University of Kentucky. Office of Minority Affairs and Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs: Lauretta Byars papers

Abstract

The University of Kentucky. Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs and Office of Minority Affairs: Lauretta Byars papers (dated 1948-2007, undated; bulk 1990-2005; 11 cubic feet, 11 record storage cartons) primarily comprise correspondence, reports and planning documents, financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, subject files and institutional data, event flyers, and printed material documenting the administration and operations of and events undertaken by the Office of Minority Affairs (1990-2003) and the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (2003-2004) during Lauretta Byars' tenure as head administrator.

Descriptive Summary

Title
University of Kentucky. Office of Minority Affairs and Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs: Lauretta Byars papers
Date
1948-2007, undated (inclusive)
1990-2005 (bulk)
1990-2005 (bulk)
Creator
Byars, Lauretta F. (Lauretta Flynn), 1949-
Extent
11 Cubic Feet
Subjects
Minorities in higher education
Universities and colleges -- Kentucky.
College attendance -- Kentucky -- Statistics
Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- Kentucky -- Statistics
Scholarships -- Kentucky
African American college students -- Scholarships, fellowships, etc.
Universities and colleges -- Administration -- Kentucky.
Byars, Lauretta F. (Lauretta Flynn), 1949-
University of Kentucky. Office of Minority Affairs
University of Kentucky. Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs
Arrangement
Collection is arranged by subject into three series: Administrative Files, Subject Files, and Lauretta Byars Personal Files.
Finding Aid Author
Daniela Gamez-Salgado, Ginny Daley, Ruth E. Bryan
Preferred Citation
2004ua064 : [identification of item], University of Kentucky. Office of Minority Affairs and Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs: Lauretta Byars papers, 1948-2007, undated, bulk 1990-2005, University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Repository
University of Kentucky

