During her undergraduate years she was involved in student government and later worked in shelters for the homeless and for battered women. These experiences have informed how I think about my career. Even in academia I chose interdisciplinary work. Students come to Tufts for the academics as well as for opportunities abroad and networking. Coleman pointed out that neither Tufts nor any other entity has a homogenous black population.
People think of black students as a unified group instead of as a coalition to build community.
We have blacks from the Caribbean, from Africa, we have multi-racial students. Growing up in a Haitian home gives you a different perspective than if your parents are from Georgia. When I think of diversity it's not just about the experience of students of color, it's about everyone's experience. A diverse curriculum is about enriching all student experience . If we're trying to educate students holistically we have to show how we all work together.