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April 11, 2006
Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture, April 12
Frank Wu, dean of the Wayne State University Law School will be speaking on affirmative action this Wednesday, April 12 at the fourth annual Nancy Cantor Distinguished Lecture at 10:00am in Rackham Auditorium. His lecture is titled "Toward a Diverse Democracy: Affirmative Action and Higher Education." This lecture is free and open to the public.
According to an April 3rd article in the University Record, professor Wu brings an interesting perspective on affirmative action. He believes it is not a simple black/white issue. "If we want to talk seriously about race, we should have an accurate picture of the world," he says. "If we are to understand these issues as a society, it requires that every member of society is recognized as a stakeholder."
Nancy Cantor was a former U-M provost and is now the chancellor and president of Syracuse University. This lecture was named for her in recognition of her "unflagging commitment to diversity and her outstanding contributions to the University community."
The lecture is sponsored by the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and the National Center for Institutional Diversity.
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