Angola, Brazil, Cape Verde, Mozambique, East Timor, Guinea-Bissau, and the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
Diana Leger ’09 is using a mini-grant to offer a diversity-centered trivia night for first-year students. “This is a way of learning without lectures — about other races, cultures, and ways of life,” she says of the event, which is planned for March. “It’s a friendly way to increase acceptance and tolerance.”
The Bentley Residential Center staff secured funding for a tour of Boston-based cultural and historical landmarks during African American History Month. In February, about 17 students and staff visited the city’s Museum of African American History, including the African Meeting House and the Abiel Smith School. Participants also toured the National Center of Afro-American Artists.
“We kept the group small to allow for intimate discussions,” explains Assistant Director of Residence Life Kate Tippo, who led the outing with residence directors Tony Martin and Erin Kelley.
Adds Kelley: “We hope students will bring their experience back to their friends, to keep the conversations going.”
Spelman is pleased to see the mini-grants initiative off to a great start. “The idea was to stimulate creativity,” he says. “Anyone and everyone can participate in helping to make the university community a better place in terms of diversity.” Eileen McCluskey
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A quest for the best Bentley photography from around the globe drew nearly 40 submissions from faculty, staff
and students. The shutterbugs turned in snapshots from Italy, Singapore and Swaziland, among other far-flung
locales. Shown here is the grand-prize-winning image, “Dancing Children,” taken in Ghana by Marketing and Media
Arts and Culture major Apoorva Goel ’ 11. The contest was sponsored by the Office of Education Abroad.
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