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Dr. Orlando Taylor: A Person to Emulate

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Wherever we went, Orlando knew how to engage people’s hearts through his own scholarship and research, from my shy niece to the President of a powerful university. He honored human beings. He wrote the foundational text in my speech courses.” He was dignified in manner but always had a spark of good cheer and big smile.

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More Leadership Advice for the New Academic Year

UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

More Leadership Advice for the New Academic Year. Higher Ed Leadership. Scholarship to Practice. University Innovation Alliance. We need to develop a culture on campus where our students themselves are involved in risk reduction." ( Ana Mari Cauce , President, University of Washington). The Human Factor.

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Students nationwide fight for reproductive rights on campus

Inside Higher Ed

On what has been dubbed the Day of Action , students across the country plan to hold rallies, protests, strikes and other on-campus demonstrations that will call on university leadership to take steps to protect reproductive and transgender rights.