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HARRISBURG â Pennsylvaniaâs public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
âI kept thinking about all the graduates who could have benefited personally and professionally from greater faculty, staff, student, and curriculum diversity,â Denise Pearson, vice-chancellor and chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer, told the board.
Chancellor Daniel Greenstein, who oversees the network of 14 universities known formally as the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, said in a letter to Sen. Art Haywood (D., Philadelphia) the plan will involve the creation of âprecise goals, action steps, and evaluation mea
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Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, speaks at a press conference. (Commonwealth Media Services)
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Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.
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After student push, Pa.’s state university system adopts strategy to address campus racism
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State System of Higher Education Chancellor Dan Greenstein delivers his state of the system address, January 15, 2020. Greenstein is the head of a system of 14 state-owned colleges and universities. | Dan Gleiter | dgleiter@pennlive.com
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HARRISBURG Pennsylvania’s public university system has agreed on a strategy to address racism on its campuses by building a more diverse staff and curriculum after students of color spoke out about feeling unsafe and overlooked.
The 20-member Board of Governors voted April 15 to establish diversity, inclusion, and equity priorities by collecting data on university demographics and establishing resources for change.