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The accounting department photograph in The Web 1980 features Raymond Slaughter, who is presumably the first black professor in the Robin's School of Business. He was granted tenure in 1986. According to the

The first full-time black faculty member, Dr. Lorenzo Simpson, was hired in 1976 and taught in the philosophy department. Simpson was granted tenure in 1983. At the University during this time, black people were mainly employed as janitors,…

This page from The Web 1980 features remarks from Dr. James Erb, a professor of music and director of the University Choir and Schola Cantorum, in the section "Looking Back: 150 Years at the University of Richmond." Dr. Erb states that University of…

The Student Organization for Black Awareness (SOBA) got together to establish three goals for the 1977-1978 academic year. First, they wanted to see the University of Richmond "actively recruit blacks and minority students." To do so, they aimed to…

The University Faculty Advisory Panel wrote this report to study "the effect of race, religion, and sex on university policies on the hiring, promotion, salary, and tenure." They found no evidence of discrimination based on sex, and they also…

Chairman Weaver Marr submitted this annual departmental report to President George Modlin on behalf of the Westhampton College Foreign Language Department on April 19, 1969. He believed that three things from that school year were most notable:…

Welford D. Taylor, Chairman of the Literature Department at University College, submitted this report to President Modlin to update him about the affairs of his department in 1971. He claimed that the most notable improvements were the new course…

Chairman Harry M. Ward submitted this report to President George Modlin on behalf of the Department of History at University College on April 26, 1971. Ward began by highlighting the current faculty specialties including different eras in American…

This is the Annual Report for the Richmond College Department of History for the 1969-1970 academic year. The Department urged the University to offer courses in African, Middle Eastern, Latin American, and Urban American history to fulfill the…

Chairman of the Philosophy Department, James Hill, submitted this annual report to President George M. Modlin for the 1968-1969 school year. Their enrollment had declined slightly, however, it was only in Westhampton College students. This department…