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Her early days at Bowie State have been “exhilarating,” said

Breaux, a mother and grandmother who is originally from

Philadelphia.

She toured the new science building that Burnim helped bring

to campus and spoke with a professor conducting research

on genetic tracking of plants. (“And they had to pull me away,”

she said, “because there I was — I’m saying, ‘Well, how do

you do this, and how do you do that?’ ”) She gets stopped a

lot by people who welcome her.

“I want to take the time to get to know the staff, the faculty,

the students — to say, ‘You know, I see you. You mean

something. You’re not a number,’ ” Breaux said. “What you do

makes a difference and has an impact.”

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On the Starting Block: Racing

Toward the Future