I see. I seem to remember an office for minorities, but I cant remember what it was called. It wasnt the DEI. Swinging the pendulum, or settling it down?
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The DEI acronym, and the terms evolved over time. At first just Minority or even Black if you go way back. The Diversity. But that was seen as just black and like affirmative action, so equity was added, as was inclusion later. At the University of Tennessee, due to politics they dropped the term equity and changed it to engagement (Look for this term in many of the name changes, also access).
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Interesting. I think we had an office of foreign affairs at my school. They covered the DEI stuff, I believe.
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They handle issues for international students. Similar work, but obviously more specialized
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You might be right. Im trying to think if there was one for minorities? Fafsa?
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LOL, that's the federal financial aid form. Just Google your university and use years in search terms or look for archived pages. All universities put everything online in the early 2000s, so you can find it. I'm guessing your school had multiple offices unless it was a private or smaller school.
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My school had so many different offices. It was unbelievable! I believe we had a cultural diversity office.
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That might have become the DEI office.
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Yeah, that is what I am suspecting. So there was one on my campus, too. Wow, that really brings me back.