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MIDDLEBURY â Curtiss Reed Jr., a longtime civil rights leader in Vermont, was awarded an honorary doctorate by Middlebury College during commencement exercises on May 29.
Middlebury noted that Reed is a champion of equity and inclusion who has dedicated his career to service, advocacy, and fighting for the rights of all Vermonters.
He joined the Peace Corps and moved to Tunisia in 1983, and later worked in cooperative business development in Niger, Guinea Bissau, Burundi, and Mali.
Since 2001, he has served as the executive director of Vermont Partnership for Fairness and Diversity, a resource that provides Vermont organizations in every sector, from businesses and government to education, with assistance regarding issues of inclusion, diversity, and equity.