ool of Education and Social Policy and in African American Studies. With a Ph.D. in education emphasizing cu... ted in challenging deficit-thinking about African American students and promoting an asset-based and ecologi... ceived numerous prestigious awards, including the American Educational Research Association's Distinguished ... n award and a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education. Her
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Charles William Eliot was an American academic who served as the President of Harvard U... rofound influence not just on [[Harvard]], but on American higher education in general. He emphasized electi... d shape the structure and standards of the modern American university system.
Eliot had established a reput... mism seen in some European universities and newer American colleges like MIT. There was a growing consensus
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Benjamin Franklin was a renowned American polymath, statesman, scientist, inventor, author,... of Pennsylvania. Franklin was a key figure in the American Revolution, serving as a diplomat in France and h... making him one of the most influential figures in American history.
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Anna Julia Haywood Cooper was a prominent African American educator, feminist, and social activist. Born in ... despite facing numerous challenges as an African American woman in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
====... ng for the empowerment and advancement of African American women. Through her eloquent writing, Cooper chall
career, Brown was part of an elite group of Black American women school founders, including notable figures ... med to provide a comprehensive education to Black American students. Brown's educational philosophy at PMI c... n 1982 underscored the importance of PMI in Black American history and education.
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