Eager to build bridges between alumni of color and today’s students of color, the Academy hosted an Andover Black and Latino Alumni/Student Gathering Day on Saturday, April 8th. The event brought more than forty alumni back to campus, offering them a chance to reconnect with one another, while also providing them an opportunity to share their wisdom and experience with current students. In total, more than 80 students, alumni and faculty participated in the day's activities.

              The event was organized through a collaborative effort of three PA organizations: Community & Multicultural Development (CAMD), the Alumni Affairs Office, and the Afro-Latino-American Society. Most of the returning alumni came from the East Coast but represented a wide range of class years from 1972 to 2005. During the day, students and alumni discussed their common experience as students of color on the Andover campus, and the alumni offered students their thoughts about what lies ahead of them as they move onto college and into the career world.

              “The day surpassed expectations, which were already high to begin with,” said Allison Picott '88, leadership gifts officer. “ It was wonderful to see some faces on campus I haven’t seen since I was a student. It was an exciting and emotional day, and everyone walked away feeling closer to the institution. I was overwhelmed by the number of people who expressed a desire to play a more active part in the Andover community.”

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