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Dean Solomon Selected to Serve on University’s Racial Equity Task Force

A new task force at the University of Virginia will gather, solicit and prioritize recommendations about racial equity, UVa President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday. Among the three members selected was Frank Batten School of Leadership and Public Policy Dean Ian H. Solomon.

Date
June 4, 2020
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1 min read

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A new task force at the University of Virginia will gather, solicit and prioritize recommendations about racial equity, UVa President Jim Ryan announced Wednesday.

Ian Solomon, dean of the Batten School of Public Policy; Kevin McDonald, vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion; and Barbara Brown Wilson, a faculty member in the School of Architecture and the faculty director of The Equity Center will lead the task force and work with students, faculty, and staff.


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