{"id":4807,"date":"2026-06-10T21:31:37","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:31:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/president\/?page_id=4807"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:31:37","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:31:37","slug":"land-acknowledgement-committee","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.trincoll.edu\/president\/land-acknowledgment-v2\/land-acknowledgement-committee\/","title":{"rendered":"Land Acknowledgement Committee"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Founding Members of the Land Acknowledgement Committee:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Jorge Espinoza-Gonzalez \u201926<\/li>\n<li>Chenille Jake \u201924 (Din\u00e9)<\/li>\n<li>Clara Sams \u2018 26<\/li>\n<li>Erkhan Tuimaada \u201826<\/li>\n<li>Mixashawn Lee Rozie &#8217;12<\/li>\n<li>Garth Myers, Paul E. Raether Distinguished Professor of Urban International Studies<\/li>\n<li>Mitchell Polin \u201996, Associate Dean for Curriculum<\/li>\n<li>Thomas Wickman, Associate Professor of History and American Studies<\/li>\n<li>Hilary Wyss, Allan K. Smith and Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of English<\/li>\n<li>Christina Bleyer, Assistant Vice President for Libraries and Distinctive Collections<\/li>\n<li>Carol T. Correa de Best, Director of Multicultural Affairs<\/li>\n<li>Jason Rojas, Chief of Staff<\/li>\n<li>Laura Silverman, Senior Assistant Director of Admissions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The founding members of the Land Acknowledgement Committee guided the development of Trinity College\u2019s Land Acknowledgement Statement and the commitments that accompany it. 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