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JAMES T. OVERTON

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This is his second time serving in the role, initially from 2005 to 2011. Overton James T. Overton has been named chief of the police department at Delaware State University. Overton holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from Delaware State and a master’s degree in human resource management from Wilmington College in Delaware.

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New Report: Faculty Remain Stubbornly White

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An analysis of data since 2005 shows that percentages of minoritized faculty haven’t increased much, even as student bodies have grown more diverse. Schools that showed the most growth tended to be ones that did not have any minoritized faculty at all in 2005. “I

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Columbia Journalism School Honors Life, Legacy of Ida B. Wells

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Wells impacted these causes through her journalism “Ida’s legacy is a powerful one and continues to resonate,” said Dawn Kissi, a 2005 graduate of the journalism school. “As Her namesake symposium will include several panels discussing the current struggle for racial and gender equality and how Ida B.

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Former UNC System President Molly Corbett Broad Dies at Age 81

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Broad was system president 1997-2005 and was also the first woman to lead the American Council on Education (ACE). Molly Corbett Broad Molly Corbett Broad, former University of North Carolina (UNC) System president, has died on Jan. 2, 2023, at age 81.

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Xavier Mourns Former Administrator, Civil Rights Champion Sybil Haydel Morial

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Haydel Morial returned to Xavier in 1977 and served for 28 years before retiring in 2005 as its vice president for external affairs. Morial, the president of the National Urban League, also served as New Orleans Mayor from 1994-2002.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

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Testy served as Dean and Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law from 2009 to 2017 and at Seattle University School of Law from 2005 to 2009. She began her career as a law professor at the University of Puget Sound in 1992, which then became Seattle University.

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The Rise of Local News Deserts

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According to the report, In the past year 127 community papers have seen their demise and since 2005, more than one in three newspapers have folded. has also lost more than one-third of its newspapers since 2005. Today, nearly 55 million Americans live in places that could accurately be labeled "news deserts."