Through the John Hope Franklin Symposium & Gala, Diverse: Issues In Higher Education seeks to further institutionalize and honor the scholarly contributions of this living legend by bringing together scholars and experts of national acclaim to serve as speakers and panelists on what has become one of the most important discussions of diversity and higher education issues in the nation.

The culminating event of this two-day event will be the closing gala where the 2008 John Hope Franklin awardees; Dr. Norman C. Francis, Dr. Alvin Poussaint and Mary Duke Biddle Trent Semans will be honored. Historian, educator, humanitarian and scholar, Franklin has made significant contributions to shaping the perspective of American history in the 20th century. The recipients of the 2008 John Hope Franklin Award reflect Franklins’ overall standards of excellence. Click here to read Dr. Franklin's biography.

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