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Memorials and Films Honor UTPB Faculty and Black History
The UTPB community mourns mathematics chair Amine Fawaz who died in Odessa on December 29. A campus memorial is set for February 4 at 3 45 p.m. in Library Lecture Center 001. A PBS preview event on February 10 features History Associate Professor Derek Catsam discussing Freedom Riders and race and politics in 20th century Africa. A scholarship fund is established for Fawaz’s children at American State Bank in Odessa.
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