Champions of civil rights and educational equity

Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Oct 18, 2007

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Olin Mateo Morales Hyder, son of Janette Hyder, a counselor for the Educational Opportunity Program at California State University, Fullerton, takes a close-up look at the EOP mural, unveiled during a Sept. 25 campus reception attended by more than 150 people. Janette Hyder came up with the idea for the mural project, one of the university's 50th anniversary 'Golden Ideas.' The giant artwork reflects the struggles faced by students during the 1960s while fighting for civil rights and educational equity. The mural will be permanently displayed in University Hall, next to the EOP office.