Collection Overview

Biography / History
In 1971, the University of Kentucky Board (UK) of Trustees established the position of Assistant to the Vice President for Student Affairs for Minority Students and hired Jerry L. Stevens to fill it. The role of this position was to advise, assist, and counsel the University and its administration "in the interest of improving current efforts and developing new services for minority students." Simultaneously, the Office of Minority Student Affairs was created. The office reported to the Vice President for Student Affairs and the goal of the office was to "assist both students and University staff in the development of coordinated programs and supportive services for minority students when specific needs cannot be met effectively through the use of existing resources." In addition, the office provided institutional support and representation for underrepresented student, faculty, and staff populations at the university.
In July 1975, John T. Smith was hired for a newly-created position, the Vice President for Minority Affairs, which became Vice Chancellor for Minority Affairs June 1982 when the University instituted a chancellor system. This position was over the areas of Minority Student Affairs, Affirmative Action, and Employee Counseling. William C. Parker took over the position in August 1984, and Lauretta Byars was hired as acting Vice Chancellor in July 1990. After a national search, Byars was appointed permanently in April 1991.
In October 1991, the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni Association (affiliated with the UK Alumni Association) as part of the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the office. During this time, the office focused on developing educational and cultural programming, the recruitment and retention of minority students and non-academic counseling. In July 2001, the position of Vice Chancellor of Minority Affairs was renamed Associate Provost of Minority Affairs. Based on one of the recommendations of then-President Lee T. Todd to the Board of Trustees, the Office of Minority Affairs was renamed the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2003. Byars continued as head of the unit as the Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs. The units and programs under this office expanded to include the UK Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services (UK CARES), the Freshman Summer Program, the Critical First-Year Program, the Science Living-Learning Community, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Cultural Center, Multicultural Student Programming, and Student Support Services. The name change reflected the broader range of services and broader mission acquired by the office, which was to "assume university-wide responsibility to lead diversity and equity efforts across the campus."
Just a year later, in July 2004, the Board of Trustees established a new administrative position reporting to the President and the Provost, the Vice President for University Initiatives/Associate Provost for Multicultural Affairs. Under this new position, the Board consolidated the areas of the Vice President for Academic Outreach and Public Service, the Vice President for Research and Economic Development, and the Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs. The new position was "responsible for outreach and service programs on behalf of the communities throughout Kentucky, particularly in Appalachia, promoting the University's ability to develop and evaluate solutions to some of the state's most persistent social, economic, health, and educational problems, improving the recruitment and academic success of multicultural students, and providing oversight of the University's efforts to enhance its overall diversity." Also, in 2004, Lauretta Byars left the university, and William H. Turner was appointed to this new position. In September 2005, Philip A. Greasley was appointed as Associate Vice President for University Initiatives. In June 2006, the position name changed slightly to Vice President for University Engagement/Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs.
In November 2006, the Board of Trustees established a Vice President for Institutional Diversity to serve as the "...senior administrative officer responsible for promoting collaboration across faculty, staff, administration, and students in earnest pursuit of the university's diversity goals." In 2008, Judy "JJ" Jackson was hired into this new position, the office was renamed the Office for Institutional Diversity, and the position of Associate Provost for Multicultural Affairs was eliminated. Currently, the office now manages several units including the Center for Academic Resources and Enrichment Services (CARES) department; Center for Graduate and Professional Diversity Initiatives department; Office of LGBTQ* Resources department; Martin Luther King Center; the Kentucky-West Virginia Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation; Inclusive Excellence and Education; and Student Support Services. The departments are known to "work across academic and non-academic units to implement ideas, collaborate on outreach and recruitment efforts, and to enhance student retention and achievement." Following Judy Jackson's retirement in 2015, Sonja Feist-Price (2017-2020) and Gerald Wright (2020- ) have led the unit. The complete list of leaders includes Jerry L. Stevens (1971-1975). John T. Smith (1975-1984), William C. Parker (1984-1990), Lauretta Byars (1990-2004), William H. Turner (2004-2005), Philip A. Greasley (2005-2008), Judy "JJ" Jackson (2008-2015), Sonja Feist-Price (2017-2020), and Gerald C. Wright (2020- ).
Lauretta Flynn Byars was born on April 4th, 1949. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts degree from Morehead State University in 1970, her Masters in Social Work in 1972 from the University of Kentucky, and her Doctorate in Education in 1982 from the University of Kentucky. A member of the faculty of the UK College of Social Work, prior to her appointment at UK as Vice Chancellor of Minority Affairs in 1990, Byars served as Director of the Undergraduate Program (1985-1990), Assistant Dean for Student Affairs in the UK College of Social Work (1980-1985), and as Executive Director of the federal Office of Education grant-funded University Educational Talent Search (1972-1979). In 2001, her title changed to Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs, heading the activities of that office. Her responsibilities included budgeting, personnel management, planning, recruiting and retaining students, supporting minority faculty and staff, and helping to ensure a positive and supportive environment for diversity at the University. She is noted for transforming the office from Minority Affairs to the Office Of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (2003), generating more than $4.5 million in external funding, and establishing the Jamal Mashburn Endowment Scholarship and critical first-year retention programs. Byars left UK in 2004 to become the Vice President for Institutional Relations and Public Service at Prairie View A&M University in Prairie View, Texas. In 2008, she was appointed Vice President for Student Affairs and Institutional Relations. She retired from Prairie View A&M in 2018.
Sources: 1. University of Kentucky Bulletin. General Information for Undergraduates, vol. 66, no. 5, 1974-1975. 2. University of Kentucky University Senate (Faculty Senate) meeting minutes, 1971 September 13 and 1990 November 12 3. Blackford, Linda. "Long Search for UK diversity chief results in one internal candidate." Lexington Herald-Leader, 2017 March 2. https://www.kentucky.com/article135961583.html 4. Office for Institutional Diversity. "Units and Contacts." https://www.uky.edu/inclusiveexcellence/units-contacts 5. University of Kentucky Board of Trustees. Meeting Minutes, 1972 June 14; 1975 Jan. 27; 1982 June 22; 1984 Sept. 18; 1990 June 19; 1991 Oct 22; 2003 September 16; 2004 May 4; 2004 June 2; 2005 September 20 8. 2020ua031 : "Minority Affairs Office, 1971-1992." University of Kentucky. Special Collections Research Center. Office of Minority Affairs/Office of Multicultural Affairs/Office for Institutional Diversity General Records. University of Kentucky Libraries Special Collections Research Center.
Scope and Content
The University of Kentucky. Associate Provost for Multicultural and Academic Affairs and Office of Minority Affairs: Lauretta Byars papers (dated 1948-2007, undated; bulk 1990-2005; 11 cubic feet, 11 record storage cartons) primarily comprise correspondence, reports and planning documents, financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, subject files and institutional data, event flyers, and printed material documenting the administration and operations of and events undertaken by the Office of Minority Affairs (1990-2003) and the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (2003-2004) during Lauretta Byars' tenure as head administrator. The offices' administrative activities include semester planning meetings and workshops; oversight and tracking of annual budgets, income and expenses; and short-term and long-term goal setting and evaluation. Operating activities include leadership of and participation on university and Lexington, Ky., committees and boards; fundraising for and establishment and management of scholarships, endowments, and awards; and planning for and carrying out events and long-term programs. Subject files include statistical data, journal articles, news clippings, and university institutional data on a range of multicultural topics that informed the work of the Office of Minority Affairs and Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs primarily during the 1990s and 2000s. There is also a small amount of Byar's personal papers,including resumes, articles and publisher correspondence, and research files documenting Lauretta Byars' professional and academic work.

