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January’s Ram Inclusion Week offered a powerful affirmation of Suffolk’s core values—and the value of a diverse community that comes together to learn from, and about, one another. The weeklong event series included workshops, panel discussions, and the 20th annual Creating the Dream awards ceremony, which honored members of the Suffolk community who are carrying on the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. They included Suffolk’s Center for First Generation & Educational Equity; senior and two-term SGA President Clinton Oreofe, the first Black male student to hold that role; third-year law student Symone Monde, president of the Black Law Students Association; and Law School Professor Elizabeth Stillman, who said she was “grateful to be part of an institution that values a commitment to moving forward with love and equity in mind.”
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spring 2025
By Erica Noonan
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Honoree Elizabeth Stillman, associate professor of academic support, Suffolk Law. Photograph by Michael J. Clarke
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Student honorees (from left): Symone Monde and Clinton Oreofe. Photography by Michael J. Clarke
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Members of the Center for First-Generation & Educational Equity (from left): Nicholas Charrette, Jenna Carpenter, Lisa Rivera, Tyrza Milord, Bryan Landgren, Ashley Booker, Jennifer Waden, and Suffolk President Marisa Kelly. Photography by Michael J. Clarke
Creating the Dream event organizers Victor Cruz Castro and Areta Odiah, with keynoter Danae Bucci, WCVB Channel 5 news reporter. Photograph by Michael J. Clarke
