Oakland, CA–May 22, 2009. Mills College President Janet L. Holmgren will speak at the 22nd Annual National Conference on Race and Ethnicity in American Higher Education (NCORE), the leading national forum for diversity and access in higher education.

Holmgren is part of a session on May 27th in San Diego that will focus on the trustee's role in diversity. She is representing Princeton University where she serves as a Trustee but will also share her insights on the Mills College Board of Trustees. The purpose of this session is to bring together trustees from private and public colleges and universities who will explain how diversity relates to the oversight of their institutions.

Education access and diversity is one of the three goals of the Mills College Strategic Plan for 2008 through 2013. The goal calls for enhanced educational access and retention of an excellent and diverse student body and a diverse faculty and staff. The College's other strategic goals include academic excellence and education for leadership; and environmental and fiscal responsibility.

More information is available online about the work of the President's Office and the Strategic Plan.

Nestled in the foothills of Oakland, California, Mills College is a nationally renowned, independent liberal arts college offering a dynamic progressive education that fosters leadership, social responsibility, and creativity to approximately 950 undergraduate women and 500 graduate women and men. Since 2000, applications to Mills College have more than doubled. The College is named one of the top colleges in the West by U.S. News & World Report, one of the Best 368 Colleges by the Princeton Review, and ranks 75th among America's best colleges by Forbes.com. Visit us at www.mills.edu.

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