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A Higher Ed Reformation: Changing Campus Policy and Culture
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Speeches & Testimony
Policymakers | Intellectual Diversity
Testimony before the Missouri House of Representatives
February 1, 2007 by Anne D. Neal Download PDF Press Release
ACTA president Anne D. Neal presents expert testimony on intellectual diversity to the Higher Education Committee at the State Capitol in Jefferson City.
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Bill would require colleges to report on intellectual diversity
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