In Memoriam: Elijah Walter Miles, 1934-2020
Dr. Miles joined the faculty at San Diego State University in 1966. At that time he was the only African American on the university’s faculty. This earned him the nickname “The Godfather of Black Faculty.”
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Race Determined to Be a Major Factor for Employment of Breast Cancer Survivors
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Racial Differences in Food and Housing Insecurity Among Community College Students
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The New Director of the Center for African American Research and Policy
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African American Scholar Honored by the Council for the Study of Community Colleges
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Africana Studies Scholar Elected to the California State Assembly
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Study Finds Racial Bias in Split-Second Decision-Making on Who Is Dangerous
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