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A Large Group of African Americans Who Are Taking on New University Administrative Roles

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new administrative positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Black Scholar to Lead the Missouri School for the Deaf

When he takes office on July 1, Ernest Garrett III, who holds two master's degrees from Gallaudet University, will be the first deaf person to lead the school since its founding by the Missouri legislature in 1851.

University of Arkansas Little Rock Scholar Honored by Gallaudet University

Dr. Glenn Anderson is a 1982 graduate of Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., an educational institution for the deaf and hearing impaired. He was the first African American graduate of Galluadet to earn a doctorate.

Chief Diversity Officer Files Lawsuit Against Gallaudet University

Angela McCaskill, the chief diversity officer at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., has filed a lawsuit in federal court accusing the university of violating anti-discrimination provisions of the District of Columbia Human Rights Act.

Gallaudet University Reinstates Its Chief Diversity Officer

Dr. Angela McCaskill had been placed on leave after the university learned she had signed a petition circulated by opponents of same-sex marriage.

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