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OLIVER W. COLBERT
Associate Director of Admissions & Diversity Initiatives
Furthering its commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the Law School recently welcomed Oliver Colbert to its full-time Admissions Office team as the first-ever Associate Director of Admissions & Diversity Initiatives. A native of New York City born and raised in Brooklyn, Oliver currently resides in St. John’s home borough of Queens. He earned his undergraduate degree in Journalism from SUNY Buffalo State and a master’s in Higher Education Administration from Stony Brook University. As a college administrator for six years, Oliver’s work focused on supporting and developing students, specifically students of color from marginalized communities. His favorite quote, from American novelist, playwright, essayist, poet, and activist James Baldwin, nicely captures the importance of Oliver’s work at St. John’s Law:
“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
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