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It means requiring all students to study the history, culture, and contributions of these people whom we call "minorities."

— Vilma Socorro Martínez Speech (1990)

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We do not fulfill our role as a university when we, effectively, abdicate our charge to foster and maintain diversity in the university environment.

Speech (1990)

if the goal of this great university is excellence, and it is and should be, the attainment of that excellence requires diversity as a fundamental element. Anything less is mere pretension.

Speech (1990)

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