Posts tagged with "inclusion"

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Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference

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Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference to return for its fourth year. Researchers, practitioners, corporate leaders and philanthropists share findings and best practices to address today’s most pressing societal issues. The fourth annual Diversity & Inclusion Research Conference (DIRC21) will take place as a virtual event on November 17-19, 2021. DIRC21 brings together researchers, practitioners, corporate […]

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The Oxford Method

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The Oxford Method Puts Emphasis on Diversity and Inclusion The Oxford Method, a tutoring community, is on a mission to help underprivileged students around the country The pandemic changed how education was delivered for millions of students. While just about everyone was impacted, it has been especially difficult on minority students. According to McKinsey & […]

Dr. J. Goosby Smith

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Named Vice President for Community Belonging and Chief Diversity Officer at Pepperdine University Dr. April Harris Akinloye will join Smith as assistant vice president for community belonging. Press Release: The KAIROS Company for Pepperdine University Pepperdine University announced today its long-anticipated selection of the University’s inaugural vice president for community belonging and chief diversity officer, Dr. J. […]

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Isn’t it Time to Smash the Myths of Women in Business?

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By Andi Simon, Ph.D. How many times have you heard something said about women that was just not “true?”  The myths seem to be everywhere, even as women penetrate areas that seemed out of bounds in the past. What do we hear? Women aren’t great leaders. They aren’t decisive or they are too collaborative or […]

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Octavia Spencer × Ruderman Family Foundation

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Academy Award-winning actress Octavia Spencer today joined the Ruderman Family Foundation in calling on the entertainment industry to increase the casting of people with disabilities, including in on-screen roles that portray characters with disabilities. “Casting able-bodied actors in roles for characters with disabilities is offensive, unjust, and deprives an entire community of people from opportunities,” […]

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Black-Owned Superhero Brand

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Aza Comics, owned by black woman creator Jazmin Truesdale and known for its roster of multicultural female superheroes, is aiming to continue providing hope and escapism for the world as people support the Black Lives Matter movement. “Aza Comics has always addressed the issues of black people in its storylines,” says Truesdale, “I’m just happy […]

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Global Though Leader on Ending Racism

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George Floyd’s murder ignited a wave of national and global protests demanding justice and change, including police reform and reparations for Black Americans. Structural Racism is not exclusive to the United States. Racism is clearly a global problem. In a new interview with C.M. Rubin, Michael Baran, the Co-Author of Subtle Acts of Exclusion, says […]

NAMIC CHAPTER EXPANSION

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NAMIC REAFFIRMS COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY WITCH CHAPTER EXPANSION The National Association for Multi-Ethnicity in Communications (NAMIC), the premier organization focusing on cultural diversity in the communications industry, is expanding its national footprint with the installation of two new chapters NAMIC-Virginia and NAMIC-Detroit.  The chapters will be led by Vonya […]