Restrictions on Access and Use

Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to researchers by appointment
Use Restrictions
Property rights reside with the University of Kentucky. The University of Kentucky holds the copyright for materials created in the course of business by University of Kentucky employees. Copyright for all other materials has not been assigned to the University of Kentucky. For information about permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Special Collections Research Center.

Contents of the Collection

Administrative Files, 1968-2007, undated

Scope and Contents

Comprises correspondence and memoranda, reports and planning documents, budgets and other financial records, meeting agendas and minutes, event flyers, and printed material documenting the operations administration and events undertaken by the Office of Minority Affairs and the Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs primarily from 1990 to 2005 during Lauretta Byars' tenure as head. The offices' administrative activities include semester planning meetings and workshops; oversight and tracking of annual budgets, income and expenses; and short-term and long-term goal setting and evaluation. Operating activities include leadership of and participation on university and Lexington, Ky., committees and boards such as the Equal Opportunity Panel and Inclusive Learning Community; fundraising for and establishment and management of scholarships, endowments, and awards; and planning for and carrying out events and long-term programs, including Advancement Via Individual Determination (AVID), the UK-Central High School (Louisville, Ky.) partnership, the Lyman T. Johnson Alumni organization and scholarships, the Martin Luther King, Jr., Celebration (Lexington, Ky.), First Year Focus initiative, Partnership for Reform Initiatives in Science and Mathematics (PRISM), Gear-Up program, and Freshman Summer Program. The series also includes records documenting the activities of units within the Office. The series is arranged into five subseries by format or subject and thereunder alphabetically by folder title: Annual Reports and Planning, Committees and Boards, Financial, General, and Programming. Original folder titles have been retained.

Annual Reports and Planning, 1971-2007

Benchmark Universities report, 2002

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Measures of Progress report, 1991-1992

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Mission statement, 2003, undated

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Office of African American Student Affairs, 1990, undated

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Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) annual reports (2 folders), 1990-2003

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Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (OMAA) annual reports, 2000-2003

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OMAA, 2004-2005

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OMA accomplishments, 1992-1993

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OMA historical information, 1971-1992

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OMA external review team, 2003

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OMA review, 1992 December

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OMA self-study, 2001

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Performance development partnership, 1998

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Performance evaluation highlights, unit (2 folders), 1999-2001

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Performance evaluations, unit (3 folders), 1996-2000

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OMA strategic plan (6 folders), 1993-2007, undated

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Spring planning (5 folders), 1999-2004

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Spring planning agenda, 2000

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Spring planning retreat, 1995 April

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Spring planning sessions, 2004

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Spring planning workshop (2 folders), 2002-2003

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Winter planning (3 folders), 2000-2004

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Winter planning workshop (2 folders), 2001-2003

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Committees and Boards, 1990-2005, undated

Ad Hoc Funkhouser Committee, undated

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Advisory Committee on Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, 2003

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Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU) campus representative, 2000-2002

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Cabinet for Family and Children, Kentucky state, 2003-2004

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Commissioner's Advisory Council, Kentucky Department of Education, 1993

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Committee assignments, University of Kentucky, 2001-2002

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Consumer Advisory Board, UKHCP, 2000

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Engineering Committee (Minority Engineering Program), University of Kentucky, 1996-1998

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Equal Opportunity Awards, 2004

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Equal Opportunity Panel (EOP), University of Kentucky (6 folders), 1997-2005

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EOP and archives from Anne Bowling, 1992

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EOP annual reports (2 folders), 1998-2002

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EOP memos and archives, 2001-2002

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EOP minutes, 2001-2002

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EOP panel agendas, 2001-2002

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EOP proposals, 2004

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Equal Opportunity Office Effectiveness Report (2 folders), 2000 June

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Fayette County Public Schools strategic planning, 1997

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Financial Aid, University of Kentucky Financial Aid Committee, 1990-1992

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Graduate School Advisory Committee, UK , undated

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Holiday Committee, Martin L. King Peal Gallery Series, 1991-1992

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Humanitarium: Center for Culture and Diversity Committee, Lexington, 2001-2002

