Category: News
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New Director of Diversity and Inclusion Discusses Hopes and Plans for Future
Amaka Nnaeto, MCAS ’20, was elected the new Director of Diversity and Inclusion (DDI) for the Undergraduate Government of Boston College on Monday night. Nnaeto is currently the chair of the Diversity and Inclusion Programming Board. “We’re excited to have a Amaka on our team,” said Michael Osaghae, UGBC president-elect and MCAS ’20. “She’s a…
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NASA Renames Facility in Honor of Katherine Johnson
Katherine Johnson, the mathematician who’s calculations made for groundbreaking space missions, has just been honored by NASA. Katherine Johnson, the mathematician whose calculations made for groundbreaking space missions, has just been honored by NASA with a facility in her name. Established in 1993, the Independent Verification and Validation Facility (IV&V) in West Virginia has been…
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Women’s History Month: A Time to Celebrate Progress, but Recognize Remaining Challenges
AMES, Iowa – Women’s History Month is a time to celebrate achievements, but the directors of two women’s centers at Iowa State University say it is also an opportunity to recognize challenges that still persist and how women are making history by tackling those issues. The record number of women running for president and elected…
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New York City Public Schools Should Be Evaluated Based on Diversity, Not Just Tests, Panel Says
By Eliza Shapiro A high-level panel commissioned by Mayor Bill de Blasio called on the city to adopt a sweeping measure to address entrenched segregation in education: create diversity targets for all 1,800 schools so that their population reflects the racial and economic makeup of the surrounding areas. Over the next five years, the panel…
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How Much Does Hollywood’s Diversity Debate Resonate With Americans?
by Rebecca Sun A new Hollywood Reporter/Morning Consult poll finds that people of color care more about inclusion issues than their white counterparts. One of the highlights of the Jan. 6 Golden Globe Awards was Regina King’s acceptance speech for best supporting actress, wherein she pledged her commitment to gender parity. “In the next two years, everything I…
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Hiring People With Disabilities Is Good Business
By Ted Kennedy Jr.Mr. Kennedy is a disability rights lawyer and a state senator in Connecticut. For years, companies have maintained low expectations about hiring people with disabilities. Most of these companies believed that employees with disabilities could not perform well in the workplace and that actively hiring them would drag company performance and profits down.…
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Accenture CEO: Diversity and Inclusion Start From Within
By DAMANICK DANTES If business leaders want employees to be successful, they must cultivate a workplace that’s diverse and inclusive, says Julie Sweet, the chief executive of North America for consulting firm Accenture. Sweet tells Fortune that an important part of her role as CEO is promoting cross-company awareness of diversity and inclusion, which is core to Accenture’s…
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To Retain Employees, Focus on Inclusion — Not Just Diversity
by Karen Brown To retain talent, most organizations offer the typical things: free coffee and tea in the break room, competitive benefits, generous raises and bonuses, and employee recognition programs. But none of that works for an employee who doesn’t feel comfortable in his or her work environment. Picture, for example, a Muslim who prays in…
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Diversity & Inclusion Initiatives That Actually Work!
by Olivia Berkman Diversity and Inclusion may have found their way onto the agendas of business conferences and board meetings, but awareness is merely the first step in creating a truly inclusive workplace culture. Blockchain. Disruption. Big Data. Bleeding Edge. These are a small sample of the hundreds of trendy buzzwords and topics du jour…
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How the workplace diversity and inclusion agenda is developing in the United Kingdom
by Susannah Donaldson ANALYSIS: The recent requirement for companies with more than 250 employees to report their gender pay gaps (GPGs) is just the first step in the UK government’s effort to drive a market-led improvement in diversity in the workplace through its transparency agenda. The government has shown a strong commitment to facilitating real…