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Article: James Farmer Rests in Peace, But Mary Washington College Still Wrestles with Multicultural Issues.
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- Black Issues in Higher Education
- Article date:
- August 17, 2000
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FREDERICKSBURG, VA.
A plan at Mary Washington College to relocate the school's James Farmer Multicultural Center and divert resources to "cultural" programming has provoked angry protests from faculty and others.
Faculty at the liberal arts college say the changes belie the administration's stated commitment to diversity. The administration says the relocation is part of a larger reshuffling necessitated by the 4,000-student college's growth, arguing that the move will promote greater interaction among students of all colors. African American, Hispanic, Asian American and international students together make up about 10 percent of the college's student ...
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