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Diversity of students enriches teacher’s life

My name is Liesl McQuillan and I am a teacher.  I am fortunate to teach philosophy here at Richland and to teach the best students on the planet.  I could spend pages gushing about how good they are, how bright and how giving of themselves but that might be a little self-indulgent.  Instead, I find myself pondering the thing that Richland has fostered in our student body that makes our experience here so rich: diversity. Full story

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