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Inclusive Learning Community (ILC), University of Kentucky (4 folders), 1996-2003

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ILC annual reports, 1997-2004

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ILC meeting, 1998-1999

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ILC meeting agendas, 2001-2002

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ILC news clippings, undated

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ILC notebook (2 folders), 1998-1999

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Institutional Purpose Committee, UK, 2000

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Institutional Review Board, UK, undaetd

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Interdisciplinary Human Development Task Force, UK, 1992-1996

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Kentucky Appalachian Science Enrichment Program, 2000

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Kentucky Center for African American Heritage, 2000-2001

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Kentucky Committee on Equal Opportunities (2 folders), 1997-1999

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Lexington Commission on Race Relations, 2003-2004

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Medical Center Resident Minority Scholarship, UK, 1991-1994

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Minority Educational Mentorship Program, UK, 1993

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Nominations for Administrative Committee, UK, 2000-2001

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Picnic Committee, Office of Minority Affairs (OMA), 2003

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Program review, student affairs

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Student Development sub-committee, 1999-2000

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UK Alumni Diversity, 2001

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UK College of Social Work Advisory Board, 2003

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University Extension External Review, unit, 2003

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University Extension External Review, unit , 2002-2003

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Women's study advisory committee, UK, 1992

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Financial, 1968-2006

Advancement Via Indivdiual Determination (AVID) Eisenhower funds, 1995-1996

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African-American out-of-state academic scholarships, UK, 2002

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African-American scholarships, UK , 1995-1996

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Award plaques, OMA, 1997

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Bennett Winston scholarship, UK, 2003

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Budget, 2004-2005

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Budget hearing, 1994-1996

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Budget notebook (6 folders), 1995-1997

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Campaign gifts and pledges, UK, 2000 December

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Development file (2 folders), 2000-2006

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Development office (2 folders), 1991-2003

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Development plan (2 folders), 2001-2004

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Development, phonathon statistics, 2002

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Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) donors, 1999-2000

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Endowment Zolondek, MLK Fund, 2002

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Excel/Mashburn Scholarship (3 folders), 2003 August

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Financial aid, 1986-1989

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Gates Millennium Scholars, national, 1999-2000

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Gats Scholarship, Donovan Memorial Scholarship, 2000

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Jonas Fields Minority Scholarship, UK, 1993 September

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MLK Jr. Fund committee, 1968-1982

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MLK Jr. Memorial endowment fund, 1988-1998

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Pursuit of Excellence, 1997-2003

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Ralph J. Bunche Summer Study Abroad Scholarship Committee, OMA, 1992

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Resident minority scholarship desegregation funding, UK (3 folders), 1991-1994

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Robinson Scholars Program, UK (2 folders), 1995-2000

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Scholarship proposal, William Parker Scholarship, 2001

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Scholarship request, William Parker Scholarship, 2002

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Scholarships, 1993-2000

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Scholarships/Black students, 2003-2004

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Sullivan Awards Committee, UK, 1999-2004

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Sullivan Awards, UK (2 folders), 1994-2004

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Video project receipt, 2000

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General, 1976-2004, undated

ACT east region, Dr. Joe Dell Brasel, 2002

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Adena retreat, 2000-2001

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Admissions numbers, UK , 2001-2002

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African American studies and research program, 2002 April

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African-American Student Academic Recognition Luncheon, 1991

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African-American students on campus, undated

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Alumni gym space, PRISM and SSS, 1993

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Alumni newsletter, 1998

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American Council on Education, undated

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Appalachian Explorers Program, 2000

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Army ROTC, undated

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Attorney Shirley Cunningham, 2002 June

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Bailey, Mildred (Cooperative Extension Diversity), 2000

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Barnes and Noble books, undated

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Black Campus Ministry, 1991-2001

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Black students University of Kentucky, undated

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Bucks for Brains program, UK, 2002-2003

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Carolyn Carter, undated

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Carolyn Wilson Interviews, 1991

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Carpet maintence, OMA , undated

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CHE president's cabinet report, 1992

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College Business Management Institute (CBMI), 1991

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Come See For Yourself recruitment program, 2002 August

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Congressman John Lewis lunch, 2004

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Council on Social Services, 1997-1998

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Curriculum institute transformations, 2001-2002

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David Stockham, race dialogues, 2000 January

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Dean Neitzel, 2002-2003

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Department of Health and Human Services, 1993

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Documentary: Techniques, Poltics, Vision, 2000

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Donovan scholars, 1998-2002

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Dr. David Watt, 2003 May

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Dr. George Wright reception, 2004

