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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Despite an exceptional performance, Dr. Wang was denied tenure, labeled a “bad fit” for the department, and eventually issued a terminal-year notice, ending his employment in Spring 2026.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Group photo with Sanders office on lobby day.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Swati Sawant with Assembly member raga on April 13.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Swati sawant and Senator Sanders]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ Senator James Sanders Jr.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ From Left to Right- Shalini Kishan , Swati Sawant and Rajkumar, President of Begampura cultural society of NY with Senator Sanders.]]></image:caption>
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<image:caption><![CDATA[ The bill was initiated by Swati M. Sawant, Esq., a Dalit attorney who identified a gap in New York law and brought the issue to state legislators.]]></image:caption>
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