made in higher education. Throughout history, Black Americans have endured a long, tedious journey in achieving educational opportunities. at an American university. Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr.

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Harvard President Resigns from Post

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Claudine Gay, who made history when she was named the first Black president of Harvard University six months ago, resigned from the university on Tuesday amid a flurry of allegations involving plagiarism and concerns over her handling of antisemitism on campus. "A Jones, who is a graduate of Harvard's Law School. "In

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ABA Votes to Maintain Standardized Tests

Insight Into Diversity

On Monday, the American Bar Association (ABA) rejected a proposal to eliminate standardized test requirements at law schools. Under the proposed change, law schools would have been permitted to implement test-optional policies in 2025.

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These leaders’ commitment to DEI got them the nod for president

University Business

Despite recent pushback against diversity, equity and inclusion among several states , a number of colleges have recently hired presidents based on their commitment to that principle. Several of them are also coming in as either the first woman or the first of their race or ethnicity to lead their school.

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Mount Holyoke Taps Howard University Law Dean to Lead College

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Howard University law professor and dean has been named Mount Holyoke College’s first permanent Black female president in the institution’s 186-year history. Under her leadership, the law school increased its national profile, created new programming and pulled in more funding and resources.

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