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From Reactive to Proactive

Defining One’s Own Identity

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In January 2000 I was officially appointed the first Special Assistant to the Chancellor for Diversity and Community at Texas Christian University. Our new Chancellor had given a number of major speeches during his first semester at TCU. The importance of diversity was a key point made during these speaking engagements. Given our history of talking about the importance of diversity, followed by merely actions of accommodation, I emailed this new Chancellor.

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  1. Educational Leadership, Texas Christian University, USA

    Cornell Thomas

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  1. Ohio University, USA

    Charles Lowery

  2. Tarrant County College, USA

    Anthony Walker

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    Cornell Thomas

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Thomas, C. (2016). From Reactive to Proactive. In: Lowery, C., Walker, A., Thomas, C. (eds) Un-Democratic Acts. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6300-723-8_3

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