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Students' demand for diverse faculty is a demand for a better education

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Recent demands for a more diverse faculty at the University of Missouri are being echoed by student activists at universities across the country.

Inspired by calls for reform at Mizzou, 400 Virginia Commonwealth University students, faculty and alumni convened a forum on the...

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