Inclusivity: The 1966 Master Plan did not articulate a commitment to diversity—though Harris Wofford, the first president, imagined a “School of the World.” The 1968 “Statement of First Program” prioritized diversity and the college recruited students from around the globe and from a broad section of U.S. society. About twenty to twenty-five percent of the student body were students of color—a remarkable percentage for the 1960s. Many white students came from working-class backgrounds and were the first in their families to attend college. But student unrest focused, in part, on the student body’s composition. Ultimately the second president, John Maguire, led a planning committee that committed to a student body whose composition would include a majority African-American and Latino student population. Returning students, including many women who attended college after raising their families, made for an unusual mix of college students.
Our Diversity
Dr. Calvin Butts
30-30-30-10: No One Group
Felt Left Out
John Maguire
Creative Tension
Carlos Russell
We Know We Have To Be Better
Prepared to Be Equal
Harris Wofford
I Didn’t Really Know Anyone Who Wasn’t Italian Until I Was 10
Candida DeLuise
My First Dinner Party
Francis Koster
The Door was Wide on Entrance, Narrow on Exit
Samuel von Winbush
I Was Valued For Who I Was
Deborah Leavy
They Just Blossomed
Samuel von Winbush
That’s Not Something
a Woman Should Do
Elizabeth Ewen
Eighty Students Got Their Mail at the Same Address
Francis Koster
People Tell Us It’s Really Hard to Hire African Americans
Elizabeth Ewen
A Diverse Student Body, Why not a Diverse Department?
Samuel von Winbush
If My Child Was Gay, I’d Kill Him
Elizabeth Ewen
A Low Percentage of Students Graduated in Four Years
Samuel von Winbush
It Would Be an Interesting Experiment
Harris Wofford
Our Students Could Compete
with Anyone
Samuel von Winbush
This Would Be Defined
as an Experience
Ghebre Mehreteab
We Were Always Starving
for Resources
Elizabeth Ewen
I Just Don’t Get It, What Are They Upset About?
Francis Koster
Plato Had a Symposium about Love
Candida DeLuise
Instead of Hitting Her, I Kissed Her
Samuel von Winbush
A Model for Other Colleges
Elizabeth Ewen
