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Middle Tennessee State University helps preserve Black history

Middle Tennessee State University’s Center for Historic Preservation is working closely with alumnus and retired administrator Vincent Windrow and the Friends of Cemetery School to help preserve one of the states only remaining Black schools built during segregation. “There so few surviving examples of segregated schools built in the rural South. At one time there were thousands of them. Rutherford County…

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Sikh Police Officer Finds Welcome at Rutgers While Opening Doors for Others

Gurwinder Singh is advocating for statewide policy changes to make law enforcement careers more inclusive for members of the Sikh community Gurwinder Singh faced hurdles along the way joining law enforcement until he applied to the Rutgers University Police Department (RUPD), becoming one of the state’s first Sikh officers to wear his articles of faith,…

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Let Us Dream Conference at Grambling State Promotes Unity and Cultural Competence

Held at the Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly Center, the Let Us Dream Conference attracted students, educators, and community leaders to Grambling State University, fostering discussions on social justice and community empowerment. The conference featured panel discussions with thought leaders and community advocates who are making a difference, along with networking opportunities and cultural performances. As…

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A BU Filmmaker Captures a BU Researcher’s Quest against Religious Violence

Wesley Wildman wears two academic hats: in humanities (a professor of philosophy, theology, and ethics at the School of Theology) and in computer science (a joint appointment with the Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences). His work, his STH profile notes, seeks to make “headway on seemingly intractable social problems.” Yet he was as stunned as…