FARAI CHIDEYA, host: And we close the show today with a pair of remembrances.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: First, Dr. Asa Hilliard, a professor of urban education at Georgia State University. He was in Egypt, guiding students on foreign exchange trip when he died.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: Hilliard was a founding member of the National Black Child Development Institute, and he worked tirelessly to level the playing field for black students. He encouraged colleges and universities to revise standardized admission tests or stop using them altogether because of cultural bias. And he encouraged all students, black or white, to broaden their horizons and learn more about African cultures. When he died, Hilliard was doing just that, leading a student tour through Egypt.</s>FARAI CHIDEYA, host: A spokesperson for Georgia State University says, though an official autopsy has not been done, Hilliard may have died of malaria. He was 73-years-old.
We remember Professor Asa Hilliard, a tireless advocate for culturally sensitive college admissions testing and teacher training.