Archer Board Member Featured in Essence Magazine
Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i was featured in the December 2016 issue of Essence. She talked about her role as the Executive Vice-President of Diversity, Inclusion & Communications at CBS Entertainment and how she leads the conversation surrounding content diversity on TV.
Archer board member and parent Tiffany Smith-Anoa'i was featured in the December 2016 issue of Essence. She talked about her role as the Executive Vice-President of Diversity, Inclusion & Communications at CBS Entertainment and how she leads the conversation surrounding content diversity on TV.
Excerpt from the interview:
We look to television and media overall to define social norms. Those images travel around the globe and inform people about how we should be treated. Many marginalized communities have only seen themselves reflected one way, which might not always be positive. But people. especially children, need to see themselves in more than one way. When we see ourselves. there is a feeling of, Oh. I can do that too. whatever it might be.
The Archer School for Girls admits students of any race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status to all the rights, privileges, programs and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national and ethnic origin, sexual orientation or other legally protected status in its hiring or in the administration of its educational policies and programs, admissions policies, financial aid programs or other school-administered programs.
The Archer School for Girls’ mission is to educate students in an environment specifically designed for girls. As such, the school will consider any candidate for admission who identifies as a girl. Once admitted to Archer, all students in good academic standing who abide by Archer’s code of conduct and who meet requirements for graduation will be eligible to receive an Archer diploma, regardless of any change in sexual identity or other legally protected status.
