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Article: CONFERENCES & CONVENTIONS: Presidents of Color Support New Minority Alliance
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- The Hispanic Outlook in Higher Education
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- October 8, 1999
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CONFERENCES & CONVENTIONS: Presidents of Color Support New Minority Alliance
Hoping to build "unity, community, and influence," the first Summit for Presidents of Color uniting African American, Hispanic, and American Indian college and university presidents was held in August in Florida. Fifty presidents from around the country gathered to address what one summit organizer called "a tough agenda" focusing on the challenges and opportunities facing leaders of color in their academic presidencies.
The summit was organized under the umbrella of the American Council on Education (ACE) and funded by the W.K. Kellogg Foundation. Participants listened to presentations and discussed sensitive ...