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Breaking down the numbers:
Celebrating
diversity in the
Class of 2018
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On Aug. 21, hundreds of new fjtudents
from different places, backgrounds and
experiences flooded Guilford's campus.
While they appreciated the diversity of
their group, there is one thing these sm^rt
first-years didn't know: their class is likely
the most diverse thM Guilford College hats
ever seen.
"Guilford's extremely diverse/' |iaid
Andy ^tnddeiv dean of admissions tynd
financiM aid "It's eclectic. It invol^s
students from all over the country with all
different vocational and academic interests
and passions... (and) tremendous diversity
of background."
According to Strickler, the Admission
Office focuses on diversity, seeking out
students who are not just tolerant of
diversity but also excited by it and wish to
enrich it with their presence. In a stunning
success by admissions, the Guilford Gassnf
2018 is the College's most diverse class yet,
with approximately 40 percent of the class
made up of undeffepfesented minorities.
As students tackled the busy schedule
of events during new student orientation,
they began tp take rlofiee of the student
body's (flversiW^
"It's really to have thatiUversity of
people because^^easier'to find the people
you can hang oul with," ^d first-year
'Vasan Khalad.
Students erfibraced the diversity, meeting
and befriending classmates from all walks
See diversity I Page 3
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