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Hamilton receives award for commitment to diversity
By Rylee Carrillo-Wagner ’19
October 6, 2016
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On Aug. 19, Phyllis Breland, Director of Opportunity Programs and interim Director of Diversity and Inclusion, received a letter from the President of the National Diversity Institution, Andrea D. Mickle, informing her: “Hamilton College has been approved to be honored as an institution committed to diversity for 2016.”
The letter continues on to explain that the “National Role Models Conference is one of the most prestigious conferences of its kind addressing issues of diversity and disparities in our nation… Minority Access is pleased to bestow this special honor on Hamilton College in recognition of its current commitment to diversity.”
Washington DC to attend the National Role Models Conference and to accept the award on behalf of Hamilton.
Breland shares, “it is with a personal understanding and appreciation of the journey for students of color at Hamilton, that I felt it imperative that these milestones be noted and acknowledged. I know there is much to be done, but there has also been much achieved.”
Hamilton continues to strive to create a sense of belonging on this campus, through the formation of new and growing identity groups and a connection and collaboration with Student Assembly and Hamilton faculty members. This award shows acknowledgement of this growing community web, a web that Ms. Breland, along with a team of faculty, staff and students campus-wide will continue to foster and improve in the years to come.