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| | Niagara Falls Reporter Opinion |
 | | The recent flap at Niagara County Community College over the firing of minority staff, including African-American Robin Ray, the 17-year veteran financial aid counselor/instructor, and the relocation of several programs from the city campus to the suburbs, have given rise to the brewing controversy over education and diversity. |
 | | Two college presidents who are concerned with the importance of diversity in higher education and its impact on American society addressed the issue recently at the Hall of Philosophy at the Chautauqua Institute. |
 | | The former head of the Niagara Falls Equal Opportunity Coalition, Bill Bradberry is a cultural heritage and travel writer and activist in Palm Beach County, Fla., and in his hometown, Niagara Falls, N.Y. You may e-mail him at ghana1@adelphia.net. |
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