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Dean College Hosts Two Leadership Speakers

February 21, 2013

On Wednesday, February 20, Dean College hosted Ms. Digit Murphy and Mr. Hudson Taylor for on-campus speaking engagements. The Dean community had the opportunity to hear inspiring speakers who both have achieved a multitude of success in the world of athletics.

Ms. Digit Murphy is the Head Coach & General Manager of the Boston Blades, a professional women's hockey team playing in the Canadian Women's Hockey League.

Ms. Murphy, a former NCAA hockey standout, is in her first season with the Boston Blades in 2012-13.

Prior to coming to Boston, Murphy was the head coach at Brown University in Providence, R.I. At Brown, she was the first NCAA women's coach to reach the 200 and 300 victory plateaus, respectively.

Dean will also host Mr. Hudson Taylor. Mr. Taylor is a competing athlete and Division 1 college wrestling coach at Columbia University. He graduated from the University of Maryland as a Division 1 three-time All-American wrestler in 2010 and currently ranks among the top-five pinners in NCAA history.

Committed to civil rights and social justice, Hudson wore a Human Rights campaign sticker on his wrestling headgear in college to show solidarity—as a heterosexual athlete ally—with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community. This single act drew media attention around the country and prompted thousands of inspiring, personal messages.

With this encouragement, Hudson became committed to speaking louder as an advocate. He founded the non-profit organization Athlete Ally as a resource to encourage athletes, coaches, parents, fans and other members of the community to respect all individuals involved in sports, regardless of their perceived or actual sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

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