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Neil Cooper, Ph.D., director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, says civil disturbances of the kind witnessed since the death of George Floyd represent moments of opportunity for societies.
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or…
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Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University is committed to making a college education affordable for all students and their families. Over the last two years, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« has dedicated an additional $2 million for need-based aid.
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Over the last several months, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University faculty, staff and leadership have been consulting with local and national authorities as well as our own health experts as we work to develop a return-to-campuses plan that ensures, to the greatest extent possible, the health…
Dear Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Community,
We all have spent much of the last few days watching as the nation mourns the death of George Floyd. We join the nation in mourning. Our collective sorrow remembers Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, two African Americans also killed this…
Hello Golden Flash Parents,
We know that your student’s spring semester at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« was disrupted and didn’t end the way any of us hoped it would.
But at Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ«, Flashes keep moving forward toward their goals despite challenges. We’re encouraging our students to maintain…
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For nearly 11 years, Alfreda Brown, Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, has been a powerful voice for making sure no one in the university’s wide-reaching system is marginalized, discriminated against or left behind.
The Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting remotely on Wednesday, June 3, to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. All actions of the Board will be taken at this business…
Flashes Safe Seven Reopening Principles
Dear Golden Flashes,
Â鶹ÊÓƵ×îÐÂ×îÈ« University’s reopening committees continue to work for a safe return to our campuses this fall. We plan to resume residential living and in-person classes in August, and we are developing several scenarios…