Lawrentians celebrated the School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance’s annual Pride Week April 10 -14 with a variety of events, speakers and opportunities.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Statements of Belief
Equity, inclusion, and human dignity are at the heart of the community we aspire to be. We therefore commit to the following beliefs fundamental to our Mission:
A Life of
Learning
A Life of
Integrity
A Life of
High
Purpose
Inspiring
the Best
in Each
Belonging. Building. Becoming.
These statements of belief are reflected in Lawrenceville’s DEI Strategic Plan: Belonging, Building, Becoming. The plan was launched in June 2021 and solidifies our commitment to ensuring that our diverse and uniquely close-knit community is fully equitable, and inclusive for all.
Quarterly Report | January - June 2023
Programs and Initiatives
Student, employee, and alumni affinity groups also support and advance this work, which extends across the Harkness table, in the science labs, in the Houses, on the field, in the studio, and on the stage. We welcome all community members to engage with us — our differing identities, experiences, and perspectives are also what bring us together as Lawrentians.
Meet the Office of Multicultural Affairs
Cameron Brickhouse
Beth Foulk
Nuri Friedlander
Gabrielle Gilmore
Victoria Stitt
Napoleon Sykes
Kelly Wise
News
Zaheer Ali presented Lawrenceville’s Hutchins Institute for Social Justice as a case study for teaching and programming social justice in secondary education last month at the National Association of Independent Schools (NAIS) annual conference.
Arts, culture, dance, faith, food, music, and history – Lawrenceville’s annual Black History Month celebration was filled with events that were “educational, inspirational, communal, and entertaining,” according to Cameron Brickhouse, the School’s dean of diversity, inclusion, and community engagement.
By Shloka Chodhari ‘26/The Lawrence
Lohri is a festival that marks the end of harvest season in Punjab, India. The celebration commemorates the end of the winter and the beginning of the longer days awaiting the upcoming spring. Lohri is celebrated to welcome the sun deity, Surya, into the Northern Hemisphere, and one of the most common traditions includes harvesting rabi crops.