Category: Diversity
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Media Mogul Byron Allen To Prepare A Bid To Purchase The NFL Denver Broncos
Source: PATRICK T. FALLON / Getty Media Mogul Bryon Allen reportedly is preparing a bid to purchase the National Football League’s Denver Broncos. If successful, Allen would become the first Black majority owner of an NFL franchise. In a statement, Allen spoke on the potential bid saying “NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and New England Patriots…
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NFL should add three new teams and mandate Black owners, Deion Sanders says
Trying to force old white men from a certain era to hire Black head coaches is a flawed plan, said Sanders, and he suggests Black ownership to improve diversity The NFL should add three teams and require minority ownership for all of them, former league great and now HBCU head coach Deion Sanders said on…
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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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Purdue’s Polytechnic Names Levon T. Esters Inaugural Associate Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Faculty Affairs | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education
Purdue University’s Polytechnic Institute has appointed Dr. Levon T. Esters as the college’s first associate dean of diversity, equity, and inclusion and faculty affairs. This content was originally published here.
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Community College: Advancing Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in the Post-COVID Labor Market | Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
Today’s workforce is in the midst of considerable change, where in the next couple of years, the demographic profile has been forecasted to comprise of more than five generations. In addition, the U.S. Census projects that the United States will become a majority minority population by 2044. This projected demographic shift will be accompanied by…
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Navy Secretary Tasks Team to Promote Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
The Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Harker on Monday released a memo outlining his efforts to promote diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in the Navy. The memo serves as a framework for ongoing DEI efforts in the Navy. It directs the Chief Diversity Officer of the Navy, Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Manpower and Reserve Affairs)…
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JPMorgan Chase Appoints Brian Lamb as Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion – Savoy
JPMorgan Chase announced that Brian Lamb has been named the Global Head of Diversity & Inclusion, a newly created position at the firm. Lamb, who will report to the firm’s Co-Presidents, will be responsible for executing a strategy that builds on the firm’s existing work and further incorporates a diversity lens into how the firm…
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AmerisourceBergen names chief diversity, inclusion officer | Drug Store News
Get great content like this right in your inbox. “Diversity and inclusion are not just business priorities at AmerisourceBergen—they are a mindset that exists at every level of the organization. Establishing a chief diversity and inclusion officer role is a crucial step in our journey to be a truly equitable organization, celebrates individuality while achieving our…
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Barings Appoints Chasity Boyce as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer – Savoy
Barings, one of the world’s leading investment managers, has appointed Chasity Boyce as Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer, both effective today. Chasity will be a member of the Barings Senior Leadership Team and will be based in Charlotte. “We created the Chief Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Officer role to further our progress towards being…