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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

So, when it came time for him to pick an academic pursuit, the study of Latinos and sports history naturally came to mind. I just wanted to understand what [the history was] behind this,” says Burgos. “I Latino, African American, and sports history. He is a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Q&A With Michelle Blesi, Author of Medical Assisting: Administrative and Clinical Competencies

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Reading Time: 6 minutes Tell us a little bit about yourself and your background (current title, professional milestones, professional history, education, research works, hobbies, etc.) I am a Certified Medical Assistant with 39 years of industry and education experience combined. What is distinctive about the text?

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The Evolution of Compliance For State Authorization of Distance Education

WCET Frontiers

The State Authorization Network (SAN) is pleased to release a very thorough examination of state authorization of distance education through the lens of a colleague who witnessed many steps in the development of consumer protections for students participating in interstate distance education.

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Colleges Are More Than Just an Education but a Capital Investment into Our Future

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Inferior campus facilities impact the ability to both recruit and retain students as well as attract the best faculty, and the evidence is apparent across the entire higher education landscape. Most of all, a rich piece of history is lost forever. Dr. Adriel A.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Frye Hall is one of six buildings on campus designed by the architectural firm of the late Phil Freelon, a nationally recognized figure in the architecture community who led the design team for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture. district attorney.

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Veteran Sues U.S. Government, Alleges Racial Discrimination Against Black Vets

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

government, alleging that it has historically discriminated against Black military veterans, denied them access to housing and education benefits, and rejected service-related disability claims at far higher rates than other veterans, Task & Purpose reported. A Marine Corps veteran is suing the U.S. The suit – filed Nov.

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A brief history of the ‘honorific’ Oxbridge M.A. degree

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degree in Astronomy, Geometry, Metaphysics, History, Greek, Hebrew and Natural Philosophy. degree, which should cover mathematics, physics, metaphysics, history, Hebrew, and ‘Elements of Religion, and the Doctrinal Articles [of the Church of England]’. [11] 35] The eventual QAA report in 2001 did state that the M.A.

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