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Dr. Lee Todd's presentation: Diversity in the UK community, 2003

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Dr. Lester P Monts, 2002

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Educational pipeline project, 1992-2000

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External review, undated

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Full staff meeting (3 folders), 2000-2003

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Futures task force, undated

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Graduate symposium on retention of African-American students, 1996

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Grant proposals, 2004 March

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Human Resource services, 2003 April

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Innovation and Excellence Funds, 1991-1992

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Institute for Educational Management (2 folders), 1993

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Institutional effectiveness, 1999

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International First Year Conference, 2001

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Inventory insurance, 1990-1992

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Jefferson Community College (2 folders), 1992-1994

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Job descriptions, OMA, 1990

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Kappa house students, 1997

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Kentucky Association of Blacks in Higher Education, 1992-2003

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Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Edcatuon-Office for Civil Rights partnership, 1999-2003

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Kentucky Plan for Equal Opportunities in Higher Education, 1993

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Kentucky State University, 2004

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Kentucky tour, 2000

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Law school, undated

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Leadership Kentucky, 1999 August

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Learning Services Center (3 folders), 1998-2003

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Learning Services Center meeting minutes, undated

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Lexington Herald-Leader, 1993

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Lilly Endowment, 1990 August

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Louisville Defender Expo, 1990

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"Making High School Count" presentation, 2002

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Math Excel, 2001 March

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Mathematics focus groups, 2002 September

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Minority College Awareness Program (MCAP), 1993, 1998-1999

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McNair program file, 2003

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Medical Center academic deans presentation, 2003

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Midnight Crunch Brunch, 2001

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Admissions and Office of Minority Affairs (OMA) (2 folders), 2001-2004

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OMA activities, 1999-2000

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OMA Black mixer event, 1999

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OMA cabinet, 1999-2000

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OMA cabinet meeting (4 folders), 1993-1999

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OMA holiday staff party, 1998-1999

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OMA Medical Center, 2002 February

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Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs (OMAA) Medical Center, 2004

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OMA organizational chart, 1999

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OMA restructuring, 1992

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OMA Task Force II, undated

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Minority faculty/staff mixers , 1992

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Minority Student Fiscal Affairs (2 folders), 1993-1998

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MLK Cultural Center, 2003 December

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Multidisplinary Feasibility Assessment Grant, undated

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National Association of Medical Minority Educators, Inc., 1992 November

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National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges (3 folders), 1998-2004

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National Conference for Community and Justice, 1991 March

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National Conference on Minority Recruitment and Retention, 1993-1994

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National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE) (3 folders), 1998-2003

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Racism Awareness: NCORE, 2002

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National Conference on the Black Family (2 folders), 1994 March 10-13

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National Council for Black Studies, 1990

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National Society of Black Physicists Conference at UK, 1998

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Net G class, 1999 August

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Newspaper clippings

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Nominees for Emerging Leadership Institute, 1997

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Opportunity Fellowships, 2001 July

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Parents information, 1998

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Physics, National Society, 1993 March

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POD conference (Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education), 2002

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Presentation, diversity, 1996

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Presentation, Dr. Todd, 2001

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Presentation, fifty years, undated

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Presentation, parents, 2002

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Presentation, poverty, 2002

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President George Wright's inauguration, 2003

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President Kaunda- former President of Zambia, 2001

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Press Releases, 1976-1998

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Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education, 2002 October

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Program review OMA, 2002-2003

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Prospective African-American freshman highlights, 2000

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Racial Representation symposium, Harry Belafonte, 2002

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"Racism on Campus: Toward an Agenda for Action" program, 1988

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Recruitment plan and admissions, 1990-2001

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References, 1993-2004

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Relocation, 1986-1988

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Research support grants, 1992-1993

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Responses (Colleges/Universities), 1990

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Retention study and committee, UK

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Ron Mercer Scholars program, undated

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SACS self study calendar, 2002

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Scholarship information, 1990-1991

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School secondary equity indicators, 1999

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Space renovations, OMA, 1993 January

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Space requests, SSS, 1999 October

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Speeches, undated

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Spirit awards, OMA , 1999 March

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Sponsored projects, 2000

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"Stacking the Deck for Minority Candidates?" article, 1992

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Student concerns with curriculum, 1992

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Student internships/practicums learning contracts, 1995-2000

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Student Support Services (7 folders), 1998-2003

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Student Leadership Initiative (2 folders), 1999-2000

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Study abroad programs, OMA, 1992 August

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Summer research opportunities program for minority students, 1991

