Oliver L. Brown Distinguished Visiting Professor for Diversity Issues
Beginning in 1999, The Brown Foundation, in conjunction with The College of Arts and Sciences at Washburn University, has annually sponsored the Oliver L. Brown Distinguished Visiting Professor for Diversity Issues.
Previous Visiting Professors are:
- 2007 - Madison Davis Lacy, Emmy Award-winning filmaker and programming executive (September 21-23)
- 2006 - Donald Bogle, Turner Classics Film Commentator and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania and New York University
- 2005 - Lewis W. Diuguid, Vice President for Community Resources and Columnist at the Kansas City Star
- 2004 - Theodore Shaw, Director-Counsel NAACP Legal Defense
and Educational Fund, Inc. (November 8-9)
- 2003 - Dr. Robert Schrirer, University of Capetown, South Africa
- 2002 - Reverend Charles R. Stith, former ambassador to Tanzania.
- 2001 - Dr. Zvonimir Radeljkovic, Professor of American and English Literature, Sarajevo University.
- 2000 - Dr. Grace Sawyer Jones, President, College of Eastern Utah.
- 1999 - Dr. John Slaughter, Retired President, Occidental College.
- Read the news story from the Topeka Capital-Journal about Dr. Slaughter's address.
