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Marie Hardin

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Bellisario College of Communications at Pennsylvania State University since 2014 and has been a member of the Penn State faculty since 2003, was announced as the 10th president of Quinnipiac University in Connecticut. Marie Hardin Marie Hardin, who has led the Donald P. Hardin will begin work at Quinnipiac on July 1.

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Renowned UC Berkeley Sociology Professor Killed in Oakland Hit-and-Run

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Throughout his career, Burawoy held several prestigious positions, including serving as president of the American Sociological Association from 2003 to 2004 and leading the International Sociological Association from 2010 to 2014. His scholarly impact was profound, with his published works receiving over 50,000 citations.

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Alvin Washington

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He also serves as a faculty member, teaching courses such as legal research, statutory analysis, alternate dispute resolution, and legal negotiations. Before joining the Law Centers staff in 2003, he served as the section chief of the Civil Rights Division of the Louisiana Department of Justice for four years.

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Former Governor Joins Alma Mater's Law School Faculty

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David Beasley will join the faculty of its Joseph F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award in 2003. The University of South Carolina has announced that former South Carolina Gov. Rice School of Law. Former South Carolina Gov. While serving as governor, Beasley advocated for the removal of the Confederate flag from the State House dome.

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Dr. Sylvester James Gates, Jr.: Pioneering Theoretical Physicist Bridges Mathematical Worlds

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Professor Gates has been strongly supportive of the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS) which my colleagues and I founded in 2003, says Dr. Neil Turok, who holds the Higgs Chair of Theoretical Physics at the University of Edinburgh. The fruits of Gates efforts to provide strong science education can be found across the globe.

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Report: Latinos Essential to Growing STEM Workforce

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in 2003 – and 7.5% Among these suggestions were calls for corporations to implement inclusive hiring practices and diversity in leadership; and a need for higher ed to recruit Latino faculty in engineering and tech. rise from 7% to 13.6%. On the graduate level, Latino students were 9.4% of engineering doctorate recipients.

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First African American Dean Blazes Trail for Northwestern Music

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Montgomery, who joined Northwestern in 2003, said she was also the first African American dean at the University of Kansas, serving in its School of Fine Arts. She attributed the lack of diverse representation in music leadership, faculty, and major symphony orchestras to a “pipeline issue.”

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