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Teaching and Learning Center (2 folders), 1996-1997

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Teaching and Learning Center teaching excellence, 2003 April

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Thomas N. Robinson, speaker, OMA, 2000

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UK College of Pharmacy recruitment, 2003

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United States Department of Interior, 2002 February

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United Way fall festival, 1996-1997

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University of Kentucky pipeline meeting, 2004-2005

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University of Tennessee (Knoxville), 1993 May

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Vanbooven, Paul (race-based scholarships), 2003

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Ventures Scholars program, 1999

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White Privilege Dialogue, 1997

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William C. Parker scholarships College of Medicine, 1996-2004

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WYCS-TV, 1997 November

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Programming, 1968-2004, undated

"Fifty Years of African-Americans at the University of Kentucky", 1997

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50th Year African-American Celebration, 2000

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Advancement Via Indivdiual Determination (AVID) (2 folders), 1998-2000

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Advancment Via Indidvidual Determination binder, undated 

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African American alumni, 1991

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Attitudes Are Contagious leadership retreat, 1998

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Black faculty and staff educational workshop, 2001-2002

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Black Student Leaders Round Table, 1986

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Bridges (2 folders), 1993-2001

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Central High School, 2000-2003

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Central KY Black Achievers Program, 2001

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Central/UK partnership, 2001

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Central/UK steering committee, 2001-2002

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Critical First Year, 1994-1995

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UK Critical FIrst Year program, 1995-2001

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Donovan trust, 2002

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Ethnic dialogues program, 2002-2003

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Excel/Mashburn Scholarship, 2002-2003

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UK Summer Excel, 1996-1997

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UKExcel program report, 1998 March

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Financial planning workshop for seniors, 2001

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First Year Focus orientation, 2001 August

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First Year Focus program, undated

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First year retention, 2002 January

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Freshman Summer Program (4 folders), 1991-2003

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Gear-Up National Conference, 2000-2002

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Gear-Up Project, Kentucky (2 folders), 2001-2002

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Langston Hughes (2 folders), 2002

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Lincoln Foundation, 2003

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Lyman T. Johnson, 2003

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Lyman T. Johnson cue books and programs, 2003

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Lyman T. Johnson alumni banquet (3 folders), 1996-2003

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Lyman T. Johnson alumni committee, 1993-2003

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Lyman T. Johnson Fellowship selection committee, 1993-2003

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Lyman T. Johnson graduates homecoming, 1998

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Martin Luther King (MLK) Jr. celebration (2 folders), 2000-2002

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MLK Jr. Center programming, 1980-1992

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MLK Jr. Fund committee, 1968-1982

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MLK Jr. holiday, 1992

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MLK Jr. holiday planning committee, 1993-2001

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MLK Jr. planning committee, 2004

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Mask-making project, 1993

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Minority Career Fair, 2001

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Operation Outreach, UK, 1991

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Phon-a-thon, Office of Minority Affairs (OMA), 1991-1993

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Pre-Freshman Enrichment Program, 1992-1993

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College Prepartory Mathematics Program (CPMP) - Partnership for Reform Initiatives in Science and Mathematics (PRISM), 1993

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PRISM articles, 1990-1992

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PRISM program (2 folders), 1993-1996

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PRISM slides, 1991-1993

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PRISM-fiscal affairs, 1992-1993

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Richard Hunt visit, 2004

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Rites of Passage program, 1994

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Spring workshop, 2002

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The American Spiritual Ensemble, 2000 February 27

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Tim Wise, 2003

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UK Jazz Series, 1997-2002

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URTV 50 years of commemoration (2 folders), 1998

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Use and Misuse workshop, 2004 March 30

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Welcome to the Community reception, 1995-1997

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Whitney M. Young Scholars program (2 folders), 2002-2003

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Subject Files, 1948-2005, undated

Scope and Contents

Comprises statistical data, journal articles, news clippings, and university institutional data on a range of multicultural topics that informed the work of the Office of Minority Affairs and Office of Multicultural and Academic Affairs primarily during the 1990s and 2000s. Topics include national, Kentucky, and university diversity and inclusion activities, organizations, and conferences; African American, minority, and multicultural UK student admissions, recruitment and retention, demographics, scholarly success, and graduate rates; Kentucky-wide high school student demographics; multicultural events and figures in Lexington and across the state; economic disparity; minorities in higher education; race; and class. The series is arranged into three subseries by topic and thereunder alphabetically by folder title : University of Kentucky, Kentucky, and General. Original folder titles have been retained.

