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Commitment to Equity

Equity and Engagement

At Rivers, we believe that cultivating a caring, respectful, and collaborative learning environment requires a focus on equitable practices across all areas of operations that encompasses all members of our professional community and is driven by informed, reflective, and accountable leadership. Additionally, Rivers recognizes that intentionally creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive community takes more than good intentions. It is an ongoing process that requires conscious effort, meaningful action, and measurable outcomes.


Jenny Jun-lei Kravitz 
Director of Institutional Equity
j.kravitz@rivers.org




Commitment to Diversity

Diversity is integral to all parts of the Rivers experience. We are intentionally committed to growing a diverse community in which every member feels welcome, safe, and respected. Rivers does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, color, ethnic, or national origin in our admission policies, educational policies, financial aid and loan programs, and athletic or other school-administered programs.




List of 3 news stories.

  • Chrismary Gonzalez '18 came to campus Tuesday as part of the Alum Speaker Series.

    Alum Speaker Chrismary Gonzalez ’18: Following Her Passion

    Chrismary Gonzalez ’18 says she cultivated a certain reputation at Rivers. “I was known as the person who was always going to say something”—something about racism, social justice, identity, or other issues that are often ignored or side-stepped. Today, in Gonzalez’s role as assistant director of intake for the equity department of Boston Public Schools, addressing thorny and fraught issues is all in a day’s work.
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  • At a morning assembly, student speakers highlighted both progress and challenges.

    Day of Silence: So That All May Be Heard

    For nearly 30 years, the Day of Silence, observed on the second Friday in April, has served as a way for members of the LGBTQ+ community to draw attention to their historical silencing—and to declare that that silencing is no longer acceptable. Participants refrain from speaking for the day, reflecting the many ways in which the voices of community members go unheard.
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  • The Equity and Engagement team includes, from left, Director of Community Engagement Lucas Malo, Associate Director of DEI Katie Henderson, Global Education Director Andrea Villagrán, and Director Jenny Jun-lei Kravitz.

    Rivers’ Equity and Engagement Team: Innovation in Action

    This is the first year that the Equity and Engagement Department has been reorganized and expanded to oversee DEI, community engagement, and global education under new director Jenny Jun-lei Kravitz, but the impact is already being felt throughout the school, with enhanced programming, a sweeping vision, and an emphasis on the kind of environment and community Rivers values.
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