Georgia State University has been named the No. 1 Online Military-Friendly School in the nation, receiving the top ranking among 100 online military-friendly schools.
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LEAD1 Association Working Group to Examine Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Issues
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Race and Identity at the Forefront of Entries for NPRs Student Podcast Challenge
Adults often find it really hard to talk about race. But kids? Maybe not so much. NPR received more than 2,000 entries in this year's Student Podcast Challenge, and heard from young people all over the country about how they're thinking about race and identity in these trying times.
President Mark Becker announced on July 27 three major actions that the university is taking to address diversity, equity and inclusion at the university.
This includes the establishment of the university's first Office of Institutional Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Diversity Dialogues during the 2020-21 academic year, and the establishment of a student scholarship in honor of Myra Payne Elliott, Barbara Pace Hunt and Iris Mae Welch, who filed suit to integrate Georgia State in the 1950s.
Click the link to read President Becker's message and learn more about these actions.
