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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school.

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Staying Woke for A Cause

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Robinson, a foundational figure in University of Tennessee history, grew up in Knoxville, Tennessee, where he and his mother, Alma, would listen to the radio, discussing historic elections and admiring the courage of civil rights leaders. Born in 1942, he was an aspirational child who had his life planned out long before high school.

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Law school "denaming" sparks donor debacle

Inside Higher Ed

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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Struggling law school seeks to reinvent itself

Inside Higher Ed

South Royalton’s main claim to fame, however, is that it is home to the Green Mountain State’s only law school. Vermont Law School has doled out juris doctor degrees to students from across New England and beyond since 1972. Vermont Law School is no different. Interest in J.D.

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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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Small College America – Profile Wabash College

Edu Alliance Journal

” Continuity of Leadership Wabash has a history of stable and effective leadership, providing consistent direction and long-term strategic planning. Alumni The majority of Wabash students enter graduate or professional school within five years of graduating. And our faculty and staff too.

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President moves: hearty welcomes and rocky goodbyes

University Business

The school’s last president was fired for witnessing a decline in enrollment and financial challenges. Enrollment at Delta State has dropped 29% since 2014 and reversing that trend will be at the top of Ennis’ to-do list. Located in Melbourne, Fla., The Benedictine president-elect holds a Ph.D. We are excited to the moon.”