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On a Mission: Damon L. Williams Jr., Takes on the World

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

We doubled diversity attraction, admittance, retention, and graduation during the time I was there,” he says. “We His efforts helped to lead to the graduation of the most diverse class in the history of Northwestern. “We We did some great work.”

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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

As she transitions into this new role, Gilliam said she had her sights on certain key matters, including student diversity, affordability, retention, and graduation rates. "I I have a lot of goals and ideas around students and creating a really inclusive culture and addressing issues of access and affordability,” Gilliam told Diverse.