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KAVITA BALA

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An expert in computer vision and graphics, Bala will succeed John Siliciano, professor of law in Cornell Law School, who has served as interim provost since July 1. She arrived at Cornell in 1999 as a postdoctoral researcher and became an assistant professor of computer science in 2002.

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Fry to Become Temple’s 15th President

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He previously served as president of Franklin and Marshall College from 2002– 2010, and as executive vice president at the University of Pennsylvania. A graduate of Lafayette College, he holds an MBA from the New York University Stern School of Business. Fry has served as president of Drexel University since 2010.

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In Memoriam

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Edley spent more than two decades as a professor at Harvard Law School, where he and Orfield founded the Civil Rights Project in the aftermath of a 1996 court ruling that squelched race-conscious admission policies at many universities. Morial, the president of the National Urban League, also served as New Orleans Mayor from 1994-2002.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

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Carol Lani Guinier (1950-2022) appointed as the first woman of color to a tenured professorship as the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and served as educator, legal scholar and civil rights theorist. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. By far, there are several more prominent Black scholars.

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A Brief History: Black Americans in Higher Education

Today's Learner

Carol Lani Guinier (1950-2022) appointed as the first woman of color to a tenured professorship as the Bennett Boskey Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and served as educator, legal scholar and civil rights theorist. Mary Frances Berry focuses on U.S. By far, there are several more prominent Black scholars.

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