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New and Forthcoming Titles on Diversity
The following is a list of new and forthcoming adult, young adult, and children’s titles on the issues surrounding diversity and the multicultural nature of American society. Diversity Playbook: Recommendations and Guidance for Christian Organizations Michelle R. Loyd-Paige and Michelle D. Williams, out now Building on their years of experience in Christian higher education, the…
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Priscilla Wallace Named Head of Supplier Diversity for Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo & Company (NYSE: WFC) has announced that Priscilla Wallace has been named head of supplier diversity for the company. Wallace joined Wells Fargo last month and will report to Barb Kubicki-Hicks, chief procurement officer, with a dotted line to Kelley Cornish, head of Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion Program Management Office and Enterprise…
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Want to Rethink Education? It’s Time to Take Back Kindergarten!
Post Views: 167 Since the pandemic, there’s much talk about rethinking education and this includes the early years of schooling. Most parents just want their schools reopened safely and schedules back to normal, but corporate reformers want to see even more changes made to schools than seen with No Child Left Behind (NCLB)! The October…
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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging: Who’s Holding Whom Accountable?
Attributes of work environments that have the greatest influence in determining whether an environment becomes hostile or not is why an organization should start implementing the 5 Cs of Awareness (color, culture, class, character, and context) and the 5 Cs of Change (confidence, courage, commitment, conflict, and community) (DeRosa & Johnson, 2002). Regarding challenges to collaborative work experiences, Cascio and Aguinis…
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NASA, ESA experts weigh in on diversity and inclusion in space | Space
If you look at pictures of some of NASA’s first astronauts, you might notice they all have something in common — every one of them is a white man. While there is much progress still to be made, in recent years more women and people of color have trained as astronauts and traveled to the…
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Sherri Charleston on 1st-year as diversity and inclusion chief
This week, the Office for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging released its first Community Update under the leadership of chief diversity and inclusion officer Sherri Charleston, who began her work in the role in August of 2020. The Gazette spoke with Charleston to hear her reflections on her first year-plus on the job, how she…
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Queens College appoints alumna Jerima DeWese as its first chief diversity officer/dean of diversity – QNS.com
Queens College President Frank Wu announced the school’s first chief diversity officer (CDO)/dean of diversity during his “State of the College” address on Monday, Nov. 1. Jerema DeWese, a Queens College and CUNY alumna, will serve as the school’s CDO/dean of diversity at the school’s leadership level, supplementing the duties of the existing Title IX…
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Utah Board of Higher Education votes unanimously to change Dixie State University’s name
Utah Board of Higher Education votes unanimously to change Dixie State University’s name Elle Cabrera | St. George Spectrum & Daily News The Utah Board of Higher Education voted unanimously on Wednesday to recommend Dixie State University’s name change to Utah Tech, forwarding the proposal to the state Legislature for a final decision. In approving…
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How are organisations increasing workforce diversity in tech?
How are organisations increasing workforce diversity in tech? As part of our focus on diversity in tech this month, we take a look at what organisations across the sector are doing to increase workplace diversity There’s an array of measures that tech companies have taken to increase representation of underrepresented groups. A lack of diversity…
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Top 8 Diversity Killers – Stealth Assessment Areas That Hurt Diversity Hiring
The diverse are often dropped after failing assessments on minor factors, not because of overt discrimination during hiring. Yes, almost every organization today sets high goals for diversity hiring. Unfortunately, I find that most fail to meet their diversity hiring goals, not because of major institutional discrimination. But instead, due to a multitude of seemingly…