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It all begins with him.
We were coming to the end of a search for a would-be faculty person for a junior position (that is, a position for someone just beginning their teaching career). The selection process came down to two candidates, both wonderfully qualified and talented: an African American woman and an Anglo-American man. Like so many educational institutions at this time in history, especially theological institutions, we were committed to having a diverse faculty. (Beautiful words.)