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Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount Law School

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Since joining the law school faculty in 2001, Clark has been instrumental in developing and implementing the law schools strategic vision to increase access to legal education and advance Loyolas mission of academic excellence with real-world impact.

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Dr. Nancy Lynne Westfield, Wabash College

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Additionally, she is the author of Being Black, Teaching Black: Politics and Pedagogy in Religious Studies (Abingdon, 2008), Black Church Studies: An Introduction (Abingdon, 2007) and Dear Sisters: A Womanist Practice of Hospitality (Pilgrim Press, 2001).

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

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There is a statistically significant difference in determinations for VA disability benefits 2001-2020, according to the legal clinic. The VA did not track decisions on disability claims before 2001, according to court documents. “The The VA denied an average of 29.5% for white applicants, the suit claims.

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

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Supreme Court, in 1983, and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, in 1999, before retiring in 2001. In 1959, he became the first African American student to complete study and graduate from the University of North Carolina School of Law and, in 1963, the first African American assistant U.S. district attorney.

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Alabama’s Coach Saban Retires with Historic Seven National Titles

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Saban led LSU to SEC championships in 2001 and 2003, when he won his first national title. Saban is credited with restoring the Crimson Tide football program once ruled by Paul “Bear” Bryant to the top of NCAA football after taking over in 2007. 1 Georgia in the 2023 SEC Championship game.

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

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What Murray Sperber described in his bestseller Beer and Circus in 2001 is every bit as true today: the academic enterprise is decentered, and the quality of housing amenities, the robustness of student life programming, and the quality of an institution’s athletic teams are primary drivers of undergraduate enrollment.

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Educational Equity Key to Progress and Democracy

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In 2001, SLN launched the CollegeBound Initiative (CBI), placing 33 college counselors in schools in New York City, Rochester, and Buffalo. You as educators are critical to breaking that cycle.” SLN helps students find their voices and their confidence, pushing through the systemic barriers they confront, not just in high school, but beyond.

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