Diversity Timeline at the University of Maryland

An experienced educator and Rhodes Scholar, Elkins called black people "Negrahs" in his Southern drawl and was deeply troubled by student "radicalism."(The Diamondback, Feb 22, 2005) 1955. The first African American woman student, Elaine. Johnson, begins her studies at the university. 1956. Jimenez Hall is constructed and named for . Juan Ramon ... ................
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