Moore had rarely met anyone who wasn't White or from Wyoming until she attended classes at Dickinson State.
“I had been to a Chinese restaurant but I never interacted with anyone outside the United States or minorities -- I'd only seen them on TV,” she said.
Lee Vickers, who is retiring at year's end after serving more than eight years as Dickinson State's president, said the institution wouldn't be doing its job if it didn't prepare students for a global work force.
“Our goal is to bring the world to North Dakota,” Vickers said. “As you diversify a campus, it means change, and change is more difficult for some than others.”
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