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University of Tennessee Takes a Look at Diversity

Fifty years after the University of Tennessee (UT) integrated its student body there is still evidence of intolerance. Though the university has taken great strides in the last half century, there are still times when the campus community is reminded of what's left to do, according to Theotis Robinson, vice president for equity and diversity in the UT system and one of the first black students to enroll at the Knoxville campus in 1961. Administrators, alumni and students agree that there should be more civility toward students of other races, religions and orientations, and some say there should be more diversity in the student body and more minorities and women in front of classrooms, in laboratories and in the administration. Click here to read more.
 
 



INSIGHT Into Diversity