Article "Univ. of Richmond Will Participate in World Educational Conference"

Article "Univ. of Richmond Will Participate in World Educational Conference"

This article is about the University of Richmond's participation in the Christian World Educational Conference, also known as Education Week, which was sponsored by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA). Topics discussed at the conference included the necessity of friendly relations amongst foreign students and American students in U.S. universities and questions regarding race. Colleges throughout Virginia such as Randolph-Macon College, the College of William and Mary, and Bridgewater College also participated in Education Week on their respective campuses. Many experts on race relations attended the conference at the University of Richmond including Mrs. Jesse D. Ames, a civil rights activist in the Southern United States.

"Univ. of Richmond Will Participate In World Educational Conference." The Richmond Collegian XVII, no. 14, (January 23, 1932): 1. http://collegian.richmond.edu/cgi-bin/richmond?a=d&d=COL19310123.2.16&srpos=1&e=-------en-20--1--txt-txIN

The Collegian, University of Richmond

1931-01-23

English

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