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First Dean for
Reed Diversity
College professor and
poet to guide efforts
Crystal Ann Williams, associ­
ate professor of creative writing
at Reed College and award win­
ning poet, recently began her po­
sition as Reed College’s first dean
for institutional diversity.
“I’m looking forward to work­
ing with Crystal in the coming
year to develop and strengthen
diversity programs at Reed,” said
President Colin Diver. “Crystal
has worked tirelessly to promote
institutional diversity since arriv­
ing at Reed in 2000. “
Williams plans to use this first
year to thoroughly assess Reed’s
strategic efforts in becoming a more
diverse and inclusive institution.
She says the job is not about
changing percentages.
“We are interested in changing
the culture to one that is fully
inclusive and understands why a
more diverse Reed creates a bet­
ter learning environment for all
students.”
Williams wants to build rela­
tionships and allegiances within
Reed and the greater community,
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and support those among us who
are already involved in serving
low-income, first-generation, and
underrepresented populations.
Williams has been teaching at
Reed since 2000. She has a bach­
elor of arts degree from New
York University and an master of
fine arts degree from Cornell
University. She is the author of
three collections of poems, most
recently Troubled Tongues.
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TriMet Attorney
has New Role
Jana Toran, formerly TriM ef s
director of legal services, has been
named as the transit agency’s
new general counsel, replacing
M. Brian Playfair, who retired.
“We are lucky to have some­
one with Jana’s talent, skills and
work ethic,” said TriMet General
Manager Neil McFarlane. “She
has made significant contribu­
tions to TriMet, building a strong
in-house litigation team that deftly
manages the complex issues we
face.”
Before her 10-year tenure at
TriMet, Toran was the sole prac­
titioner of her own firm, where
she specialized in personal injury,
employment and contract litiga­
tion. She was also an associate
attorney at P ortland firm s
Hoffman and Matasar and Ater
Wynne.
She currently serves as the
chair of the Oregon State Bar’s
State Professional Responsibility
Jana Toran
Board and volunteers with the
Classroom Law Project as a judge
for regional mock trial competi­
tions.
Toran was admitted to the Or­
egon State Bar, U.S. District Court
and Ninth Circuit Court in 1990.
She received her doctor of juris­
prudence degree from the Uni­
versity of Houston.