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MONDAY, FEB. 06, 2017 | VOLUME 133 ISSUE 07
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
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view that the School of Education realized a few years ago that it was not doing enough to address these issues and developed a diversity agenda.
Ginsberg said he felt Kamatuka was the right person for the job given his work and experience with educational opportunity programs.
Kamatuka, who also works as the director of the Center for Educational Opportunity Programs, was born in Namibia, lived as a refugee in Zambia, and finally arrived in Hillsboro, Kansas,
"He has love and passion for the School of Education and for the University," Ginsberg said.
"There were people who believed in me,who gave me opportunities for me to be successful," he said.
Now, he wants to do the same for students. He said the main reason he accepted the position was because he does not want to see the University as an unwelcoming place for students.
"I want to meet with my faculty and staff to talk about these issues on a public forum, so we can come up with how to make every student that comes to the School of Education feel valued, that we are there for every student, every staff and every faculty," he said.
starting his two-year commitment as executive director, Ginsberg said he trusts he will do a great job and hopes that Kamatuka will continue advising the school on these issues.
"He's a national leader on work on equity, diversity, and inclusion," Ginsberg said. "We hope to have his immediate support and long-term guidance."
Kamatuka said he knows that, to fulfill his goals, it will require effort from both the faculty and staff.
"I believe in the goodness of all of us," he said. "We need to find a way to bring it out."
people track tamps
DARBY VANHOUTAN
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Students can now quickly and easily keep up with the actions of President Donald Trump, thanks in part to the work of a student here at the University.
"If you're a student, an activist, or just a citizen that wants to keep up to date on a lot of things that are changing very quickly, this is the tool for you." P.h.D student Peter Federman said.
The tool that Federman
is referring to is Trump Track, an application he helped develop. The app is downloadable on smartphones and has a desktop version.
The application's creator, Sam Altman, had the idea for the app after seeing President Trump's "Contract with the American Voter."
"The idea was that we saw a lot of promises being made and we thought that one thing we could do with our expertise and reach and tools is that we have
is track those promises," Federman said.
Along with Federman, Altman recruited Greg Koberger of developer service ReadMe.io and Alec Baum, former organizer for Hillary Clinton's campaign.
"I obviously have my own political predispositions; we all do," said Baum. "I'm especially eager to create a resource that is useful for activists as well as people looking
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