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Although a recent study reveals that the diversification of college presidents is moving at a slow pace, Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio, shows how it marches to the beat of a different drummer. The college recently announced that Carmen Twillie Ambar, an African American woman, will be its 15th president.
“Oberlin is a singular institution in American higher education, with an historic commitment to social justice, academic and musical excellence, and the liberal arts,” Ambar says in the announcement on the Oberlin website. “I look forward to my work with Oberlin’s faculty, staff, students, board, and alumni to think creatively and collaboratively together. I am humbled to...