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In Memoriam: James Madison Nabrit III, 1932-2013

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He was a prominent civil right attorney who argued several important cases involving education before the U.S. Supreme Court. His father, James M. Nabrit Jr. was president of Howard University in the 1960s.

In Memoriam: John A. Payton (1946-2012)

In Memoriam
Upon hearing of Payton’s death, NAACP President and CEO Benjamin Todd Jealous stated, “John Payton was one of the greatest civil rights lawyers our nation has ever had and our world has ever known.”

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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Chancellor Robert Jones Announces His Resignation

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Nine years ago, Dr. Jones was named the first African American chancellor of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. He will retire at the end of the current academic year, following a decade of enrollment growth, academic improvements, and successful fundraising.

Debra Haggins Appointed Inaugural Dean of the Hampton University School of Religion

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Dr. Haggins is the first woman to serve as university chaplain at Hampton University. She will now serve as the inaugural dean of the recently established School of Religion.

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