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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ 300 people attended the first in a series of virtual town halls as the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ community addresses systemic racism by learning, listening and taking action as a collective.
Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,
As we continue to listen, learn and navigate all that is happening in our communities, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is using town hall forums as meaningful ways to engage and to develop actionable steps to shape a better future for all of our…
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Mwatabu S. Okantah, associate professor in ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s Department of Pan-African Studies, shares his perspective as someone who first arrived at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ in September 1970 as a student. Nearly 50 years later, he is an associate professor at the university.
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Is this America? Where popular culture is largely represented by Black culture? Where musicians, artists, and athletes can be praised and celebrated for their talents, but criminalized for their skin color? Mike Daniels shares his insight.
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The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Wednesday a historic esports venture with a newly created independent esports conference – Esports Collegiate Conference – to facilitate and foster high-quality gaming competition among collegiate esports teams. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ…
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ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ has won the Mid-American Conference’s Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR) for women’s sports award for the first time in school history.
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University and student leaders share their personal insights into America's current unrest and whether protests will lead to lasting change.
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Tayjua Hines, president of Black United Students at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ, shares this student perspective about racism in our country and says now is the time to enact change.
Dear ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Faculty and Staff,
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is preparing for a safe return to on-campus operations. Consistent with the latest guidance from local, state and federal government agencies as well as our own public health experts, the university has developed…
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Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ's interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, offers her insights in current unrest in America.