Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Diversity permeates every aspect of a student’s experience at Lawrenceville. In the classroom, in co-curricular activities, and through our residential life program, students are provided the opportunity to explore and appreciate the perspectives and identities of others as well as their own.
Lawrenceville believes that an environment that is racially, ethnically, culturally, religiously, and socio-economically diverse enhances critical thinking and informs intellectual debate.
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 community diverse in identities, experiences, and perspectives leads to a life of learning, when each of us is willing to listen, to reflect, and to work toward developing richer understandings of ourselves and of the world around us.
A Life of
Integrity
A life of integrity is an ethical life — a commitment to stand up for what’s right and just — and a coherent life — a commitment to be the same best version of ourselves in all settings and in our treatment of all people.
A Life of
High
Purpose
A life of high purpose means giving at least as much as we receive, loving at least as much as we hope to be loved, showing at least as much patience and kindness as we hope to be shown. It means seeking to create a world that assures all human beings the unalienable dignity that is their birthright.
Inspiring
the Best
in Each
In order to inspire the best in each, we must engage in a culture that actively rejects racism. We can achieve a more just and equitable community when we invest fully in ourselves and in those around us — and when we expect the same in return.
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
Titles:
Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement; Teacher, History Department
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Beth Foulk
Titles:
Associate Director, Office of College Counseling; Diversity Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs
Email:
Nuri Friedlander
Titles:
Director of Equity and Inclusion, Office of Multicultural Affairs; Teacher, Religion and Philosophy Department
Email:
Gabrielle Gilmore
Titles:
Administrative and Program Assistant to Dean of Diversity, Inclusion, and Community Engagement and Executive Director of the Hutchins Institute of Social Justice
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Victoria Stitt
Titles:
Teacher, English Department; Diversity Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs, Dance Instructor, Performing Arts Department
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Napoleon Sykes
Titles:
Assistant Director, Office of Admission; Diversity Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs
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Kelly Wise
Titles:
Head Strength and Conditioning Coach, Athletics Department; Diversity Coordinator, Office of Multicultural Affairs
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News
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Lawrentians celebrated the School’s Gender and Sexuality Alliance’s annual Pride Week April 10 -14 with a variety of events, speakers and opportunities.
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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.
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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.
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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.