British College Wins Award for Diversity Efforts

West Thames College in Isleworth, England, received the National Beacon Award from the Association of Colleges. The award is given for outstanding contributions toward equality and diversity in higher education. The college was the only educational institution in the United Kingdom to receive the award.

The college was honored for its efforts to recruit and train black teachers and managers and for its programs to educate young black men.

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