<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><item href="/news/rochelle-edwards-on-power-of-good-books.html" dsn="news"><teaser-title>Rochelle D. Edwards on Power of Good Books</teaser-title><teaser-description>A lifelong reader and legal scholar, Assistant Dean Rochelle D. Edwards reflects on the books that shaped her and why Black history remains essential reading now.</teaser-description><featured-video/><pubDate>02/09/2026</pubDate><title>Rochelle D. Edwards on Power of Good Books</title><description>A lifelong reader and legal scholar, Assistant Dean Rochelle D. Edwards reflects on the books that shaped her and why Black history remains essential reading now.</description><author>By Sabina Lee</author><author-title/><image><img src="/images/Rochelle-Edwards-Sean_Sime-320-180.png" alt="Bespectacled Black woman smiling"/></image><category>Special Programs</category><department>Diversity Initiatives</department><relationships/><shortnames/><tags><tag>Black History Month</tag><tag>books</tag></tags></item>