Name: "No Sacred Cows": Dr. Ruth Simmons on diversity, affordability, and the challenges facing America's college campuses
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"No Sacred Cows": Dr. Ruth Simmons on diversity, affordability, and the challenges facing America's college campuses

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"\"No Sacred Cows:\" Dr. Ruth Simmons on diversity, affordability, and the challenges facing America's college campuses "

"No Sacred Cows:" Dr. Ruth Simmons on diversity, affordability, and the challenges facing America's college campuses 

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"Dr. Ruth Simmons is a trailblazer in US higher education, as the first female president of Prairie View A&amp;M University, the first Black president of an Ivy League school (Brown University), and the first Black president of Smith College. Joined by Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, Simmons discusses improving diversity across campuses, the affordability crisis in higher education, and the current state of education.&nbsp;\r\n"

Dr. Ruth Simmons is a trailblazer in US higher education, as the first female president of Prairie View A&amp;M University, the first Black president of an Ivy League school (Brown University), and the first Black president of Smith College. Joined by Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO David Solomon, Simmons discusses improving diversity across campuses, the affordability crisis in higher education, and the current state of education.&nbsp;

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