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Dr. Monica Smith Reflection
I really enjoyed Dr. Monica Smith’s lecture on what she does here at the college, and I also loved how the conversation progressed throughout the time that she was with us. It was enlightening to know what she does on the campus, and how she has already implemented changes to make the help make the campus more inclusive. Based on my experience with the previous Director of Diversity, I was never really sure what the individual in that position actually did. However, I learned that what she does focuses more on the administration and faculty, which I am happy to know. For example, she stated that, “She trains campus security officers about implicit bias and talked with them about police activity and the black lives matter movement” and how

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