Dr. Blanchard has served as president of the University of Houston-Downtown for the past five years. He is slated to assume the presidency of California State University, Long Beach on May 1.
Under Assembly Bill 7, California-based colleges and universities could provide admissions preferences to applicants of any racial background who can prove they are descended from someone who was enslaved in the United States prior to 1900. The bill is currently awaiting final approval from Governor Gavin Newsom.
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