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Celebrating 50 years of the Minority Student Caucus

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For five decades, the Minority Student Caucus has been an advocate for students of color and has promoted research and programs addressing critical issues of health equity.

For five decades, the Minority Student Caucus has been an advocate for students of color and has promoted research and programs addressing critical issues of health equity. Since 1977, they have organized the Minority Health Conference, the longest running student-led health conference in the United States. Here’s to another 50 years of outstanding work.

1977: Students at the registration table during the first Minority Health Conference.

1980s: Students attend a Minority Health Conference.

1999: Bill Small, associate dean for students (middle), poses with Minority Student Caucus co-presidents LaMont Bryant (left) and Sonya Goode Green (right).

2007-08: The late Bill Small and the Minority Student Caucus executive board

2013: The 2013 Minority Health Conference planning committee

2020: The 2020 Minority Student Caucus and Minority Health Conference leadership: Deanie Anyangwe, Ishani Patel, Hailey Mason and Rakiah Anderson smile together.

2020: Minority Health Conference attendees had the opportunity to pose at a social media booth.

2021: Members of the 2021 Minority Student Caucus gather at a local park.

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