University of Kentucky, 1955-2005, undated

Advisory committee for retention initiatives, graduate school, 2001-2002

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Affirmative action and managing diversity, undated

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African American (AA) alumni at College of Business, 1997

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African American alumni list, approximately 1996

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African American athletes, UK, 1997

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African American employment, 1997-1998

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African American newspapers at UK, approximately 1990

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African American students, undated

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African American students at University of Kentucky (UK) Law School, 1993

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African American students in the classroom, 1998

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African American Studies and Ressearch Program (AASRP), 1998-2002

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African American women at UK, historic data, 1955-1956, undated

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African American Women's Conference, undated

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Assessment and institutional data, 2000-2002

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Biographies, 2000-2001

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Black faculty recruitment, approximately 1997-2003

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Black student enrollment, 1984

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Black Student Union (3 folders), 1968-1998

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Black students, UK, 1992-1993

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Black Voices spring concert, 1998

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Brown vs. Board of Education (50 years), 2004

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Campus climate survey, approximately 1990s or early 2000

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Charles Wethington correspondence, 1993-2002

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College Board, 2002

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College of Education, 1993-2000

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College of Engineering, undated

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Committee on General Education report, approximately 1980s

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Committee on Graduate Education report, 1996

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Communicator newspaper (UK), 1981-1988

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Counseling and testing, undated

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Counseling and testing, position candidate, 2003

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Cultural Diversity, articles, 1990-1992

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Dean of Students review, 2000

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Degrees awarded to African American students (2 folders), 1993-2002

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Desegregation plans, UK, undated

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Discussing diversity/faculty workshop, 2003

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Dr. Mordean Taylor-Archer, 2002

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Dr. Patricia Collins, 2002

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Dr. Todd (UK President), 2001-2003

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Enrollment management, 2002

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Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Reserach (EPSCOR), 2004-2005

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Equal opportunty statistics, 2002

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Erica McDonald (UK grad), 2001-2007

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Fayette County, Kentucky public schools, 1996-2002

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Freshman profile, undated

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Graduate students (at UK), undated

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Greek organizations, 1992-1993

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Health Careers Opportunity Program, 1975-1988

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Higher education, undated

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Historic Preservation master's program, 2002

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Honorary/Recognition, 1991

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Latin American studies, 1997-2000

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Lexington campus action plan, 1998

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Lexington campus administrative council retreat, 1999

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Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences (MANRRS, Minorities in Agriculture), 2000

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Micro-city government (Lexington, KY), 1992

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Minority faculty, staff, and students, 2002

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Minority Teacher Recruitment program evaluation, 2001

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Mr. S. T. Roach nomination for honrary PhD, 2001

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Nubian council, 2003

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Parker, William C., approximately 1980s 

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Recruitment (2 folders), 1984-2006

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Retention (2 folders), 1984-2000

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Status of Minorities at UK report, approximately 1990 

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Status of Women at UK report and recommendations, 1994

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Sunz of Hetep, 1997-1998

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Task Force on Minority Students report, 1989-1990

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The President's Initiative on Undergraduate Education, 1999

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The Summit Magazine, 2001

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UK affirmative action plan, 1974

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UK Athletics, 2002-2003

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UK Commission on Diversity, 2001-2002

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UK Commission on Women, 2002

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UK enrollment, 2001

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UK students, 1984-1994

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UKNews articles, 1999-2002

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UKY honors program, 1991

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Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, undated

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Kentucky, 1948-2002, undated

"A Tale of Two Cities: Reform Without Politics in Louisville" article, undated

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ACT standardized test report, 1999-2001

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African American students and faculty data (CHE - waiver), 1987-1994

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Articles, undated 

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Center of Excellence, undated 

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Community Chest correspondence, undated

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Community Voice newspaper clippings, 2000

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Kentucky ACT High School Profile Reports (3 folders), 1999-2001

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Kentucky Kernel and Community Voice newspaper clippings, 1993-2003

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KY Civil Rights Act, 1996

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KY Civil Rights Hall of Fame, 2001

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KY Department of Education statistics on African American students, 2002

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Lexington Arts and Cultural Council, 1993

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Lexington Fayette Urban County Human Rights Commission, 1993

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Louisville Central High School, 2002

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Martin Luther King Jr. celebration, 1992

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National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) Convention (Louisville, KY), 1979

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National Association of Blacks in Criminal Justice, 1996

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Redistricting CHE (Fayette Co., KY), 1993

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"Separate and Unqual, 1940-1948" article, 1997

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The Blue Moon newsletter, 2002

