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STRIVING TOWARD CULTURAL COMPETENCY

What is cultural competency and how do we build our skills for cross-cultural
communication to better support our communities?

Moderated by Allison Barry, M.A. and Jill Harrison, Ph.D.




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Black History Month
  • In 1990 - Nelson Mandela released from prison after 27 years as South African political prisoner
  • In 2016 - Dr. Paula Johnson, a Harvard Medical School faculty member, is named as the 14th President of Wellesley College, becoming the first African American to hold the position
  • In 1996 - Penn's Baccalaureate Speaker was the Right Reverend Barbara Clementine Harris, a Philadelphian who was the first woman ever to become a bishop in the Anglican Communion.
  • In 1976 - Clifford Alexander, Jr. is confirmed as the first African American Secretary of the Army

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