BROAD SPECTRUM: Matthew Shenoda, vice president of social equity and inclusion at the Rhode Island School of Design, said he hopes to focus on more strategic admissions practices to cultivate a student population reflective of a broad spectrum of gender identities, races and socio-economic backgrounds. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO
For Matthew Shenoda, being the first to tackle an issue on a college or university campus isn’t daunting. Settling in as the Rhode Island School of Design’s inaugural vice president of social equity and inclusion, Shenoda is implementing the school’s 1-year-old Social Equity and Inclusion Action Plan, designed to go beyond previous higher education efforts…
