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Brietta Clark, Loyola Marymount Law School

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A nationally recognized expert in health law and bioethics, she is one of five authors on the leading health law casebook in American law schools, a sought-after speaker for nationwide conversations on health care regulation and reform, and a longstanding partner to organizations working to preserve access to essential healthcare services.

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

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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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UCLA Alumni Couple Pledges $10 Million to Ethnic Studies Centers

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Bunche Center for African American Studies – offer students and faculty access to research, fellowships, civic engagement, and scholarships, according to its website. The IAC and its four centers – the Asian American Studies Center, the American Indian Studies Center, the Chicano Studies Research Center, and the Ralph J.

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Guiding Community Colleges Toward Mission Fulfillment

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Since 2015, Stout has served as president and CEO of Achieving the Dream (ATD), a network of over 300 community colleges, with the goal of being accessible hubs of learning, credentialing and economic mobility that eliminate inequities in educational and workforce outcomes. Shes helping colleges implement evidence-based reforms.

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Providing Wraparound Services for UCONN’s Asian American Studies

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million grant – lasting five years – will go toward what this cadre of faculty and staff are calling the Transformation, Equity, Access, and Sense of Belonging (TEAS) project, which is directly aimed at aiding Asian students at UConn’s regional campus in Hartford. One example of domestic anti-Muslim racism is the U.S.’s

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Pride in the Halls

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The goal was to bring new and exciting events and speakers that were accessible to students and to build awareness and provide some educational and engaging programming and resources that would offer a sense of community and belonging to our students,” says Roth.

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Renewed Push Apace to Return Native American Remains

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These stark shortcomings – in the face of NAGPRA and California’s 2001 CalNAGPRA – have been the topic of more than one state audit and report in recent years. Tribes need additional access to funding to house the belongings and to purchase technologies, such as climate-controlled repositories.”