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WASHINGTON – A new library in Wichita, Kan. will be named after Ronald W. Walters, Ph.D., internationally renowned scholar and civil rights leader who is also a native of the city. Walters served as a professor in the Department of Political Science at Howard University for 25 years and spent nearly 10 years as chair of the department.

WASHINGTON (November 12, 2020) – Today, Howard University President Wayne A. I. Frederick announced a $1 million gift from Heather and Jim Murren to launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership at Howard University. The gift kicks off a multi-million fundraising effort for what will be an interdisciplinary, student-centered, faculty-led institute that works with professional programs in health, business, communications and law, as well as majors in the arts and sciences. The Center will be led by J. Jarpa Dawuni, Esq., Ph.D., Howard’s esteemed associate professor of political science, who has been recognized as a Fulbright Specialist Scholar and a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow.