2025 Institutional Diversity and Inclusion Speaker Series

Join Vice President and Chief Diversity Officer Jabbar R. Bennett, Ph.D., for a conversation with Pero G. Dagbovie, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor of History, Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies, Dean of the Graduate School, for a talk on his new book "Forever in the Path: The Black Experience at Michigan State University." This important 682-page work chronicles the rich and complex history of Black students, faculty, and staff at MSU from the 1890s through the late twentieth century. Dr. Dagbovie will share insights from his research, highlighting how African Americans from various walks of life contributed to MSU’s growth and evolving identity before and after the modern Civil Rights Movement.

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