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The Humanitarian Diversity Directory, 2002

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"The Rise and Decline of Private Schools" thesis, 1948

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Urban League (Lexington, KY), 1990-1991

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General, 1969-2004, undated

"1.3 Million More Drop into Power" article, 1994

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Access newsletter, 1993-1995

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African American enrollment, 1969-1971

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African American retention rate, 1991

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African Americans soldiers in the military, 2004

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Arab Americans data, 2004

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Articles on race, approximately 1994-1998

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Articles/reports/essays, 1988-1989, undated

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"Atlas of American Diversity: A Comparison of American Race..." article, undated

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Bell South grant proposals, 2001

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Bibliographies/Libraries, 1994

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Black aviators, 2003

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Black men articles, 1996

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Black students, general, 1995

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Book Reviews, 2003

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"Crossing the Color Lines" article, 1998

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Dynamics of student retention, 1994

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"Economic Disparity is Key for Minorities" article, 1998

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Education (articles), undated

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"Education in the Ghetto" article, 1969

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Essays/articles/important papers, undated

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Georgia Tech Office of Minority Affairs, undated 

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"Hale's Inventory for Assessing an Institution's Commitment to Multicultural Programming" article , undated

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Higher Education, undated

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Hispanic Scholarship Fund, 2002

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"Human Diversity: A Model..." article, 1997

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"Interactive Phases of Curricular" article, 1990

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Michigan Law Suit, 2003

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Minority engineering program, 2000

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"Multiculturalism and Higher Education" article, 1998

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National Black Programming Consortium, 1986, undated

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National Black United Front, 1981-1998

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Native Americans data, 2001-2003

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"Obscuring the Importance of Race" article, 1991

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Ohio State University Office of International Affairs, undated 

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Pan Africanist Congress, approximately 1985-1987

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Paul Robeson Cultural Center Penn State University (evaluation), 1995

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"Race and Class Drive Most Conflict Now" article, 1998

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Recruiting and hiring minority teachers, 1993

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Recruitment and retention of minorities in teacher education, 1991

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Reparation (African National Reparations Organization), undated

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"Reports and Comment: Was America a Mistake?" article, 1992

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Reports/articles, 1977-1993

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Research supplements for minorities, 1992

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Retention (2 folders), 1994-1995, undated

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"Selections from the Biography of Huey P. Newton" article, undated

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"Shape of the KY River" article, 1998

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"Social Services" article, undated

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"Strategies for Teaching About Prejudice and Racism" article, 1996

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Students in math and science, 1996

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"Success Dividing Blacks: Growing Economic Disparity" article, 1991

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Susan Taylor, 2002

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Texas A&M University / diversity, 2002

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The Black Experience, 1984

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"The Schools and Equal Opportunity" article, undated

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"The Silenced Dialouge" article, 1988

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"Toward Multiculturalism" article, 1988

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Trio Center, 1999 January

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University of Michigan, undated

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University of Virginia, 2000

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West Virginia University (2 folders), 1996

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"White Privilege: Unpacking the..." article, 1989

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Lauretta Byars Personal Files, 1980-1993, undated

Scope and Contents

Comprises resumes, articles and publisher correspondence, and research files documenting Lauretta Byars' professional and academic work. Articles include "Lexington's Colored Orphan Industrial Home, 1892-1913"; "Rethinking Sisterhood: Dynamics of Race and Class in a Southern Community"; "Meeting the Need: Raising Funds for Higher Education"; and "Illusive Equality: Blacks in Higher Education in Kentucky 1866-1931". Research topics include the Colored Orphan Industrial Home, the Colored Women's Club, and the Colored League of Women Voters.

Byars biographical sketch and curriculum vitae, undated

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Child Welfare League of America, Inc. submission, 1993

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Colored Orphan Industrial Home (COIH) board members photograph, 1991 August

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COIH correspondence, 1990-1991

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COIH oral history transcript, 1990

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COIH pictures annual report, undated

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COIH research materials, undated

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COIH staff list, undated

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COIH submissions for awards and revisions, approximately 1990-1991

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"Colored Orphan Industrial Home" manuscript, 1991

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"Lexington's Colored Orphan Industrial Home, 1892-1913" manuscript, approximately 1991

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Colored Women's Club, Lexington, Ky., research file, approximately 1985

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Colored Women's League of Voters, research file, undated

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"Illusive Equality: Blacks in Higher Education in Kentucky 1866-1931" manuscript, 1980

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"Meeting the Need" manuscript, 1987

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"Rethinking Sisterhood" manuscript, 1992

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