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Meron Gebre attends class virtually while in the Center for African Diaspora Student Success photographed on May 3, 2023. She is a second year Political Science major.

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  • October 11, 2023
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  • November 09, 2022
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Savannah Pluma, a biological sciences major participates in a class discussion about women's human rights.   Joanna Regulska, Vice Provost & Associate Chancellor for Global Affairs leads a seminar class on the UN Sustainable Development Goals for the new Global Living Learning Community in Regan Hall on February 10, 2020.

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l to r) Professor Tim McNeil listens as Ama Bonsu talks about their layout as Millie Lozano and Zhou Zhou listen during the design exhibition class on February 12, 2019.  The students pick an anniversary in 2019 to showcase and design how the show will work in the Manettie Shrem Musuem.

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  • July 13, 2022
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  • September 14, 2021
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