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• The University of Virginia also is announcing a "first" by naming William Harvey its vice president and chief officer for Diversity and Equity

  - 2006-01-01

  The University of Virginia also is announcing a "first" by naming William Harvey its vice president and chief officer for Diversity and Equity. UVA created the new post to signal how serious it is about its effort to attract and retain a more diverse student body. Harvey has served for...

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• Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-07-01

  Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education Charles William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, Eugene A. Tobin, University of Virginia, 2005; 472 pp; $27.95 William Bowen, former president of Princeton University (N.J.) follows his 1998 analysis of affirmative action, The Shape of the River, with this new title, co-authored...

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• A Brookings Briefing: Equity and Excellence in American Higher Education

  - 2005-04-13

  News Advisory: Socioeconomic class differences in higher education remain one of the most long-standing barriers to ensuring access and opportunity for all Americans. Panelists at this briefing will discuss this challenge and data put forth by authors William G. Bowen, Martin A. Kurzweil, and Eugene M. Tobin in their new...

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• Increasing diversity.(University of Virginia's cultural policy)(Brief Article)

  - 2004-12-01

  Increasing Diversity--The University of Virginia UVA plans to develop a new system of incident reporting that allows its community to report inappropriate behavior related to hate and bigotry and offer suggestions for addressing it, as part of its new diversity effort. The campus' Commission on Diversity...

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• University of Virginia panel recommends diversity officer, collaboration with HBCUs

  - 2004-10-21

  CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. A committee that was formed after racially tinged incidents at the University of Virginia recommended recently the creation of an officer for "diversity and equity" who would report to the president. The panel also recommended the development of an academic program on issues of equity and...

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