Located in suburban Atlanta, Agnes Scott College‘s student body is made up of a majority of students of color.

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Lift up those things that we tend to bury, that we tend not to want to address. How do we examine our past...and how do we become better?

One hundred years ago, Agnes Scott College served a largely white, affluent population. Now, more than 60 percent of its undergraduates are people of color; 35 percent are Black.

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Main Hall bell tower at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

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Transformed Future

Agnes Scott College is undertaking historical preservation, curricular development, and community building within the college and in partnership with the City of Decatur.

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Preserving, Teaching, and Sharing a Fuller History of a College and Its Community

Artists as Catalysts

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Beyond Incarceration

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Civic Engagement

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Evolving Higher Education

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Expanding Public Knowledge

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Monuments and Memory

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Multivocality

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Power of the Word

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Public Places‚ Public Stories

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Puerto Rico and Its Diaspora

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University Everywhere

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Mission

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History

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Grantmaking Areas

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People

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Financials

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