Grace E. Harris

Biography

Grace E. Harris. (July 1, 1933 – February 12, 2018), was an administrator at Virginia Commonwealth University. Harris was one of the first African American faculty members hired by Virginia Commonwealth University in 1967, which initially rejected her admission on the basis of race, when it was known as Richmond Professional Institute (RPI), when she was a graduate student in 1954.

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